India, May 18 -- Gujarat Titans assistant coach Parthiv Patel admitted their sloppy catching proved costly as they dropped as many as four catches, including two chances of Finn Allen, who made them pay with a blistering 35-ball 93 in a 29-run loss to Kolkata Knight Riders.

After Allen's explosive start, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (82 not out) and Cameron Green (52 not out) maintained the tempo as KKR posted their highest total of the season - 247 for 2. In reply, GT managed 218 for 4.

"I think catching is something which obviously made a huge difference," Patel said after the defeat.

"When you are playing high-scoring games and against quality batters, you don't get many opportunities. As soon as you get that opportunity, you have to make s...