There was absolute carnage with the ball when KKR’s chase began as Deepak Chahar bagged 4 wickets for the second time this IPL. Shubman Gill was caught within the deep first ball, whereas Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan and Rahul Tripathi have been all caught behind. Sunil Narine, enjoying his first recreation of the season, was out third ball caught at cowl.
KKR have been reeling at 31 for 5 in 5.2 overs. Against every other crew, the sport would have been executed and dusted proper there. However, KKR had a sure Andre Russell, who walked out with freedom. He smashed 14 runs in his first 4 balls, making his intention clear.
Vintage Russell was again as he saved going at virtually all the things, smashing big sixes. The ones that weren’t big have been flat and fast. No bowler was spared, as Russell raced to 50 off simply 21 balls.
With Dinesh Karthik too attacking from the opposite finish, KKR raced to 112 for 5 in 11.1 overs after being 31 for 5 in 5.2. And then, in a mini mind fade second, Russell misplaced his wicket.
Sam Curran set the sector for a large yorker and slipped one on the leg stump. Taken abruptly, Russell let it go, solely to discover the ball hit the leg stump. 112 for 6 in 11.2. Game over?
No. Karthik continued to take the assault to CSK, scoring 40 off 24 earlier than being deceived by an outstanding slower one from Lungi Ngidi. 146 for 7 in 15 overs. Game over?
No. Pat Cummins saved it going smashing 30 runs within the sixteenth over, bowled by Sam Curran. Suddenly, 45 in 24 appeared very gettable. Cummins reached his 50 in 23 balls, and took it down to 20 off 6. However, the final man – Prasidh Krishna – was run out making an attempt to convey Cummins again on strike within the first ball of the final over, ending an interesting match.
CSK had raced to 54 with out loss within the first six overs as KKR’s resolution to open the bowling with spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Pat Cummins didn’t materialise.
Cummins, the truth is, was the toughest hit of all of the KKR bowlers as he conceded 58 runs in his 4 overs, together with 19 within the final over.
The South African du Plessis, who hit 9 fours and 4 sixes, additionally shared a 50-run partnership with Moeen Ali (25 off 12 balls) as CSK reached 155/1 after the tip of 16 overs.
After Ali’s dismissal, skipper MS Dhoni chipped in with 17 runs off eight deliveries. The former India skipper hit a six and a 4 — by an edge — off India pacer Prasidh Krishna’s bowling.
But it was du Plessis who stole the present. He hit three consecutive fours off Andre Russell in a single over within the nineteenth over and then adopted it up with two sixes off Cummins within the final over.
Earlier, du Plessis and (*31*) had taken 15 runs off Pat Cummins’s first over.
KKR’s resolution to play Kamlesh Nagarkoti instead of Harbhajan Singh didn’t repay because the seamer conceded 25 runs in his two overs.
Chakravarthy was the perfect bowler for KKR making a gift of 27 runs in his 4 overs and choosing the wicket of (*31*). Sunil Narine took one for 34 in his 4 overs.
(With IANS inputs)
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