Former Indian Premier League champion Kolkata Knight Riders was off to a winning start in IPL 2021, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by ten runs. However, in the next game on Tuesday, it lost to defending champion Mumbai Indians by a similar margin.The loss was a surprise because KKR was in an excellent position to chase it down after the openers gave a healthy start. However, barring the openers, none of the others could score adequately or even get into double figures.
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Following the loss, KKR team owner and renowned Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan apologised to his fans for his side’s howler. “Disappointing performance, to say the least. @KKRiders apologies to all the fans!” he wrote on Twitter.
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Subsequently, fans reacted to the same.
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Most of his fans urged SRK and KKR not to lose hope and learn from the mistakes.
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KKR happens to have an immense fan-following owing to SRK’s ownership of the franchise.
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Match summaryAfter being invited to bat, MI posted a modest total of 152 courtesy Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, while Russell's five-for was impressive. In reply, the KKr openers went off to a brilliant start, contributing 72 runs. However, the remaining batsmen were dismissed in single figures, thanks to Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya's mature bowling.Brief scores: MI 152 (Rohit- 40, Suryakumar- 56; Russell- 515) beat KKR 1427 (Rana- 57, Gill- 33; Chahar- 427) by ten runs.
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