KKR vs RR: Match 54 Report – KKR register massive win!

KKR vs RR Toss: RR won the toss and elect to bowl

Kolkata Knight Riders solidified their playoffs qualification spot after securing a massive win against Rajasthan Royals at Sharjah. The win meant the end of road for Royals and Punjab Kings in IPL 2021. Mumbai Indians is the only team which now has a chance to equal KKR on 14 points but Kolkata has a huge advantage in the net run rate department!

Mumbai Indians are at 12 points with a net run rate of -0.048 while Knight Riders are at No.4 with 14 points with a net run rate of +0.587.

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Rajasthan Royals:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman

Points Table Positions:

4. KKR – 14 points (14 matches)

7. RR – 10 points (14 matches)

KKR vs RR – Match Summary:

KKR 171-4 in 20 overs

Shubman Gill 56 (44)

Venkatesh Iyer 38 (35)

Nitish Rana 12 (5)

Rahul Tripathi 21 (14)

Dinesh Karthik 14*(11)

Eoin Morgan 13*(11)

Chetan Sakariya 4-0-23-1

RR 85 all out  in 16.1 overs

Shivam Dube 18 (20)

Rahul Tewatia 44 (36)

Shivam Mavi 3.1-0-21-4

Lockie Ferguson 4-0-18-3

Player of the Match: Shivam Mavi

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah