KKR’s lower order saving them from embarrassment
Despite the fact that Manish Pandey cautiously built a platform for the team to lay their innings on, full advantage of it wasn’t taken. At 55 for 4 after 9.1 overs, it seemed as though KKR would fail to register a big score.
However, by the time the 20 overs were completed, the Knight Riders had crossed the 150 mark. The likes of Colin de Grandhomme and Suryakumar Yadav—Uthappa’s replacement—did a fine job in the end to take the score to a respectable zone.
A 19-ball 36 from the New Zealander and a 16-ball 30 from the Indian took the Knight Riders’ score to a decent total of 155. The reason why the usually strong KKR lineup couldn’t blaze their way to big target was…
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