The three-time champions were bowled out for just 95, handing Punjab a historic 16-run win as they defended the lowest total ever in the tournament\u2019s history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
KKR looked in control during a 55-run partnership between Ajinkya Rahane (17 off 17) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (37 off 28) after being 7\/2 early in the innings. However, with just 50 runs needed from 74 balls, the team spectacularly collapsed to 79\/8, eventually getting bundled out inside 16 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It's not like a 140 or 150, and it's not like a 60-run target. It was a total that was always gonna be awkward. It's a total that as a batting team, you\u2019re expected to go out and get it. I just think that they batted themselves into bit of a hole.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"They got off to a decent start after the two wickets and then they came out being quite tentative. Which is quite strange, from a team that's just come off on the back of a win. So yeah, I just don't think that the batters that came in were batting at the intensity that they needed to,\" said Boucher on Star Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former India batter Robin Uthappa echoed Boucher\u2019s sentiment and said, \"In this kind of a situation, 111 and 112, in that sense, is a double-edged sword. It's like getting 120 in a T20 game, it\u2019s like 6 runs an over; it's easy peasy. But if you don't get the right start as a batting unit, you're under pressure. And suddenly a lot of these thoughts come through your head. Well, I'm flabbergasted.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"For KKR's sake, they just imploded. It's like they puked all over that innings after a point because they were 62 for 2. And from there, they were 79 for 8,\u201d said Uthappa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former India batter Robin Uthappa echoed Boucher\u2019s sentiment and said, \"In this kind of a situation, 111 and 112, in that sense, is a double-edged sword. It's like getting 120 in a T20 game, it\u2019s like 6 runs an over; it's easy peasy. But if you don't get the right start as a batting unit, you're under pressure. And suddenly a lot of these thoughts come through your head. Well, I'm flabbergasted.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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