Monday night’s nine-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore gave Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders a big boost in their IPL 2021 campaign, the second leg of which began in the UAE on September 19 after the COVID pandemic halted the tournament in India in May this year. Former champions KKR, who were languishing in the IPL points at the seventh spot, climbed to fifth after the big win against RCB and will now back themselves for a spot in the last four (playoffs). (POINTS TABLE)