New Delhi, April 17 -- There seemed to be no ending to Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) struggles in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) after they registered another poor start against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday in Ahmedabad. Having dropped Finn Allen for Tim Seifert, KKR began with the New Zealander smashing Mohammed Siraj for a four through the off-side.

But the start was shortlived as skipper Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed for a first-ball duck, off Siraj, caught by Kagiso Rabada. Going by the statistics, this was Rahane's 22nd duck in the shortest format of the game. Interestingly, 14 out of Rahane's 22 ducks in T20s have come in IPL only.

To make matters worse, KKR lost two more inside the powerplay - Seif...