LSG fell to a loss in back to back matches in the Indian Premier League. After losing their home game against DC, LSG lost to KKR at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, 14 February. KL Rahul’s side were outplayed with both bat and ball on the day. KKR outclassed LSG in both innings, first restricting them to 161 and then chasing the target down inside the first 16 overs of the game.
Speaking after the conclusion of the match, KL Rahul said that it was time to have tough conversations with his side as they were dismal against both DC and KKR. Rahul pinned the blame on the top 4 batters of the LSG side, and said that one of the players should have taken their innings deep. Among them was Rahul himself, who got out after scoring 39 runs.
“Yeah, one of those days. It was a proper hammering. Sometimes, games like these are tough to digest. But that always happens in cricket and every team goes through those in IPL. We’ll try to go back and work out where we got wrong,” KL Rahul told the broadcaster after the match.
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Asked about the pitch and if it was difficult to bat in the first innings, Rahul revealed that KKR found it more difficult due to the batting nipping around at the Eden Gardens.
“It was the other way around. Once the lights were on, the ball started nipping. In the first innings, the wicket was good. I can’t play we played bad shots. But we kept losing wickets in bunches and it creates more pressure on the batting unit. I felt we left at least 30 runs there and if our lower-order batters had stayed there, we could have got to a good total,” Rahul said.
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LSG handed a debut to Shamar Joseph in the absence of Mayank Yadav. Shamar was able to swing the ball but ended up having a dismal debut. The pacer conceded 47 off his 4 overs, which included a 10-ball wayward first over in the second innings of the match.
“Shamar was excited to bowl. He was a bit off with his lines but he bowled quick and got the ball to nip. He has to work on his consistency a bit. Not panicking but you can’t put your feet up and hope the results go your way. We will look to see where we went wrong and have some difficult conversations. But in the last few games, we haven’t been able to get past 160 and we’ll work on it,” concluded the LSG captain.
LSG have now won three and lost three from their 6 matches.