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KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir said his side played well in patches but praise resistance batsman Callum Ferguson and Daniel Christian for their match-winning efforts.
Ferguson scored an winning 40-ball 70-run knock and together with Christian (42) added quick fire 84 runs for the fourth wicket to propel South Australia to a spirited 188 for five after opting to bat.
The target finally twisted out to be too steep for KKR as they lost wickets at normal intervals to be restricted to 169 for nine, in that way handing South Australia a 19-run victory.
"I never thought they would get to 180-odd. It was a brilliant attempt from Ferguson and Christian," a visibly dissatisfied Gambhir said after the match.
"Sometimes we've bowled well in patches, and sometimes batted well in patches. At times we haven't complement our batsmen, sometimes our bowlers," he added.
His equivalent Michael Klinger was also full of praise for Ferguson and Christian, saying the two batsmen laid the basic basis for South Australia's win.
"The innings from Callum (Ferguson) and Christian were incredible. Those two were fantastic, they pushed a lot of twos and ran really hard when the pitch slow up," Klinger said.
Asked about the reason behind leaving out speedster Shaun Tait for today's match, the South Australia captain said, "We left out Tait purely because of the circumstances. Tait, with extra pace, on this wicket is slightly easier to way probably."
Man-of-the-match Ferguson, in turn, accredited his partner Christian for his match-winning knock.
"It was hard early on, took a while to get in.
Christian came in and made it easier for me by hitting some boundaries. We finished the innings well," he said.
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