SRH’s head coach Brian Lara blamed his batters for suffering their sixth defeat in the ongoing IPL, saying KKR didn’t beat them instead they lost the game. SRH are now placed ninth in the 10-team standings with six points from nine games, while KKR are a rung above.

IPL 2023: Lara said in the post-match press conference –

“We keep losing couple of wickets in powerplay and that always sets you back a bit. We again ask (Heinrich) Klaasen, who has been batting tremendous for us, to do all the hardwork. He is coming in at No.6, we have got five quality players before him. It’s always been a task for him.”

Lara added – “The batters obviously will know the responsibility of winning such a game on a good batting track but we are unable to do it.” Chasing a 172-run target set by KKR, SRH lost the match by five runs as they were restricted to 166 for eight here on Thursday night.

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Lara further said –

“We have to lay a bit more importance on partnerships and understanding a bit of match awareness. It’s all great to be aggressive but you have to got to use a little bit of upstairs to get the job done.”