IPL 2022: Flop Indian XI from IPL Week 7
Gujarat Titans seal a playoff spot while Lucknow Super Giants are still in the top two reckoning.
4. Shreyas Iyer
It has been a topsy turvy season for Shreyas Iyer both with the bat and as the KKR skipper. It was a very important week of IPL 2022 for the franchise as they had to win all their games to stand any chance of making it to the playoffs.
KKR were chasing 177 against LSG and they got off to another poor start. Batting at no 3, the skipper would have wanted to set the tone but was rattled by a quick short pitch delivery from Dushmantha Chameera as he hit it straight to square leg. No batsman was able to keep them in the chase as KKR folded for just 101 with a massive 75-run defeat.
Kolkata had a much better outing against Mumbai despite Bumrah returning with man of the match figures of 5/10 in 4 overs. The struggles for the skipper continued though as he wasn’t able to consolidate on a good start from V Iyer, Rahane, and Nitish Rana. He was dismissed by Murugan Ashwin of a ripping leg break that had him edge to Ishan Kishan for just six runs. KKR went on to win to keep their thin playoff hopes intact for the time being.
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