Iyer (53 off 30), playing his second IPL game, displayed the wide range of his strokes alongside Rahul Tripathi (74 not out off 42) to enable KKR to chase MI's modest total of 155.
The commanding win over Mumbai Indians put KKR into the top-four of the points table. Morgan praised rookie opener Venkatesh Iyer for batting fearlessly in only his second game.
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Iyer completed his half-century in just 25 deliveries before falling prey to Jasprit Bumrah in the 12th over.
Rutherford was roped in as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow by the Hyderabad outfit.
He added that former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn tweeting about Tyagi's final over meant that the standard of the finish was very high.
Rohit Sharma on Thursday marked his return to Mumbai Indians set-up by becoming the first player to score 1000 runs against a single opponent in the IPL.
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Kolkata registered a commanding nine-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their opening game of the UAE leg of IPL 2021 on Monday.
The 30-year-old pacer along with six close contacts, including all-rounder Vijay Shankar, have been isolated in Dubai.
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