IPL 2018, SRH vs KXIP: 5 reasons why KXIP lost

#2 Ashwin being a touch expensive

On a night where most of the Kings XI Punjab bowlers were economical, their captain, Ravichandran Ashwin was a touch expensive. He went for 34 runs in his four overs and did not manage to pick up a wicket.

It was a pitch that assisted the slower bowlers and Ashwin didn't make it count. Barinder Sran too, was a tad expensive, as the left arm seamer leaked 27 runs off his 3 overs with no wickets to his name.