IPL 2017 Eliminator: 5 Things that went wrong for SRH against KKR

#5 Incompatible strategy for a slow pitch

Gambhir marshalled his resources brilliantly and was also cool with the bat, proving the better skipper

During the presentation ceremony, Warner pointed out how the pitch was on the slower side with the ball not coming on to bat well, uncharacteristic of the Chinnaswamy pitch, especially since it was relaid.

Gambhir pointed to how it is not the track to go for a score of 180, and 150 was more of a par-score. It became slightly easier for KKR to bat after the rain, with the pace improving.

SRH couldn’t really get going given both their openers, Warner and Dhawan like pace on the ball. Despite beefing up their team with Williamson, SRH couldn’t get the move on and that slow pace cost them the game. The presence of Moises Henriques instead of Chris Jordan could have helped too.