"It was a bad toss to lose as the wicket became slightly better to bat on. The bowlers created the opportunities but our fielders couldn't take it," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
"The wicket was slow to start off but their spinners bowled really well. Raina played another good innings, 10 or 15 runs short," Dhoni added.
KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir also lauded his spinners but also had words of praise for his fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Pat Cummins.
"We have quality spinners in the ranks, and irrespective of the pitch they perform, and I want to mention Umesh and Cummins as well, they don't get mentioned as often as they should," Gambhir said.
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Uthappa, who is on a roll currently, felt that the dew factor did help their cause a bit.
"I've enjoyed batting here on this ground, the crowd is fantastic, I have always done well here, sort of a lucky ground for me. The wicket was coming on well, the dew factor also helped it.