Tags: Indian T20 League 2023,
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 61st Match at Chennai, May 14, 2023,
Chennai XI,
Kolkata XI
Printed on: Could 15, 2023
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) by six wickets in match quantity 61 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, Could 14. Bowling first after shedding the toss, KKR did a superb job of proscribing Chennai to 144/6. Kolkata chased down the goal in 18.3 overs. With the win, KKR stored their faint hopes of qualification for playoffs alive.
Batting first, Ruturaj Gaikwad was out for 17, whereas Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed for 16. Each batters fell to Varun Chakaravarthy. Devon Conway scored 30 off 28, however was dismissed by Shardul Thakur. Sunil Narine then joined the wicket-taking act by cleansing up Ambati Rayudu (4) and Moeen Ali (1).
Shivam Dube (48 not out off 34) and Ravindra Jadeja (20 off 24) added 68 for the sixth wicket. The stand was broken when Vaibhav Arora dismissed Jadeja. Narine impressed with 2/15, whereas Chakaravarthy ended with figures of two/36. Thakur additionally impressed with 1/15 from three overs.
Within the chase, Deepak Chahar dismissed KKR’s prime three. The CSK pacer bought the wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1), Venkatesh Iyer (9) and Jason Roy (12) to cut back KKR to 33/3 within the fifth over. Nonetheless, Nitish Rana (57 not out off 44) and Rinku Singh (54 off 43) added 99 runs for the fourth wicket. The stand confirmed a straightforward win for KKR, though Rinku was run out by Moeen earlier than KKR might get previous the end line.
Talking after the defeat, CSK skipper MS Dhoni mentioned, “A kind of days whenever you win the toss and bat first and the second the primary ball was bowled within the second innings, you understand it’s a 180 wicket. Batting first, I do not suppose we might have gotten wherever near 180. I believe the dew made an enormous distinction.”
He continued, “When you evaluate the primary innings to the second innings, there was much more buy for the spinners within the first innings and that is what actually bought to us, Each time there isn’t any certainty about dew that’s when the choice (toss) turns into barely tough. And as I mentioned, you win the toss and also you bowl first and also you understand there isn’t any dew within the second innings, chasing 150 in opposition to their spinners might have been powerful too.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
