After dominating the game for 35 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders managed to dig a grave in Chennai and ended up on the losing side against Mumbai Indians yet again. Needing 31 from the last 30 balls, KKR were in cruise control but then something went wrong.
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The Knight Riders lost their way and their experienced middle order having names like Nitish Rana, Shakib al Hasan & Andre Russell lost their wickets to leave former skipper Dinesh Karthik stranded at the other end after scoring 8 off 11 balls.
Morale crushing loss for KKR as skipper Eoin Morgan blamed the conditions but the strongest words came from Co-owner Shahrukh Khan.
The Bollywood superstar who rarely tweets when KKR loses said, "Disappointing performance. to say the least @KKRiders apologies to all the fans!".
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