IPL: Eoin Morgan guides Kolkata Knight Riders to victory over Punjab Kings

Eoin Morgan

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Indian Premier League, Ahmedabad
Punjab Kings 123-9 (20 overs): Agarwal 31 (34); Krishna 3-30
Kolkata Knight Riders 126-5 (16.4 overs): Morgan 47* (40), Tripathi 41 (32)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by five wickets
Scorecard; Table

England captain Eoin Morgan guided his Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket Indian Premier League defeat of Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad.

Chasing 124 to win, Kolkata found themselves 17-3 before Morgan added 66 with Rahul Tripathi.

Though Tripathi fell for 41, Morgan was unbeaten on 47 when Kolkata completed victory with 3.2 overs to spare.

Punjab had been restricted to 123-9 by an excellent Kolkata bowling display, Prasidh Krishna taking 3-30.

The win gives Kolkata only their second victory in six games and lifts them from bottom of the table to fifth.

It also represents a return to form for Morgan, whose previous highest score in this year’s tournament was 29 after a winter where he struggled to make an impact with the bat for England.

Kolkata’s fine bowling also…

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