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IPL 2020

Quinton de Kock stars as MI make light work of chase

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de Kock scored an unbeaten 78
de Kock scored an unbeaten 78 © IPL

Here's a fun fact for you - in IPL 2020, Pat Cummins has scored more runs and hit more sixes than Andre Russell. And Russell has picked more wickets than Cummins so far. Against Mumbai Indians on Friday (October 16), the trend continued as Kolkata Knight Riders suffered another humiliating defeat - by eight wickets - in Abu Dhabi. KKR scored 148 with Cummins making a 36-ball 53 before MI chased down the score in the 17th over with Quinton de Kock unbeaten on 78.

Where did MI get it right?

Once MI were asked to chase, the bowlers were exceptional and struck early to dent KKR. After Rahul Tripathi fell early, Shubman Gill once again struggled to find any sort of rhythm. His 21 off 23 meant KKR failed to get out of the blocks quickly and MI kept tightening the noose. Nitish Rana's struggles against short ball continued and Dinesh Karthik, who had

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