Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer’s team lost 2 games in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 After Rajasthan Royals (RR), he said it was “difficult” to explain what happened during the match. After the game, Shreyas said that they were on an emotional roller coaster in the final moments of the game as they did not expect to find themselves in a stalemate.
“It was a bitter pill to swallow and it was an emotional rollercoaster, never expecting that we would be in this situation. It was a fun game, [Rovman] good results. It’s hard to explain what happened, just to accept it and move on. At that point, you have to make sure you bowl the best delivery you can and if there’s a little miss here or there, you’re out,” Shreyas was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
The skipper added that they will “reflect” on the 2 losses to RR and come back stronger in the match.
He also called Sunil Narine a “valuable asset” to the Kolkata-based side, who scored 109 runs in the first innings and won two wickets.
“I’m glad it happened here and not in the second half of the game. We need to reflect and get stronger. Narine is a huge asset to the team and when he comes in to bat, he That character has shown in every game and it’s nice to have him as part of our team and now that Buttler is hitting the ball cleanly, I think we should slow down and get Varun Chakravar. West (Varun Chakravarthy) batted cleanly too and it was all about relaxation. We had a tough match in two or three days and the important thing is that we learned from our mistakes and bounced back strong,” he added.
Looking back at the match, RR led by Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bat first. Meanwhile, Narine (109), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (30) and Rinku Singh (20*) lifted KKR’s tally to 223/6.
Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen took two wickets each in their respective spells to lead the RR bowling attack. On the other hand, Boult and Chahal took one wicket each.
In the run chase, Buttler (107) struck the winning knock to chase down the target of 224 runs. He hit 9 fours and 6 sixes in the second innings. Apart from Buttler, Parag (34) and Powell (26) also helped the Rajasthan side beat KKR by 2 wickets.
The Cavaliers’ bowling unit struggled in the second innings and scored a lot of runs. However, Rana, Narine and Chakravarthy took two wickets each in their respective spells.
After the game, RR remains at the top of the standings with 12 points. KKR, on the other hand, ranks second in the standings with 8 points.
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