The two-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the IPL, but that did not stop losing captain Shreyas Iyer from describing it as “one of the best games” that he has ever been part of.

Iyer was particularly praiseworthy of Rinku Singh, who nearly won the game for KKR with his 15-ball 40, including  two sixes and a four off the last over the match, by Marcus Stoinis, with 21 runs needed.