IPL 2021, KKR vs RR: Kolkata virtually knocks MI out of playoffs race

Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians has to win its last league game by around 171 runs after scoring 200 to get past KKR’s NRR. If the defending champions chase, they can’t go beyond KKR’s NRR. File Photo: Sportzpics for IPL


Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 86 runs in Match 54 of 14th edition of Indian Premier League at Sharjah Cricket Ground on Thursday. Kolkata has qualified for playoffs literally with the impossible net run rate scenario for defending champions Mumbai Indians, but we will have to wait until Friday for official announcement.


KKR made 171 for four against Rajasthan Royals who in response were shot out for 85 in 16.1 overs.


Shubman Gill scored 56 off 44 balls for KKR while his opening partner Venkatesh Iyer made 38 off 35 balls. Shivam Mavi took four wickets for KKR and Lockie Ferguson took three.


Rahul Tripathi (21), Dinesh Karthik (14 not out off 11) and skipper Eoin Morgan (13 not out off 11) also played good hands towards the end to take KKR to past the 170-run mark.


Young left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya was the pick of the bowkers for RR with figures of 1/23.


Mumbai Indians’ playoffs qualification scenario 

Mumbai Indians has to win by around 171 runs after scoring 200 to get past KKR’s NRR. If the defending champions chase, they can’t go beyond KKR’s NRR.

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Rajasthan Royals’ scorecard
























Batter

Dismissals

Runs

Balls

Fours

Sixes

Yashasvi Jaiswal

b Shakib

0

3

0

0

Liam Livingstone

c Tripathi b Ferguson

6

6

1

0

Sanju Samson

c Morgan b Mavi

1

4

0

0

Shivam Dube

b Mavi

18

20

0

1

Anuj Rawat

lbw b Livingstone

0

1

0

0

Glenn Phillips

b Shivam Mavi

8

12

0

1

Rahul Tewatia

b Mavi

44

36

5

2

Chirs Morris

lbw b Chakarvarthy

0

2

0

0

Jaydev Unadkat

c Shakib b Ferguson

6

5

1

0

Chetan Sakariya

runout (Shakib/Karthik)

1

3

0

0

Mustafizur Rahman

not out

0

3

0

0


Total: 85-10 in 16.1 Overs


Bowlers

Overs

Maiden

Runs

Wickets

Shakib Al Hasan

1

0

1

1

Shivam Mavi

3.1

0

21

4

Sunil Narine

4

1

30

0

Lockie Ferguson

4

0

18

3

Varun Chakravarthy

4

0

14

1

Kolkata Knight Riders’ scorecard





















Batter

Dismissals

Runs

Balls

Fours

Sixes

Shubman Gill

c Jaiswal b Morris

56

44

4

2

Venkatesh Iyer

b Rahul Tewatia

38

35

3

2

Nitish Rana

c Livingstone b Phillips

12

5

1

1

Rahul Tripathi

b Chetan Sakariya

21

14

3

0

Dinesh Karthik

not out

14

11

0

1

Eoin Morgan

not out

13

11

1

1

Total: 171-4 in 20 Overs

Bowlers

Overs

Maiden

Runs

Wickets

Jaydev Unadkat

4

0

35

0

Chris Morris

4

0

28

1

Chetan Sakariya

4

0

23

1

Mustafizur Rahman

4

0

31

0

Shivam Dube

2

0

18

0

Rahul Tewatia

1

0

11

1

Glenn Phillips

1

0

17

1

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KKR vs RR playing 11

 

Rajasthan Royals playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (w/c), Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

 

KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

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