India, May 17 -- Gujarat Titans did not lose to Kolkata Knight Riders only because KKR batted big. They lost because their fielding gave KKR's biggest batting assets extra overs, extra balls and extra monetary value.

The four dropped catches in KKR's innings carried a direct fielding penalty of INR 54.10 lakh. Once the escaped runs and post-drop batting impact are added, GT's total non-duplicated loss rises to INR 10.27 crore in Match 60.

KKR finished on 247/2 at Eden Gardens, their highest total against the Gujarat Titans, and eventually won by 29 runs. Finn Allen led the damage with 93 off 35 balls, while Cameron Green and Angkrish Raghuvanshi also converted their lives into damaging half-centuries. There were four dropped chances by ...