Kolkata Knight Riders gamers rejoice a wicket through the Indian Premier League 2023 match in opposition to Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on May 14, 2023.
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Talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s choice to drop down the order backfired as Chennai Super Kings misplaced wickets at common intervals to be restricted to a modest 144 for six by Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match right here on Sunday.
Dhoni, who got here out to bat no.7 place, remained unbeaten on 2 off 3 balls.
Opting to bat, CSK have been 72 for 5 in within the eleventh over earlier than Shivam Dube underlined his utility, hammering a 34-ball 48 (1×4, 3x6s) to assist the hosts considerably recuperate within the firm of Ravindra Jadeja (20 off 24).
The duo shared 68-run stand for the sixth wicket to take CSK shut to the 150-run mark, which at one level of time regarded out of attain on a sluggish pitch.
Spin duo of Sunil Narine (2/15) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/36) have been the decide of the bowlers for KKR they usually have been ably supported by Shardul Thakur (3-0-15-1) did and Vaibhav Arora (1/30). CSK have been 99 for 5 after 16 overs as KKR bowlers, particularly the spinners, saved issues tight and struck at common intervals.
Overs 17 and 18 bowled by leg-spinner Suyash Sharma and Chakravarthy yielded 16 and 15 runs respectively as Dube led CSK’s fightback.
Narine and Chakravarthy did the injury in the course of the innings earlier than Dube and Jadeja launched a fightback.
After a fast begin, Chakravarthy broke by means of for KKR, getting Ruturaj Gaikwad (17, 13 balls, 2×4) to edge one to Arora within the fourth over as CSK raced away to 31 within the fourth over.
Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane maintained the tempo of scoring, regardless of not going bang-bang, and scored 52 runs within the first six overs.
While Conway continued his good kind and located the boundary every time the bowlers erred in line and size, Rahane’s new-found confidence in T20s got here to the fore as he smacked Harshit Rane for six within the fifth over.
Conway earned a reprieve when he acquired a LBW choice overturned by way of DRS after being adjudged out off Chakravarthy.
Rahane fell making an attempt to power the tempo, unable to clear the boundary off Chakravarthy.
Conway top-edged a pull to Rinku Singh within the deep off Thakur after making 30.
Ambati Rayudu’s poor season continued as he fell for simply 4 to give Narine his first wicket.
The West Indian spinner then castled a struggling Moeen Ali (1) to cut back CSK to 72 for five within the eleventh over.
