DC vs KKR: Things Could Have Been Different If KKR Had Extra Bowler - Pragyan Ojha

Former Indian player Pragyan Ojha opined that Kolkata Knight Riders were one bowler short in their match against Delhi Capitals.

KKR captain Shreyas Iyer (42) and Nitish Rana (57) scored some crucial runs to post 146/9 in the first innings after former KKR player Kuldeep Yadav bowled a dominant spell of 4/14.

Delhi Capitals opener David Warner scored a brisk 26-ball 42, including eight boundaries before Rovman Powell blitzed 33 runs in 16 balls as Capitals chased the target with one over to spare.

Umesh Yadav dismissed both Capitals openers Prithvi Shaw and Warner before sending Capitals captain Rishabh Pant back tk the dugout for just two runs.

Debutant Harshit Rana got the wicket of Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh while Sunil Narine pinned Lalit Yadav before the stumps for LBW.

KKR were a bowler short: Pragyan Ojha

Shreyas Iyer used a total of eight bowlers including himself against the Capitals. Ojha said KKR were missing one frontline bowler in the team.

“KKR were a bowler short. If they had another frontline bowler in their lineup, then Iyer would not have had to try these many bowling options. Things could have been different if they had an extra bowler,” Ojha told Cricbuzz. 

“Umesh Yadav knows how to swing the ball. When the ball moves at that pace, it starts troubling the best of the batters. He hits the corridor of uncertainty with the new ball. While he did a fine job in this game, he didn’t get enough support from the rest of the KKR bowlers,” he added.

KKR batters aren’t scoring enough runs: Pragyan Ojha

Barring Shreyas Iyer (290) no other batter has scored more than 250 runs, Andre Russel comes second best with 227 runs in eight innings.  Ojha suggested KKR batters to step up and deliver runs with consistently.

“The KKR batters aren’t scoring enough runs. Even while chasing, they haven’t been able to do well. The batting unit will have to score over 160-170 runs consistently. Once that happens, then they can focus on what’s going wrong with their bowling,” he said. 

KKR will play next match against Rajasthan Royals on May 2 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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