There seemed to be no respite for former champion Kolkata Knight Riders, as it ceased to yet another loss. Fellow former champion Rajasthan Royals scripted a six-wicket win in Match 18 of the Indian Premier League 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. While RR rises to sixth, KKR drops to eighth, as we take a look at the records this game produced.
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Chris Morris registers a bestMorris finished with impressive figures of 423. As a result, it was his joint best IPL figures, with the first coming against the same side in 2015.
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Eoin Morgan drops to a season-lowMorgan has barely managed to fire with the bat this season, scoring just 45 runs in five innings at a horrific average of 9.00. Furthermore, with a strike rate of just 112.50, he has both the lowest average and SR of the season.
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KKR scripts a low as wellKKR has played 11 matches at Wankhede, having won just a game and losing ten. With a win-loss ratio of 0.100, it is the joint-worst by a T20 team at any venue, equalling Quetta Bears' record at the National Stadium in Karachi.
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Match summaryWinning the toss and electing to bowl, RR managed to restrict KKR to a below-par total of 1339, thanks to pacer Chris Morris's four-for. In reply, it was skipper Sanju Samson, whose unbeaten 42 helped to steer RR's ship comfortably, with seven balls to spare, despite being a slow chase.Brief scores: KKR 1339 (Tripathi- 36; Morris- 423) lost to RR 1344 in 18.5 overs (Samson- 42*; Chakravarthy- 232) by six wickets.
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