KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan apologises to followers for ‘disapponting performance’ towards Mumbai Indians

Bollywood celebrity and co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise, Shah Rukh Khan expressed his disappointment after the group’s 10-run loss towards Mumbai Indians (MI) on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Khan took to Twitter and apologised to KKR followers for the “disappointing performance” of the Eoin Morgan-led KKR facet.
KKR had been cruising to victory within the fifteenth over with seven wickets in hand chasing a modest whole of 153. Opener Nitish Rana misplaced his wicket to Rahul Chahar on the ultimate ball of the leg-spinner’s spell. Rana scored 57 runs from 47 deliveries earlier than turning into Chahar’s fourth sufferer of the match.

Disappointing efficiency. to say the least @KKRiders apologies to all of the followers!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 13, 2021
With Rana again within the pavillion, KKR wanted simply over run-a-ball however Shakib Al Hasan misplaced his wicket within the sixteenth over attempting to slog-sweep Krunal Pandya. KKR wanted 31 runs from 28 balls with skilled campaigners and big-hitters Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik within the center.
However, Russell and Karthik struggled to get the boundary. An out-of-form Russell even struggled to get bat on ball earlier than he struck a free hit supply for a boundary from Jasprit Bumrah. With Bumrah giving simply 4 runs within the penultimate over, KKR wanted 15 runs off the ultimate over.
Kiwi quick bowler Trent Boult was spot on along with his executions and obtained the wicket of Russell and Pat Cummins with consecutive deliveries to assist MI win the match by 10 runs. Boult gave simply 4 runs within the remaining over. Earlier, skipper Morgan obtained out enjoying a reckless shot off leg-spinner Chahar.
KKR off-spinner Harbhajan Singh additionally reacted to the group’s loss. He walked in to bat when KKR wanted 13 runs to win from two deliveries.

Gutted
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 13, 2021
With the loss in Chennai, KKR are presently positioned fifth on the factors desk. They received their first match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 runs.