Eoin Morgan, captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, was adjudged the Man of the Match in the game against Punjab Kings. Morgan scored 47* runs off 40 balls, hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. He came to the crease when KKR was 17/3. After winning the award, the Kolkata skipper said, “Wins haven't been easy to come by. Have worked incredibly hard. Today, along with a bit of luck, the performance was very impressive particularly with the ball upfront. When the wickets like that - from the 12th over of our innings, the ball was sliding on.”

This was Mavi’s second game this season. The match-up against Gayle was favorable. He bowled well in the last game and started well here. For him to make an impact is huge credit to him. The advantage we have over most spinners is that our spinners are variation bowlers. They don't rely on drift and turn. They control their lengths well and rely on a tiny amount of turn and today they were exceptional. Lot of time to go in the tournament. Hopefully today can kick-start something for us.”

“Certainly, think it's challenging and it does have to be managed for players, coaching staff. When you consider the horrific nature of what's happening outside the bubble, we try and lend our support and encouragement for everything that's going on not only in India but around the world.”