From his eighth delivery, Morgan finally relocated a scintilla of timing, flicking Josh Hazlewood to the leg side boundary. In his first seven balls, Morgan was bereft of timing, managing only four singles as Kolkata’s task moved from outlandish to impossible. But Morgan never gave any suggestion that he could change the complexion of the match. "I feel like it's such a grounded and humble team, and great to be a part of."ĭefeat for Kolkata already looked likely when Morgan walked out at No 5, with KKR needing 96 from 8.3 overs. "It feels amazing, can't describe it," Moeen said. In Dhoni’s side was Moeen Ali, who further vindicated Chennai’s signing him for £690,000 by plundering an undefeated 37 from 20 balls to become the first ever Englishman to win the IPL final. This further added to the legacy of Morgan’s opposing number MS Dhoni, who has now led Chennai to four IPL titles, to go with a T20 and ODI World Cup apiece. Fourth IPL title for Chennai and captain MS DhoniĮoin Morgan: Kolkata Knight Riders’ very own Mike Brearley? It was, to be sure, a nice idea: that Morgan, in spite of his own travails with the bat, could lead Kolkata to the Indian Premier League title.Īlas, the notion ran into the cold reality of Chennai Super Kings’ 27-run victory in Dubai.KKR make decent start to chase but undone by flurry of wickets.
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