Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 54th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That's the end of IPL 2020's final double-header. KXIP and RR joined CSK as the eliminated teams. That means that we now have four teams fighting for the three available spots. Tomorrow is a biggie - DC taking on RCB in what is a high-stakes encounter. The winner goes straight to Qualifier 1 while the loser could even be out of the tournament. That's how big it is. Should be a cracker. Hope you enjoyed today's coverage from our side. Do join us tomorrow for more action. Until then, this is Hari Sadanandan signing off on behalf of MS Ramakrishnan, Nikhil Jadhav, Kumar Abhisekh Das, Raju Peethala and Siva. Cheers!!!

Pat Cummins, Man of the Match: (On going for 19 in the first over) A lot goes through your mind. First few balls weren't great. As long as you go back to bowling your best balls, it's alright. Top of off is always that area for me, there was a bit early in there with the new ball. So, I was trying to get as many in there as I can. Not really, don't think I expected to get all wickets like that. Some days you bowl well and don't get luck, some days you get a bit of luck as well. Today, everything fell into place. I guess early on in the season, I put a lot of pressure on myself. As the tournament has gone on, I've got better and better. You're always learning.

Eoin Morgan: I thought it was around a par score. Every batsman who came back in and said that it was a beautiful wicket with the dew in. We lost wickets between 10th and 15th overs, and to finish like we did was really good. We were out there to be play a free-flowing style of cricket. That was the only way we were going to win. Especially with the dew factor expected anyway, irrespective of when it came. Bringing out Dre Russ in meant that it took the conditions out of the equation. We backed the guys to take a bit of risk even if it wasn't there. That was one thing we talked about, leading into this game. We felt that a hard length or a good length was the best spot to bowl. We tried to execute that in the first six overs and I thought Mavi was outstanding. Obviously Pat set the tone early on. Winning the game was about taking wickets, especially early. RR are a side that are top-heavy and you need to get them early. Having that aggressive mindset was important for us. Yes, I was aware of the numbers (about net run rate) but you need to first get yourself into a winning position. I don't think we could have done anything more today. So whatever happens from here is upto the Gods.

Andre Russell: It's a good feeling to be back on the field. It's been a tough two weeks?doing rehab three times a day, was a bit painful. But, I'm happy that I'm back. It's a grade two hamstring tear which usually takes 8 weeks to heal. The scan was very ugly. With KKR physio and doctors around me, it helped. I was bowling a few walk upon balls before the game tonight, and it felt good. When it (hamstring) is feeling good, that's when it's healing, and I don't want to disturb the healing process. We have a good bowling (attack), so I can chip in with the yorkers at the backend, but for now I'm going to take one game at a time. As soon as I sweat and my blood's getting hot, I'm getting out. We were waiting for the cricket gods to work things out for us. I watch each and every game. We play against each other, two games against the same team in a season. So, I watch on the phone what the bowlers do and the batters do.

Steve Smith: We thought 180 was par. But losing four in the first four didn't help. He (Cummins) bowled nice lengths and made us play big shots. Unfortunately we are at the wrong end of the result. We started well with two wins, we won two before this one but we were inconsistent in the middle we didn't take enough responsibility. Couple of positives for us, Jofra has played exceptionally well for us. Tewatia pulled a few out of the hat for us, bowled exceptionally well through the tournament as well. You need to win those you should win. The BCCI and everyone involved to get this tournament up and running have done a fantastic. Hope we were able to put few smile on people's faces, especially in India where it's been tough.

21:46 Local Time, 17:46 GMT, 23:16 IST: A clinical display from the Knight Riders and the margin of win means that they are breathing down the necks of DC and RCB. 191 was a competitive total but with heavy dew around, RR definitely would have fancied another high chase. Not to be, as Cummins literally killed the game in his initial new-ball spell, taking out three big scalps to derail the run chase. RR eventually lost half their side in the powerplay itself and you don't win many games from those positions anyways, let alone while chasing a target of 190-plus. Buttler and Tewatia tried playing their shots but it was always going to be beyond them. Smith's boys would rue that awry approach in the powerplay of the chase where they just went too hard. But take nothing away from KKR, they were too good in this clash, and skipper Morgan's fiery knock earlier on spurred the others to push themselves up for what turned out to be a one-sided win. RR now finish last due to this heavy loss, and CSK will end at 7th.

K Nagarkoti to Aaron, no run, beats the edge! Makes room again and then tries to poke but is beaten! KKR stay alive, RR eliminated!

K Nagarkoti to Aaron, no run, hits the deck hard this time, extra bounce and Aaron completely misses the pull after backing away early

K Nagarkoti to Aaron, no run, skiddy and back of a length, Aaron makes room for the punchy drive, straight to extra cover

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K Nagarkoti to Aaron, no run, sharp bumper and Aaron has nowhere to hide as he tries to fend awkardly. Gets it towards the point region

K Nagarkoti to Aaron, no run, angling into Aaron who tries to back away but is cramped, patted down the track

K Nagarkoti to Shreyas Gopal, 1 run, shortish and outside off, cut away towards deep point

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K Nagarkoti to Shreyas Gopal, wide, tries to follow Gopal and ends up feeding this well down the leg-side

Shivam Mavi to Aaron, no run, shortish and outside off, blocked off the back foot to point

Shivam Mavi to Aaron, no run, shorter and outside off, blocked off the back foot to point

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Shivam Mavi to Aaron, no run, very full and straight, Aaron is stuck on the crease and gets an inside edge onto the pad

Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Shivam Mavi to Kartik Tyagi, out Caught&Bowled!! Slight bobble but Mavi takes the caught and bowled on the rebound. Was full and on off, Tyagi ended up jabbing it straight back down the track and Mavi stretched out his right hand as a reflex action. Rebounded once in his hand and then off his chest before he took it finally. Has a grin on his face. Down to the last man for RR then. Kartik Tyagi c and b Shivam Mavi 2(3)

Shivam Mavi to Kartik Tyagi, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

Shivam Mavi to Shreyas Gopal, 1 run, very full and attacks the stumps, Gopal jams it out towards the right of long-on. Wanted the second but the deep fielder gets to the ball quickly