KKR vs RCB: A great start, we need to keep this confidence, says Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan felt relieved after the Calcutta Knights (KKR) ‘ s nine-goal victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
“We have a long way to go, we need a lot of things to go right. Today’s the right start. I need that run of confidence. We haven’t turned up for the majority of the tournament, but today was a great start,” said Eoin Morgan after the match.
“Very rarely do you perform as well as we have today. The talent we have within our squad, it counts for nothing, you have to still go out and show how strong you are and we did today,” he added.
Opening the bowling, architect-turned-mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3/13) did the star turn with three wickets in an excellent four-over spell. Star all-rounder Andre Russell (3/9 in three overs) also bagged three wickets, including AB de Villiers’ golden duck, while there were two for Lockie Ferguson.
Devdutt Padikkal was the highest scorer with 22 runs in a forgettable outing in skipper Virat Kohli’s 200th game for RCB.
“I didn’t think the wicket changed a great deal, RCB started well, but taking a wicket at the backend of the PP changed things for us. Collectively, we took valuable wickets. Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli- we managed to get on top of all of them, it’s very rare as well,” said Morgan.
KKR chased down the total in 10 overs with nine wickets in the shed. Shubman Gill (48) scored a brisk knock and added 82 runs for the first wicket with debutant Venkatesh Iyer (41 not out).
