New Delhi
Why did Kolkata Knight Riders face an embarrassing defeat in the first match of IPL 2025 on their own ground? Captain Ajinkya Rahane has told the reason behind this. He said that we were in a very good position till the 13th over, but as soon as Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell fell, then we came under pressure. KKR’s team was seen crossing 210 at a time, but the team collapsed for 174 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane said in the post match presentation ceremony, “I think we were playing well till the 13th over, but our rhythm changed due to falling 2-3 wickets. After that the batsmen tried their best, but they could not succeed. When I and Venkatesh Aiyar were batting, we were discussing that we could get a score of 200-210, but we could get our scores, but we were discussing our lies Break. “
Captain Rahane further said, “There was a little dew, but he played a very good powerplay with the bat. This (total) was less than the average. We were expecting a score of 200+. We do not want to think too much about the game, but will also try to perform better in some areas.” In fact, at one time, Kolkata’s team was seen crossing 200, but could not even reach 175.
Kolkata scored 125 runs after 12 overs, but scored just 49 runs in the next 8 overs. Rinku Singh and Andre Russell were dismissed soon after Venkatesh Iyer. After this, Angkrish Raghuvanshi also could not play long innings. KKR’s management also did not feed the impact player to bat, as he wanted to strengthen the bowling. However, the bowlers did not get much benefit due to dew.