'I didn't feel any pressure' - Suryakumar

Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Suryakumar Yadav feels it is the collective effort and focus on performing well in at least two departments that has helped his team extend its winning streak to 11 matches.

Suryakumar blasted a six and a four in his five-ball 14-run cameo to help Knight Riders snatch a four-wicket win in the last over of the game against Lahore Lions, and he said he had been confident of pulling off the victory.

"Winning in the last over is, obviously, not an easy game," he said. "We lost wickets in the last few overs. But I feel there wasn't any pressure on me. Because we needed a run a ball and it was not that difficult for us to finish the game."

Knight Riders chased down the target of 152 in the last over to register their second victory in the tournament. The team had won nine matches on the trot, including the final, during the 2014 edition of the IPL.

"We can say lucky [the Hyderabad ground]," Suryakumar said. "But we have been playing good cricket since IPL. This is 11th win in a row. We played well here earlier too. We did well against Deccan [Chargers] here. You can say lucky and good team effort as well."

Asked about the team's shortcomings in fielding, he said the team's performance in other areas often compensate for the lacunae, if any, in fielding.

"We are making full efforts in all departments," he said. "[If] fielding was not good, there is a good and bad day for every team. But, we backed it up with good batting. We try to win by doing well in at least in two departments. We cleared it that way and won the match."