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Nitesh Rana 1 over 26 runs
Anukul Roy 1 over 20 runs
Harshit Rana 2 over 22 runs
S. Thakur 1.1 over 18 runs
KKR could have bowled Andre Russell for tomorrow's match but I don't understand why they didn't. However, Kolkata Knight Riders cannot secure the knockout stage for this tournament.
Apart from Thakur, Russell and Narine, they don't have any experienced bowlers. And among them, Thakur bowled just one over, and Russell didn't bowled at all. Anyway, there are rumors that Narine will be retiring by end of this season. If that is the case, then KKR should get a quality spin bowler to replace him. This season is all but over for KKR and it is almost certain that they will not qualify for the playoffs. They have two more matches remaining and I hope that the management will use them as an opportunity to provide chances to some of the bench players.
Kolkata team management spent money to buy players but failed to field those players. With two foreign stars playing regularly as auto choices in their team, I think the Kolkata team management took a pledge to keep these two players on the field regularly no matter how bad they perform. Since the regulars are doing poorly, Kolkata should have given the players on the bench a chance.
And another thing Kolkata did wrong is not buying Shakib Al Hasan and not bringing him back into the team I think it was a wrong decision for Kolkata.
Especially in this season, if Shakib Al Hasan was included in the team, Kolkata team management would get three advantages, firstly, good batting support in the middle order, secondly, bowling support in times of pressure and Kolkata would get beautiful captaincy from him. Due to all these wrong decisions, Kolkata is a complete failure team in this tournament.