Keeping slim playoff hopes alive, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will enjoy their Sunday night as they attained a resounding 60-runs victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Dubai. For RR another campaign ended without qualifying for the play-offs.
Captain Eoin Morgan displayed with his bat while Pat Cummins justified his multi-million dollar price tag as KKR gave an all-round performance. Morgan’s power-packed 68 not out off 35 balls with half a dozen of sixes and five boundaries had helped Kolkata Knight Riders cruise to 191 for 7.
Then when Rajasthan came in to chase, Cummins poured hell on the RR batsmen (4/29) to produce a deadly opening spell. He rattled the Royals and they could only muster 131 for 9.
Varun Chakravarthy (2/20 in 4 overs) too showed character since his India call-up and produced another note-worthy performance. As for RR, Jos Buttler (35) and…