New Delhi: Depression on the captain Hardik Pandya’s face was clear, with Maille Fielding proving to be one of the main reasons. Mumbai Indians‘ Defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.With MI 147/8 in 20 overs, they had a few opportunities in the field but failed to capitalize on them. The frustration came to a head in the 10th over when KKR’s Ruman Powell hit a pull shot over Hardik Pandya.Deepak Chahar looked ready to take the catch at fine leg but dropped it to Robin Munns coming in from deep square leg, and the ball eventually landed safely between the two fielders.“(What was going on in the field?) I don’t know. I think the whole season, we’ve been pretty bad fielding. I think we missed a lot of catches, which obviously nobody wants to do. But in this part of the game, I think there is no hiding,” Pandya said after the match.“I think if you get chances, if you want to win games, you need to grab all the chances, even the half chances. But yes, when you give up chances that can change the game, it’s always you chasing the game,” he added.Kolkata Knight Riders stayed alive in the play-off race with a crucial four-wicket win, as the Sunil Narine-led bowling attack once again delivered on a tough Eden Gardens surface.Needing a win to stay in contention, KKR put in a disciplined effort to restrict the already-defunct five-time champions to 147/8. Ajinkya Rahane Won the toss and elected to field.This is also Pandya’s third consecutive loss of four matches as captain in the IPL.“(Were you 20 short?) Yeah, I mean, pretty entertaining. Certainly as a batting group, we were 20 short. I think we lost a lot of wickets in the powerplay, but if Tilak and I had stayed longer, and we’d built some more partnerships and got those 15-20 runs, I think we would have had a good chance,” Pania said.
