IPL 2018, DD vs KKR: 4 reasons why KKR lost 

#2 Struggle for wickets in the middle overs

It was a tough time for the KKR bowlers as they didn’t manage to take wickets in the middle overs during the first innings. They were smacked by the duo of Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer to all parts of the ground. It was a struggle for the bowlers as they didn’t get the opportunity to make any inroads during the middle overs.

In the overs between 7-15, DD mustered 81 runs with just two wickets falling. Spinners found it difficult to repeat the exploits from their previous games. The trio of Narine, Chawla and Kuldeep were hammered all around the park and barring Chawla, the other two ended with an economy rate of more than 10.