New Delhi: At the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants bowlers first scored a historic score of 235 runs and then the batsmen put in a disappointing performance and faltered under the pressure of the scoreboard. KL Rahul & Company suffered a heavy 98-run defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Smashing the LSG bowlers left, right and centre, Sunil Narine scored a brilliant 81, after which a collective effort from the bowlers helped KKR restrict the hosts to 137 runs and reach the top of the table.
After the embarrassing defeat, captain Rahul blamed the poor performance in their last home match of the season.
Rahul said, “Too many runs. Overall poor performance. It was a big score. As I said, it is a poor performance with both bat and ball. Narine puts a lot of pressure in the powerplay. Our bowlers could not handle the pressure. ” In the post-match presentation.
While the Ekana surface produced his first 200-plus T20 score, Rahul did not blame the pitch and conditions and said it remained perfect throughout the game.
Rahul said, “The wicket is very good. If you bowl hard length, you get a little bounce. It was not a bad pitch. 235, 20-30 runs were equal. Our batting was bad.”
With their fifth defeat in 11 matches of the season, Lucknow slipped to fifth in the points table but Rahul said the team will bounce back quickly and try to make it to the top four by winning three out of three. ,
Rahul said, “Once we go back to the dressing room, we move on from this game and see where we went wrong. After the last home match, we are ready for the next few matches, we need a little more There is a need to be fearless.”
On the other hand, this win has brought KKR closer to the playoffs.
Shreyas Iyer and Co. now have 8 wins in 11 matches.
Smashing the LSG bowlers left, right and centre, Sunil Narine scored a brilliant 81, after which a collective effort from the bowlers helped KKR restrict the hosts to 137 runs and reach the top of the table.
After the embarrassing defeat, captain Rahul blamed the poor performance in their last home match of the season.
Rahul said, “Too many runs. Overall poor performance. It was a big score. As I said, it is a poor performance with both bat and ball. Narine puts a lot of pressure in the powerplay. Our bowlers could not handle the pressure. ” In the post-match presentation.
While the Ekana surface produced his first 200-plus T20 score, Rahul did not blame the pitch and conditions and said it remained perfect throughout the game.
Rahul said, “The wicket is very good. If you bowl hard length, you get a little bounce. It was not a bad pitch. 235, 20-30 runs were equal. Our batting was bad.”
With their fifth defeat in 11 matches of the season, Lucknow slipped to fifth in the points table but Rahul said the team will bounce back quickly and try to make it to the top four by winning three out of three. ,
Rahul said, “Once we go back to the dressing room, we move on from this game and see where we went wrong. After the last home match, we are ready for the next few matches, we need a little more There is a need to be fearless.”
On the other hand, this win has brought KKR closer to the playoffs.
Shreyas Iyer and Co. now have 8 wins in 11 matches.