IPL 2017, KKR vs MI: 5 things that went wrong for Kolkata Knight Riders

#1 – Manish Pandey’s lack of acceleration

Manish Pandey could only manage to score a run-a-ball 33

Yusuf Pathan launched a dazzling array of sixes to keep Rohit Sharma’s troops on their toes. When he succumbed to Vinay Kumar, Colin de Grandhomme kept the Knight Riders in the game by unleashing a flurry of boundaries. But he too had to return to the dressing room after Hardik Pandya outsmarted him.

Meanwhile, Manish Pandey was progressing at his own pace at the other end. Although the required run-rate never got out of hand, he could have applied enormous pressure on Mumbai by finding the fence during the game’s tipping point. Instead, he meandered to a run-a-ball 33 and made certain of the fact that his wicket would kill any hopes of a late revival.

A bit more urgency from him might have kept the tailenders interested in the chase.