IPL 2018: Rating the teams after their first two games

#3 Kolkata Knight Riders: 6/10

KKR have surprised everyone with their impressive performance

The Men in Purple and Gold also have one win and one loss in their kitty so far this season. However, they have been fairly impressive with their performances in the tournament and have surprised everyone with the fight that they have put up.

It seemed like KKR was the weakest side on paper before the IPL, but now they seem like a well-gelled unit under Dinesh Karthik. They won convincingly against RCB in their first match of the season and put up a notable fight against CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday (April 10).

After being put in to bat first by the hosts, KKR reached a hefty total of 202-6 at the end of 20 overs. Andre Russell played an incredible innings with the bat, where he made 88 off just 36 deliveries. However, MS Dhoni and Co. managed to pull a rabbit out of the hat in the chase and ran away with the game by 5 wickets.

KKR will want to put that loss behind them and come out all guns blazing in their next match, where they take on SRH at home on Saturday (April 14).