KKR Mid-Sector Review: Can defending champions successfully defend their crown? , Cricket news

On the halfway of this year’s IPL, KKR finds himself with 3 wins in the middle of the points table and 4 defeats from 7 games. The defending champion has so far launched a mixed campaign, which is hot and cool. They would especially be eager to bounce back after a disappointing defeat against Punjab Kings, where they were excluded for just 95 chasing a minor target of 112.
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When Ajinkya Rahane was named KKR captain, the eyebrows were raised and questions were asked about his place in Xi. But experienced, silenced critics and emerged as his best batsman this season, scored 221 runs and scored at a strike rate of 36.83 and 149 on an average.
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In the bowling department, both Varun Chakraborty and Harshit Rana have taken 10 wickets so far, with impressive average of 16.80 and 20.30 and economies of 6.22 and 8.82 respectively. Vaibhav Arora and Sunil Narin have also contributed with 8 and 7 wickets. KKR’s bowling unit has worked together and has been one of the strong aspects of his campaign.
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The major concern for KKR has been his batting. Apart from Rahane, no other batsman has crossed the 200 -run mark. The trio of Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Ramandeep Singh did not have enough time in the middle, and when they did, they could not capitalize.

Venkatesh Iyer, who was raised for a huge amount of 3.75 crores, has failed to live up to expectations. Opening pair – A major strength during their title last year – weakened this season. Sunil Narin has been inconsistent at the top, while Quinton de Coke has managed just one standout innings against RR.
Playoff probability
KKR still has a solid opportunity to make it in the playoffs. He will need to win at least 5 of his remaining 7 matches to be in controversy. But for this to happen, their batting unit will have to form the form – and fast.