IPL 2017, SRH vs KKR: 5 things that went wrong for KKR

The Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a comprehensive victory over table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders at home by 48 runs courtesy of a fine knock of 126 runs off 59 balls from their skipper David Warner.

Riding on Warner's heroics, the Sunrisers posted a mammoth total of 209/3 in their 20 overs. The KKR bowlers seemed absolutely clueless about how to stop the rampaging Aussie batsman. Even when he departed after his magnificent knock, KKR couldn't stem the flow of runs as Williamson scored 40 runs off 25 deliveries in the latter stages of the innings.

Kolkata in reply managed only 161/7 and thus lost the match by 48 runs. Robin Uthappa was their top scorer with 53 runs to his name off just 28 deliveries. Manish Pandey also contributed with 39(29) but the task eventually turned out to be too much for them as they could not find any sort of support from the other batsmen.

There were a lot of things that didn't go right for the Knight Riders that eventually resulted in their loss. Let us now have a look at five of those important factors.

#1 Inability to dismiss David Warner early

SRH skipper David Warner took the KKR bowlers to the cleaners as he registered the highest individual score by a captain in IPL history; an innings of 126 runs off 59 deliveries star-studded with 10 fours and 8 sixes.

That innings took KKR completely by surprise as Warner went on a rampage right from the start. In the previous matches, the Aussie had played the anchor’s role for his side but he completely changed his tactics today, bringing a much-needed surprise element that helped pummel the table toppers.

Moreover, KKR spilled two chances to dismiss the diminutive batsman and both times it was Chris Woakes who dropped the catch. Although it was Woakes himself who later on went to claim Warner's wicket, the damage had already been done by then.