Kolkata Knight Riders played against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata and defeated Rajasthan Royals by 1 run. In the nail-biting contest KKR stayed in control and despite Riyan Parag’s knock of 95 runs, they took the match away and kept their playoffs hopes alive. RR’s Shubham Dubey was about the clinch the match but the run-out on last ball helped KKR grab the victory from the jaws of defeat.
Riyan Parag Reflects On RR’s One Run Loss
After the match, Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in skipper Riyan Parag was extremely disappointed by the one run loss and took the blame on himself.
“I was just too sad about myself getting out. Probably a miscalculation from my side, I should have finished it. I think we could have found better options in the last six overs. I think they were 120 or 130 and our spinners did really well and maybe we could have cut down their runs, but the game was in our hands.”
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Parag Lauds Russell’s Performance
“We should have finished this. [On bowling Madhwal when Russell was early in his innings] I didn’t want to bowl bowlers back-to-back, but now it feels like maybe we could have done something else. We’ve got to give [Russell] credit because he came in, took his time. The way he accelerated was amazing to watch. It’s a ground where sixes are hit, so I knew I had my boundaries if I stayed. Wicket was gripping a little and I had to pick my battles, but I felt I could have finished it. You’ve got to be clinical, you’ve got to be perfect, and we weren’t so the consequences are here.”
Rajasthan Royals is already out of the playoffs race, while Kolkata Knight Riders have moved up at 6th position and are still in the race to get in the top 4.
