After a run of his side for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR) batting coach Vikram Rathore admitted that the team failed to click as a unit despite some great personal performances and supported the struggling batsman Shimron Hetmyer to be good. The struggle against defending champion KKR has so far expressed RR’s disappointing weather. Despite a good fight by Shubham Dubey captain Ryan Parag and some fireworks, RR on Sunday reduced one run in Kolkata, registering another single-unknown run defeat.
Speaking during the post -match presser, Vikram said, “This is the fourth game we could win, but we could not. It is a kind of season we have. Ryan (parag), Dhruv (Jurael), Nitish (Rana), Sanju (Samson), Yashsvi Jaiswal and Shimran HD said.
As a hatamier, he said, “Hetmyer is considered our finisher, but does not have a good weather. In the past, he has performed well for us in international and franchise cricket. People are allowed this type of sessions. Chance (promoting Vanindu Hasranga at Heatmier).”
In this season, the West Indies batter has scored just 216 runs in 11 innings at an average of just 21.60, which is about 147 strike rates with about one fifty.
Rathor also admitted that the team is remembering the presence of captain Sanju and Pesar Sandeep Sharma due to injuries.
As one of his prominent batsmen, who had an incredible tenure with RR from 2018-24, Rathore said, “Rathore said that it is a mistake, the management is happy with six we have maintained. We have maintained only six.”
Speaking on the collective performance of his team, Rathore said, “Our batsmen have scored, almost all of them. They are batting well in the net. But this is not happening collectively. Similarly, in bowling, we have not clicked as a group despite some great personal mantras.
Coming into the match, KKR won the toss and opted to bat first. Sunil Narin was rejected cheaply, a half -century stand between captain Rahen and Gurbaz (35 in 25 balls, 35 with four boundaries and a six) stabilized the ship. A 61 -run stand for the fourth wicket between Angkarish Raghuvanshi (44 in 31 balls, with five fours) and Andre Russell (57 in 25 balls, four borders and sixth sixes) gave the innings very important for the fourth wicket. Russell and Rinku (19* in six balls, with four and two sixes) took KKR in 20 overs at 206/4.
Jofra Archer, Yudhwir Singh, Ryan and Mahesh Thekshana took one wicket each.
During the 207-run run-chase, the RR was 71/5, but captain Ryan Parag (95 in 45 balls, 95 with six fours and eight sixes) and Shimron Hetmier (29 in 23 balls with 29, one four and six) was a 92-run stand. Despite fireworks from Shubam Dubey (25* 14 balls 25*, one four and two sixes) and Jofra Archer (12 in eight balls), RR decreased by one run, which ended in his 20 overs at 205/8.
Varun Chakraborty (2/32), Harshit Rana (2/41) and Moin Ali (2/43) were the top wicket-tapers for KKR.
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