Sunil Narine. Pic/ Atul Kamble

"You really want to win close games such as this, but it was not our game. Probably we'll have to concentrate harder. We will see if we can come off it. We have to adapt quicker than what we are doing right now," he said.

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Jacques Kallis twisted his right knee and could not turn up in the second half in their defence of 160, and Narine said the veteran South African's absence while bowling turned the match against them.

"Kallis is a world class bowler. Missing him in the middle is a lot. If we had him, it would have been a different result," he said. "160 was a defendable total any day. We just fumbled at the end. That's how cricket goes. We just have to lift ourselves up and be ready for our next game. "160 was a par score. We got a good start but we could not capitalise as we wanted to do. That's how cricket goes," Narine said.

But Narine said the Kinght Riders are optimistic of turning things around with nine more games to go. "Once we get our act together, there is always a chance to qualify. You always want to win at home. It did not work this time, so we'll have to take the advantage outside," he added.u00a0