IPL 2017: KKR vs GL, 5 things that went wrong for Kolkata Knight Riders

#4 GL takes charge of powerplay

Aaron Finch took on the KKR spinners and gave his side a superb start

KKR opened their bowling with Shakib al Hasan and on the very first delivery, Finch backed away showing all his wickets and slapped it to covers. His intention was clear: with depth in their batting line-up, the openers played fearlessly. In the second over, KKR’s best bowler, Narine, was taken for 16 runs by Finch.

In the next over, he continued his assault by scoring 14 runs off the bowling of Shakib. When he fell for a quick 31 of 15 balls in the fourth over, McCullum took charge by smashing three consecutive boundaries of the remaining balls of the over and ensuring that GL did not lose the momentum. In the same over, the Lions reached their fifty, the fastest in their IPL history.

At the end of their power play, GL was cruising at 72 for 1. Even though they lost McCullum in the next over, the required run-rate was no longer threatening.