IPL 2020, KKR vs RR highlights: KKR keeps playoffs hope alive after a win
The win takes KKR to fourth spot temporarily due to the two-point lead they gain over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), who face the dominant Mumbai Indians in their final group game on Tuesday
 "The general full and wide view of the DSC during match 47 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 27th October 2020. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI")
The general full and wide view of the DSC during match 47 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 27th October 2020. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI
Pat Cummins took four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recorded a valuable 60-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their final Indian Premier League (IPL) group stage match on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. Chasing a target of 192, RR only managed a paltry 131/9 in their 20 overs and their campaign came to an end.
The win takes KKR to fourth spot temporarily due to the two-point lead they gain over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), who face the dominant Mumbai Indians in their final group game on Tuesday. RR, meanwhile, drop down to the bottom of the table.
KKR were pushed to 191/7 by captain Eoin Morgan who scored an unbeaten 68 off 35 balls. RR then got off to a disastrous start to the steep chase, losing Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, captain Steve Smith, Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag within the first five overs. Cummins accounted for the wickets of Uthappa, Stokes who fell thanks to a blinder of a catch from wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, Smith and Parag while Samson fell to Mavi.
With the win, KKR rose to 14 points thus momentarily placing them in fourth place. Their net run rate has improved to -0.214 but it remains lesser than that of fifth placed SRH (+0.555) who are on 12 points.
Earlier, Eoin Morgan finally came to the party with a blistering 68 off 35 balls to lead his team to 191/7. He smashed his England team mate Ben Stokes to all corners of the park in the 19th over.
Cummins first hit a six off the second ball of the over after which he brought Morgan on strike with a single. Morgan then hit consecutive sixes and a four as KKR took a total of 24 runs from that over. Morgan hit a six off the last ball of the innings to take KKR beyond 190
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KKR vs RR playing 11
Andre Russell returned to Kolkata Knight Riders's playing 11 along with Shivam Mavi while Rajasthan Royals is unchanged from its previous match.
RR playing 11: Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi
KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
11:17 PM![]()
Kolkata Knight Riders wins by 60 runs
11:16 PM
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RR live score after 20 Over: 131-9
Over Summary: Wd 1 0 0 0 0 0 ; Rajasthan Royals: 131-9 ; Shreyas Gopal (23), Varon Aaron (0)
Nagarkoti continues....
Nagarkoti continues....
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: A swing and miss from Aaron.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Aaron defends from the crease.
Ball 1: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 1: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 1: WIDE
11:11 PM
Shivam Mavi [3.0-1-13-1] is back into the attack
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RR live score after 19 Over: 129-9
Over Summary: 1 1 W 0 0 0 ; Rajasthan Royals: 129-9 ; Shreyas Gopal (22), Varon Aaron (0)
Shivam Mavi [3.0-1-13-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Aaron blocks the yorker. DOT
Ball 5: Aaron taps towards point for no run.
Ball 4: Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks.
Ball 3: Kartik hits scoops back to bowler, GONE. Kartik Tyagi c and b Shivam Mavi 2(3)
Ball 2: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 1: Kartik collects a single.
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RR live score after 18 Over: 127-8
Over Summary: 1 1 W 1 1 0 ; Rajasthan Royals: 127-8 ; Shreyas Gopal (21), Kartik Tyagi (1)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Kamlesh Nagarkoti [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Tyagi collects a single.
Ball 4: Gopal collects a single down the ground.
Kartik Tyagi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Kartik Tyagi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 3: Archer holed it to long-on as Mavi completes the catch. Jofra Archer c Shivam Mavi b K Nagarkoti 6(9)
Ball 2: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 1: Jofra Archer collects a single.
11:01 PM
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RR live score after 17 Over: 123-7
Over Summary: 0 0 1 4 2 4 ; Rajasthan Royals: 123-7 ; Shreyas Gopal (19), Jofra Archer (5)
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
Sunil Narine [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Gopal smashes FOUR.
Ball 5: Gopal collects a couple of runs.
Ball 4: Gopal smashes FOUR .
Ball 3: Archer collects a single.
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: DOT
10:58 PM
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RR live score after 16 Over: 107-7
Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 1 1 ; Rajasthan Royals: 112-7 ; Shreyas Gopal (9), Jofra Archer (4)
Shivam Mavi [2.0-1-8-1] is back into the attack
Shivam Mavi [2.0-1-8-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Jofra Archer collects a single.
Ball 5: Gopal collects a single towards sweeper cover.
Ball 4: Archer collects a single.
Ball 3: Gopal collects a single towards point.
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Jofra Archer collects a single.
10:52 PM
Chakravarthy continues...
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RR live score after 15 Over: 107-7
Over Summary: 2 1 1 W 1 1 ; Rajasthan Royals: 107-7 ; Shreyas Gopal (7), Jofra Archer (1)
Chakravarthy continues...
Ball 6: Jofra Archer collects a single
Ball 5: Gopal collects a single.
Jofra Archer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Jofra Archer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 4: Rahul Tewatia departs. All over for RR and Sunday it was the last game for CSK and KXIP too, without any hope. Rahul Tewatia c Karthik b Chakravarthy 31(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
Ball 3: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 2: Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 1: Rahul Tewatia collects a couple of runs.
10:47 PM
Pat Cummins [3.0-0-29-4] is back into the attack
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RR live score after 14 Over: 101-6
Over Summary: 0 2 0 1 2 0 ; Rajasthan Royals: 101-6 ; Rahul Tewatia (28), Shreyas Gopal (5)
Pat Cummins [3.0-0-29-4] is back into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Gopal collects a couple of runs.
Ball 4: Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Tewatia collects a couple of runs.
Ball 1: DOT
10:45 PM
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RR live score after 13 Over: 96-6
Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 0 0 ; Rajasthan Royals: 96-6 ; Rahul Tewatia (25), Shreyas Gopal (3)
Chakravarthy continues...
Chakravarthy continues...
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 2: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 1: Rahul Tewatia collects a single.
10:44 PM
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RR live score after 12 Over: 93-6
Over Summary: 0 1 4 0 6 1 ; Rajasthan Royals: 93-6 ; Rahul Tewatia (23), Shreyas Gopal (2)
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Sunil Narine [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Rahul Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 5: Rahul Tewatia smashes SIX.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Tewatia smashes FOUR.
Ball 2: Gopal collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
10:42 PM
Varun Chakravarthy [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
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RR live score after 11 Over: 81-6
Over Summary: 4 0 2 W 0 1 ; Rajasthan Royals: 81-6 ; Rahul Tewatia (12), Shreyas Gopal (1)
Varun Chakravarthy [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Shreyas Gopal collects a single.
Ball 5: Shreyas Gopal, right handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks.
Ball 4: Chakravarthy scalps Buttler. Buttler c Cummins b Chakravarthy 35(22) [4s-4 6s-1]
Ball 3: Buttler collects a couple of runs.
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Buttler smashes FOUR.
10:26 PM
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RR live score after 10 Over: 74-5
Over Summary: 0 1 0 4 2 1 ; Rajasthan Royals: 74-5 ; Jos Buttler (29), Rahul Tewatia (12)
Nagarkoti continues...
Nagarkoti continues...
Ball 6: Buttler collects a single.
Ball 5: Buttler collects a couple of runs.
Ball 4: Buttler smashes FOUR.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
10:22 PM
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RR live score after 9 Over: 66-5
Over Summary: 6 0 0 2 1 1 ; Rajasthan Royals: 66-5 ; Jos Buttler (22), Rahul Tewatia (11)
Narine continues...
Narine continues...
Ball 6: Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 5: Buttler collects a single.
Ball 4: Buttler collects a couple of runs.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Buttler wallopes straight down the ground for SIX.
10:18 PM
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RR live score after 8 Over: 56-5
Over Summary: 0 4 L1 2 0 4 ; Rajasthan Royals: 56-5 ; Jos Buttler (13), Rahul Tewatia (10)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Kamlesh Nagarkoti, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Ball 6: Tewatia smashes FOUR.
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Tewatia collects a couple of runs.
Ball 3: Buttler collects a leg byes for RR.
Ball 2: Buttler pulls towards deep backward square leg for FOUR.
Ball 1: DOT
10:14 PM
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RR live score after 7 Over: 45-5
Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 0 ; Rajasthan Royals: 45-5 ; Jos Buttler (9), Rahul Tewatia (4)
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Buttler collects a single towards cover.
Ball 3: Tewatia collects a single.
Ball 2: Buttler works towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 1: Tewatia collects a single.
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First Published: Nov 01 2020 | 5:27 PM IST
