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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 60 runs in Match 54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. KKR posted a total of 191 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs, after being sent in to bat. Skipper Eoin Morgan was the highest run-scorer, smashing 68 runs off 35 deliveries. Morgan's innings comprised of five boundaries and six sixes. Andre Russell further made his presence felt with a 11-ball 25 in an innings comprising of a boundary and three sixes. Rahul Tewatia was the pick of the bowlers, accounting for three wickets. Karthik Tyagi further chipped in with two wickets. The RR batsmen started the chase on a strong note, with openers Ben Stokes and Robin Uthappa scoring 19 runs off the opening over bowled by Pat Cummins. However, Cummins made a strong comeback accounting for the openers and skipper Steve Smith in quick succession. The Rajasthan batsmen failed to recover from this early jolt, eventually scoring just 131 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Cummins was the pick of the bowlers, accounting for four wickets. Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakravarthy further chipped in with two wickets apiece. (SCORECARD)

IPL 2020 Match 54 Highlights Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, From Dubai International Cricket Stadium

KKR record an extremely important win

WICKET! Karthik Tyagi c & b Shivam Mavi 2 (3)

WICKET! Jofra Archer c Shivam Mavi b Kamlesh Nagarkoti 6 (9)

Varun Chakravarthy finishes his spell

WICKET! Rahul Tewatia c Dinesh Karthik b Varun Chakravarthy 31 (27)

WICKET! Jos Buttler c Pat Cummins b Varun Chakravarthy 35 (22)

KKR well on top at the end of powerplay

WICKET! Riyan Parag c Dinesh Karthik b Pat Cummins 0 (7)

WICKET! Sanju Samson c Dinesh Karthik b Shivam Mavi 1 (4)

WICKET! Steve Smith b Pat Cummins 4 (4)

WICKET! Ben Stokes c Dinesh Karthik b Pat Cummins 18 (11)

Most Expensive Opening Over In IPL 2020

WICKET! Robin Uthappa c Kamlesh Nagarkoti b Pat Cummins 6 (2)

Ben Stokes opens alongside Robin Uthappa

RR need 192 runs to win

WICKET! Pat Cummins c Sanju Samson b Karthik Tyagi 15 (11)

Half-century for Eoin Morgan

WICKET! Andre Russell c David Miller b Karthik Tyagi 25 (11)

WICKET! Dinesh Karthik c Steve Smith b Rahul Tewatia 0 (1)

WICKET! Rahul Tripathi c Robin Uthappa b Shreyas Gopal 39 (34)

WICKET! Sunil Narine c Ben Stokes b Rahul Tewatia 0 (2)

WICKET! Shubman Gill c Jos Buttler b Rahul Tewatia 36 (24)

50-run partnership between Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi

Jofra Archer continues the good work

Superb opening over by Jofra Archer

WICKET! Nitish Rana c Sanju Samson b Jofra Archer 0 (1)

Nitish Rana opens the innings alongside Shubman Gill

Can Varun Aaron make his mark in his 50th IPL match?

Andre Russell vs Ben Stokes: What an exciting face-off

Steve Smith completes 50 matches for Rajasthan Royals

Andre Russell makes a comeback to the KKR lineup with RR unchanged

Steve Smith wins the toss

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