In a must-win match against Rajasthan Royals,
Kolkata Knight Ridersbeat RR by 60-runs today in Dubai. This was the final
group stage game for both the teams and for both of them, this was a must-win
game. Batted first KKR set ahuge target of 192 runs for Rajasthan. Skipper Eion
Morgan played an unbeaten 68 off 35 balls knock while all-rounder Andre Russell
hit 25 off only 11 balls. Apart from these two, Rahul Tripathi (39), Shubman
Gill (36) also contributes. This season sensation for RR, Rahul Tewatia took
3-wickets. Jofra Archer and Shreyas Gopal took 1-wicket each. Two wickets were
taken by Kartik Tyagi. In response to mountains' total Steve Smith lead team
losses wickets in regular intervals. In spite of the good start given by Ben
Stokes, RR failed to capitalize on their chances. Insensible batting costs them
this match. Jos Buttler (35) scores the highest individual run for RR in
this match. Tewatia played an innings of 31-runs. Ben Stokes departs following
a brilliant catch by Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps. In a must-win
situation when his team needed him most skipper of Rajasthan, Steve Smith (4)
failed to took responsibility to take his ahead. Inform Sanju Samson also failed
to create any impact. Pat Cummins took 4-wickets for KKR and rightly
declared player of the match. Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakravarthy took two
wickets each. After this win, KKR is now in the fourth position in the points
table. But Play-off is not secured yet. KKR’s hope for Play-off is now depending
on SRH and DC. Both of these teams will take the field tomorrow.
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May 05, 2021 09:44 [IST]