Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer deconstructs their first defeat of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which came against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Ravindra Jadeja started the bowling attack for the hosts on Monday, setting the stage for CSK’s comprehensive seven-wicket haul at Chepauk on a track that retained its true nature of falling on the faster side. Slow side. After losing the wicket of Philip Salt on the first ball of the innings, KKR finished the powerplay at 56/1.

After that, KKR struggled to adapt to the ground and struggled to get runs on the board.

“I personally feel we didn’t do enough in assessing the wickets. We were good in the powerplay but after that, we couldn’t capitalize and we lost wickets in a row. We couldn’t assess the conditions quickly enough. It was in the powerplay And after scoring from the wicket, things completely changed and it was not easy,” Iyer said after the match.

Jadeja took 3 wickets for just 18 runs in 4 overs and KKR’s spinners struggled to find their rhythm against the CSK batsmen, conceding 74 runs in just 9.4 overs.

“Obviously, they knew the situation well and pitched according to their plan. It’s a little tacky, especially since even when strong players come in, they don’t go down easily.” [big] Start with the first ball. Big changes happened after the powerplay. We tried to build our innings, but it didn’t go as planned. We learn these lessons and move forward,” he added.

The spin trio of Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana and Rachin Ravindra played a total of 9 overs, conceding only 50 runs and taking 4 wickets to restrict KKR’s total to a sub-par 137/9.

“We were in a comfortable position initially and we thought 160-170 would be a good score on this wicket. Even if they played against RCB, the conditions were quite similar. So that was our plan but when you have consecutive It’s difficult to continue the momentum when you lose wickets,” Iyer said.

“I’m glad it happened at the start of the game. When we go back we know our home situation very well. We need to analyze the situation and make the best of it,” he concluded

Chasing 138 runs, CSK had little trouble winning comprehensively by 7 wickets on the back of a brilliant batting performance from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (67*).

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