Amidst the defeat, there was something to cheer about for the KKR fans as Pat Cummins and Eoin Morgan stitched a gritty partnership to prevent the contest from getting completely one sided.
Coming out to bat at No.7 with half the team back to the pavilion, Pat Cummins registered a quick-fire half ton by forging a 87-run partnership with skipper Eoin Morgan.
Cummins 53-run knock off just 36 deliveries laced with two sixes and five fours, helped the Knight Riders post somewhat a decent 148-run total on the board.
Cummins was the dominant partner in the 50-run partnership with skipper Morgan, playing the aggressor's role by striking some lofty boundaries towards the middle and latter half of the KKR innings to get them near to a level playing contest at the half way stage.
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Cummins' maiden IPL half ton helped him equal CSK skipper MS Dhoni's 7-year old record as the hard hitting wicket-keeper batsman had also scored a 50 against Mumbai Indians at No.7 position in the finals of the 2013 edition of IPL.
Australian frontline seamer Pat Cummins, who was bought for a whopping Rs 15.5 crores in the IPL Auction, has been quite good with his batting exploits in the season, racking up 126 runs in 7 innings for his team.