Qualifier 2, KKR vs SRH: 4 Reasons why Kolkata lost to Hyderabad 

#3 Middle order falls apart

The top order gave an excellent start to the Kolkata Knight riders as both Lynn and Narine struck some big blows at the start of the innings. The scorecard read 87/2 in 8.3 overs when Nitish Rana fell. KKR needed 88 runs at a very achievable 8 runs per over. But their middle order just could not stand up to Hyderabad’s spinners.

Robin Uthappa had a second failure on the trot as he tried to reverse sweep Rashid and lost his leg pole. Dinesh Karthik who had been the go-to batsmen for the Knight Riders this season failed today, trying to cut Shakib-Al-Hasan. The big Jamaican Andre Russell could not repeat his heroics from the last game and made only 3 runs. This collective failure from the middle order cost Kolkata big.