KKR vs GT: Shreyas Iyer heartbroken after 8-run defeat, says KKR conceded too many runs

On Saturday, April 23, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) misplaced their fourth match in a row within the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Shreyas Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders. Courtesy: PTI

HIGHLIGHTSOn Saturday, KKR misplaced to GT by 8 runsKKR are on a four-match dropping streakIyer talked in regards to the significance of changing shut video games

Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) skipper Shreyas Iyer was dejected after his workforce didn’t recover from the road towards the Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday on the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. Iyer was clear minimize in saying that the Men in Gold and Purple want to carry their nerve in shut matches as a way to climb the ladder within the factors desk.

The Knights are presently on a four-match dropping streak and are positioned at seventh within the factors desk with a web run fee of +0.080. The Titans, captained by Hardik Pandya, defeated the two-time IPL champions by eight runs of their earlier match.

The 27-year-old Iyer mentioned that the enjoying circumstances favoured the bowlers to fairly some extent and the KKR bowlers might have accomplished higher.

‘160-165 was a decent score’

“The way we started in the power-play while chasing and even with the ball. We shouldn’t have conceded that much in these conditions. I think 160-165 was a decent score and we did well to keep them below that,” Iyer was quoted as saying.

“In this format, all matches that are close we need to win those and only then can we climb up the ladder. Three out of our last four were very close matches. The energy and vibe is high before the game and it is disappointing that we are unable to convert it,” he added.

After opting to bat first, the Titans scored 156/9 on the again of captain Pandya’s 49-ball 67. Tim Southee and Andre Russell did a lot of the harm with the ball, selecting up a mixed tally of seven wickets. In the run-chase, the Jamaican Russell tried his greatest with a 25-ball 48, however his knock went in useless.