The Volts were humbled by the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 80 runs early yesterday morning after being well-beaten by the Cape Cobras in their opening match.
Some loose bowling at the death and an abysmal batting display sealed Otago's fate. South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis also played a big role in the Volts' early departure from the tournament, scoring an undefeated 73 and taking three for 18.
"It is fair to say a lot of effort has gone in and everyone is pretty disappointed with the outcome," Hesson said from India.
"I think the most disappointing thing is we didn't fire a shot during the two games. That is something that hurt everyone."
Hesson said nerves got the better of his side and pressure from the opposing teams also took its toll.
Kallis laid the platform but Black Caps batsman Ross Taylor landed the knockout blow, whacking 32 runs from just 11 deliveries as Bangalore reached 188 for two. It was the sort of total which either makes for a brilliant run-chase or an extremely one-sided match. The latter was true, with Otago limping to 108 all out.
"In a situation like that you either get close or you blow out. You've got to make sure you give yourself a chance to win the game," Hesson said.
"We came up against two very good sides who certainly outplayed us. Sometimes you just have to take that on the chin and say that they were better than us. We've certainly got a lot of things we can learn and a lot of things we can take out of the last week we've spent over here. It is up to us to show what we've learnt from the experience."
While the defeat was hard to swallow, Otago will be able to ease some of the pain with a cheque for $US100,000 ($NZ135,000).
The side is expected back in Dunedin before the end of the week.
