IPL 2020, Match 54: Pat Cummins' four-wicket haul derails RR as KKR keep their playoff dream alive
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Image Source : IPLt20.comTo keep their playoffs dream aflot, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thumped Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 60 runs at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. In a do-or-die encounter, it was KKR who emerged victorious.
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Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakravarthy also scalped two wickets each to derail RR's IPL 2020 campaign.
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In the end, Rahul Tewatia (31 off 27) and Shreyas Gopal (23 off 23) stitched some crucial runs to guide RR to a respectable score on the board.
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Skipper Eoin Morgan rose to the occasion when his team needed him the most. Slamming 68* off just 35 deliveries, Morgan steered KKR to a dominant 191-run total.
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After being put to bat first, KKR's run-flow was bolstered by Shubman Gill's 24-ball 36 and Rahul Tripathi's 39 off 34 deliveries.
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Royals suffered a batting debacle as they lost their first five wickets in the powerplay. Pat Cummins was the destructor-in-chief for KKR as he scalped a four-wicket haul to topple RR's batting unit.
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KKR, who are at the 4th spot now, will have to wait for the results of SRH-MI clash which will be held on Tuesday.