IPL 2018: Karthik's weak captaincy lets SRH win first match at Eden Gardens

Despite playing at their home ground in front of decidedly loyal fans, Kolkata Knight Riders gave away an important match to SRH, thanks to several errors and Karthik's poor captaincy

Call it the law of averages or sweet reward of perseverance and patience, Sunrisers Hyderabad had their first victory against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. Yes, KKR handed it to them on a platter. The brilliance of SRH aside, there are many reasons why SRH was able to achieve this historic victory.

SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and invited KKR to bat first. This was also the invitation to the flurry of bad decision-making by KKR captain Dinesh Karthik. Sunil Narine did not open the innings – maybe not a bad decision, but his coming down the