IPL-Playoffs: Needed someone to bat through the chase, Ajinkya Rahane

Kolkata, May 24 (CRICKETNMORE) - Stressing that they needed one of the top four batsmen to stay at the crease till the end, skipper Ajinkya Rahane said with so many wickets in hand, Rajasthan Royals should have won against the Kolkata

Rahane said Andre Russell--who hit an unbeaten 25-ball 49 to propel KKR to 169/7 after a disastrous start--played fearless cricket. "We had the self-belief I felt. Initially, the way we started with the ball. Our fast bowlers, the spinners...getting those 4-5 initial wickets was crucial," said Rahane.

"But credit goes to (Andre) Russell..the way he batted, played fearless cricket. But again we started off really well. First six overs, we were 50/1 then after second timeout (14th over), we needed seven overs and 60 odd runs. When you have eight to nine wickets in hand you generally end up getting those runs," Rahane added.Dinesk Karthik (52) and Shubman Gill (28) stemmed rot for the purple brigade after they were reduced to 51/4 at one stage.