KKR, meanwhile, have taken giant strides in the second half following a winless run in first six games, reminiscent of their 2014 and 2021 campaigns. The turnaround started with two close wins to start with, the second in Lucknow pushed into a Super Over following a chaotic finish. Finn Allen’s blistering hundred against DC saw their NRR spike by +0.370, but KKR would’ve been better off had they also seized advantage in their previous outing in Hyderabad. Chasing 166, they raced to 49/1 from four overs courtesy Allen’s 29 (13). Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 102 off 83 between them (combined SR: 122.9) in a game they won with 10 balls and seven wickets remaining. Against MI, they needed 36 off the final seven overs, and dragged the game until 18.5, playing out 20 dots in the final 35 balls of their chase.
