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#2 Over-dependency on KL-Gayle
KL Rahul has been in ominous form and has scored 537 runs in 11 matches with an average of 59.66. As the tournament has progressed, Rahul has been batting more responsibly than before.
The same was on display in both the matches against Rajasthan Royals as he scored 84* and 95* in the two matches. His strike rate,162.72, in the tournament has been tremendous in spite of him playing responsible innings.
Gayle on the other entered the tournament with a bang but has been silent for the last two matches. Even though Gayle hasn't featured in three matches, the percentage of runs contributed by Gayle and Rahul is 48.65%.
KXIP have struggled in the last five matches as Gayle scored only 103 runs and they would not have even registered the one win if not Rahul's sublime innings. This little struggle shows how dependent they are on their openers and if any team manages to get Gayle and Rahul through then they are almost half-way through.
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