IPL 2018, SRH vs KKR: 4 Reasons why Hyderabad lost against Kolkata 

The Sunrisers Hyderabad hosted the Kolkata Knight Riders in what was a crucial game in the context of qualification for the playoffs. Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bat first. The Sunrisers got off to a great start as Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami smashed Kolkata’s attack to all parts of the ground. It was followed by an excellent cameo from the captain Kane Williamson.

The Sunrisers looked set to score in excess of 190 but a lower order collapse ensured that they could only post 172 runs on the board. In reply, Kolkata got off to a dream start as Sunil Narine blasted 29 runs off just 10 balls.

It was followed by an excellent attacking partnership between Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa which got KKR closer to the target. The finishing work was done by the captain Dinesh Karthik as Kolkata eased home with 2 balls to spare. Let us have a look at the reasons why Sunrisers lost the contest.

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#1 Middle order collapse

Sunrisers got off to a strong start as Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami put on 79 runs for the first wicket in just 9 overs. Their good work was continued by the captain Kane Williamson who continued in his rich vein of form.

The scorecard read 127/2 at the end of 13 overs when Williamson departed. Hyderabad looked set to score in excess of 190 but an extraordinary collapse in the death overs ensured that they could only manage to score 172 runs off their allotted overs.

Manish Pandey struggled once again, while the big-hitting Carlos Braithwaite and Yusuf Pathan did not trouble the scorers much. All the hard work done at the top was undone by some poor batting by the middle order.

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