Kolkata Knight Riders slip to fifth successive defeat in IPL 2022, Shreyas Iyer joins unwanted list

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KKR suffered their fifth successive defeat of the IPL 2022

This was Delhi's second win over Kolkata in IPL 2022

Shreyas Iyer joined an unwanted list after KKR lost

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The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered their fifth consecutive defeat this season after the Delhi Capitals (DC) completed a seasonal double over previous two-time champions by winning four goals in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match 2022 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.

Interestingly, the five-match series of Calcutta losses began against the Delhi Capitals on April 10, when a team led by Rishabh Pant defeated Shreyas Iyer in 44 races at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. KKR then lost to SunRisers Hyderabad (7 goals), Rajasthan Royals (7 runs), Gujarat Titans (8 runs) and DC (4 goals).

For KKR, it was the third highest loss in a row in the Indian Premier League, as KKR had previously lost six games in a row in 2009 and 6 matches in a row in 2019. After this defeat, Shreyas Iyer joined his coach Brendon McCullum (who was leading KKR in 2009) and Dinesh Karthik (KKR skipper in 2019) on the unwanted list.

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However, if KKR does not mend their team ways, then the Shreyas Iyer-led side may very well land on top of the unwanted list. Kolkata Knight Riders are the team to have made the greatest number of changes to their starting XI and that suggests they're still searching for the right combination. They still have five games with each one turning into a must-win from hereon.

5 defeats in 2022*

Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav weaved his magic with the ball to restrict his former IPL team Kolkata to a modest 146 for 9 after Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to field first. In addition to Captain Shreyas Iyer (42), KKR's top class competed against Capitals pitchers at Wankhede Stadium.

Nitish Rana, defeated in sixth place, achieved the highest score with 57 of 34 balls and hit three fours and four sixes, while the others failed to let KKR run 35/4 in the stage. Kuldeep was the most impressive bowler with 4/14 numbers out of three overs, while Mustafizur Rahman scored three goals.

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David Warner led the foundation and then DC crossed the middle of the field through Rovman Powell (left 33) and Axar Patel (24), who played useful portraits to help their team catch a 147-run goal with too many leftovers.