Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan on Sunday (April 18) said the pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has stumped him, as he hasn't been able to read the pitch on offer so far in the ongoing 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021).
Morgan’s comments came after his team suffered a 38-run loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday in Chennai. It was Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) second loss in the ongoing IPL 2021, having lost two games out of three so far in the lucrative T20 event.
Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers' knocks of 78 and 76 respectively followed by a stunning bowling performance helped RCB to beat KKR by 38 runs on Sunday in Chennai.
Morgan told host broadcaster Star Sports at the post-match presentation: “Certainly RCB's day with the bat on a rocket-hot afternoon game. The Chennai pitch certainly has stumped me, and I can't gauge the wicket. Everyone who batted on this wicket felt it played better but RCB played better.”
He signed off by saying, “Probably not to be honest. Maxwell is a fine player, but to bowl, to AB you need to have that option. Yeah, yeah, we struggled to kick on and got us into a position where only Andre could do it. Different wickets in Mumbai, dew, and we have been watching those games.”
KKR will next take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday (April 21) in the IPL 14.
(With ANI Inputs)
