IPL 2020: KKR thrash RR to stay in contention; CSK dash KXIP's hopes to end campaign on high

[caption id=“attachment_8975041” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Batting first in the crucial game against RR, skipper Eoin Morgan slammed 68 off 35 to help KKR post a daunting 191/7 at Dubai. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8975031” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Rahul Tewatia was the pick of the bowler for RR with impressive figures of 4-0-25-3. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8975021” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Australian ace pacer Pat Cummins made a poor start giving away 19 runs in the first over but then struck four times to derail RR’s chase as KKR won the match. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8975001” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  KXIP were also eliminated from IPL 2020 on Sunday after losing to CSK. In a must-win clash, KXIP could only post 153/6 after batting first with Deepak Hooda scoring 62 off 30. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8975011” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Lungi Ngidi took three wickets for 39 in his four overs and showed CSK that he could be trusted in the long term. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8974991” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Ruturaj Gaikwad’s dismissal, when CSK were 65/0, was overturned by the third umpire after he deemed Mandeep Singh’s catch at the backward point was incomplete. This led to an angry reaction from KXIP skipper KL Rahul. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_8974981” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Ruturaj Gaikwad’s third consecutive fifty lifted CSK to their sixth win of the season as they finished the season with 12 points and also spoiled KXIP’s party. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption]