IPL 2022: Andre Russell took the game away from us, says Mayank Agarwal after KKR outclass PBKS

IPL 2022, KKR vs PBKS: Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal conceded that they did not score enough on Friday to defend against Kolkata Knight Riders but played down the big loss, saying it's still early days in the tournamen.

Punjab Kings' (PBKS) captain Mayank Agarwal on Friday conceded that their team didn't bat well enough in Match 8 of the ongoing IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing a target of 138, KKR got past the finish line with 33 balls to spare.

Andre Russell picked PBKS to unleash his wrath as the West Indies all-rounder showed glimpses of return to peak form with a 31-ball 70 not out. PBKS were in the game when leg-spinner Rahul Chahar got the wickets of Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana in the same over but Russell swung the momentum in KKR's favour.

Russell hit 8 sixes as he took the attack to the PBKS bowlers, helping KKR register their 2nd win of the IPL 2022 season.

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Mayank credited Russell, saying it was the KKR all-rounder who dented their hopes after a good start with the ball to their defence of a paltry 137-run total.

''We showed some real fight with the ball initially and then Dre Russ came in and got going. Credit to him for taking the game away from us like that. I think it was a 170ish wicket," Mayank said.

"We started off well but could not capitalize, there were a few soft dismissals. But it is fine as it is the start of the tournament. They (bowlers) pulled back nicely for us with 4 for 50 we were in the game, but Russell took the game away. There were a lot of positives to take away'', Mayank he added.