Skipper Eoin Morgan brought in a sense of calm after early jitters as Kolkata Knight Riders backed up a brilliant bowling performance with a steady chase during their five-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League encounter in Ahmedabad on Monday.
After the bowlers put up a splendid show to restrict Punjab Kings to 123/9, KKR scored the runs in 16.4 overs with skipper Morgan remaining unbeaten on 47 off 40 balls.
For KKR, it was a collective bowling performance with Prasidh Krishna (3/30), Pat Cummins (2/31) and Sunil Narine (2/22) restricted Punjab after the young Shivam Mavi (1/13) bowled an astounding 15 dot balls in his four over spell.
IPL 2021 point table after PBKS vs KKR
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Net RR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK | 5 | 4 | 1 | +1.612 | 8 |
| DC | 5 | 4 | 1 | +0.334 | 8 |
| RCB | 5 | 4 | 1 | +0.096 | 8 |
| MI | 5 | 2 | 3 | -0.032 | 4 |
| KKR | 6 | 2 | 4 | -0.305 | 4 |
| PBKS | 6 | 2 | 4 | -0.608 | 4 |
| RR | 5 | 2 | 3 | -0.681 | 4 |
| SRH | 5 | 1 | 4 | -0.180… |