Kolkata, May 7 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane admitted that the two-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Eden Gardens on Wednesday was hard to digest.

Despite a strong performance by the bowlers, Rahane acknowledged that KKR fell short with the bat, stating that a single over changed the course of the game.

"It was really tough (pill to swallow and lose)," Rahane said after the match, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo. "We were 10-15 short, 185-195 would have been an ideal total on this pitch," he added.

KKR posted 179/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

Although the total was competitive, KKR failed to defend it, partly due to a blistering 30-run over from Vaibhav Arora...