Speaking of the Kolkata Knight Riders, they faced their fourth straight defeat of the season and are left in the last position of the points table, still awaiting their maiden win in the season. Their only points came from a draw against the Punjab Kings, as the game was washed out by rain at the Eden Gardens. The Kolkata batting unit collapsed on another occasion, as the big names like Finn Allen and Cameron Green were once again troubled by the opposition bowlers.
After coming out to bat, Sanju Samson hit a hat-trick of fours through the off-side. Soon after, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was caught in the deep mid-wicket region after he attempted to take down the KKR spinner Anukul Roy. Ayush Mhatre has been their original star, as he made some great use of the power play and gave CSK the early start that might be the margin of runs for their win after the series ended in the opponent's favour.
The KKR spinners also had an exciting amount of runs, as the CSK batters struggled to keep up with the rapid flow of runs in the middle order. However, the power play starts, and the firm stands in the middle phases, which helped them most with such a massive target.
KKR continues its IPL losing track record in this season
The Kolkata Knight Riders now have some good bowlers, but the batters have failed to chase any decent scores. Despite the likes of Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, and Rovman Powell being part of the KKR XI, they have struggled to maintain their batting form.
With Khaleel Ahmed and Anshul Kamboj once again stepping up for their team, the Chennai Super Kings restricted them to a score of 160, with Anshul Kamboj sharing the wickets tally with Gujarat Titans pacer Prasidh Krishna.
We needed one batter to bat until deep and then take it in the end - KKR skipper's honest take on his team's performance
"In the middle phase, hitting spinners was slightly challenging, but apart from that, the wicket was really good. We needed one batter to bat until deep and then take it in the end," said the KKR captain while praising the Knight Riders bowling.
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