IPL 2021: Pat Cummins, Andre Russell Showed KKR's Batting Depth, Says Morgan

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Chasing 221 for a win against Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders looked hopelessly lost at 31 for five wickets inside the powerplay. Then Andre Russell slammed a 21-ball fifty to fashion a dramatic shift. His knock was followed by a 23-ball fifty by Pat Cummins as KKR threatened to script a stunning turnaround. KKR lost the match by 18 runs but Kolkata captain Eoin Morgan, woefully out of form, was happy that his middle and lower-middle order have finally come good. After Wednesday's match vs CSK, KKR have just one win from four matches and seem to be struggling for a playoff berth. (Video and images from BCCI)  Follow this story and more: https://www.outlookindia.com/  #Sports #OutlookMagazine #OutlookGroup

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00:02 At what state did you start believing that your side can

00:18 win the match?

00:19 And when you were at 31 for 5, were you

00:21 a little bothered about the net 100 situation

00:23 because KKR had missed out on qualifying

00:26 for the playoffs on the basis of net 100

00:28 for the past two seasons?

00:30 No, I wasn't bothered about that.

00:31 I think when you're 31 for 5, you

00:33 worry about the result of the game

00:34 and actually try and find a solution

00:37 to try and put yourself in a winning position.

00:40 I think Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell did that.

00:43 I think their partnership really did turn momentum and fortune

00:47 our way, considering the really bad start that we had.

00:52 It really did flip things right in our favor.

00:56 Throughout the whole of the innings, we were up with where

01:01 CSK were in the position in the first innings.

01:04 But obviously, having made those five mistakes earlier

01:08 did cost us.

01:09 But I think we have to be proud of getting so close

01:12 and actually putting ourselves in a winning position,

01:15 particularly Pat Cummins towards the end playing beautifully.

01:19 I think the only thing that matters in T20 cricket

01:22 is that you have 120 balls per innings

01:25 to make an influence on the game or an impact in the game.

01:29 And today reflects that.

01:31 We have a very deep batting lineup.

01:33 And it's one of our strengths.

01:36 A lot of our experience is in that middle and lower middle

01:39 order.

01:40 And today, we saw that.

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