Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chasing 109 runs, CSK were given a brisk start by Shane Watson, who scored 17 off just 9 balls. His innings included 2 fours and 1 six. Suresh Raina then departed after scoring 14 off 13 balls (1 four, 1 six). Sunil Narine dismissed both Watson and Raina to put a halt to CSK's run chase. Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu then steadied CSK's run-chase as the duo stitched together a 46-run stand for the 3rd wicket. Rayudu was dismissed for 21 by Piyush Chawla. By then, it was too late for KKR to make a comeback in the game as a composed knock by Du Plessis (43 not out) and the finishing touches by Kedar Jadhav (8 not out, 1 four) took CSK home. With this win, the Dhoni-led side move to the top of the points table (5 wins, 10 points). Earlier, KKR scored a meagre 108/9 in 20 overs. Andre Russell brought up his 6th IPL fifty. He scored an unbeaten on 50 off 44.
IPL 2019 Highlights Updates Between Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, straight from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
- 23:35 (IST)Thank you for joining us
- 23:31 (IST)CSK win!Chennai Super Kings win by 7 wickets. They score 111/3 in 17.2 overs to complete an easy run-chase.
- 23:29 (IST)FOUR! Wide!Narine bowls a big wide down the leg-side. The ball gets an extra spin as Karthik fails to collect it.
- 23:27 (IST)Sunil Narine will be bowling the 18th over.
- 23:26 (IST)After 17 oversCSK are 105/3. They are one hit away from victory.
- 23:24 (IST)FOUR!Du Plessis guides the widish ball in its way to fine-leg. CSK now need 6 runs to win from 20 balls.
- 23:23 (IST)FOUR!Du Plessis smacks the low full toss towards deep extra cover.
- 23:23 (IST)No ball!Gurney has overstepped. Du Plessis will be facing the free hit delivery.
- 23:20 (IST)Harry Gurney will be bowling the 17th over.
- 23:14 (IST)After 15 oversCSK are 85/3. They need 24 runs to win from 30 balls.
- 23:13 (IST)FOUR!Jadhav goes inside-out and gets his first boundary in the deep extra cover region.
- 23:12 (IST)Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman at the crease.
- 23:12 (IST)WICKET!Piyush Chawla strikes! Ambati isn't lucky this time as he top-edges the ball and Nitish Rana takes an easy catch. Rayudu departs for 21. CSK are 81/3 in 14.4 overs.
- 23:11 (IST)Dropped!Ambati Rayudu was dropped on 20 by Prasidh Krishna at deep cover.
- 23:07 (IST)The pair of Du Plessis and Rayudu have now added 42 runs for the 3rd wicket.
- 23:06 (IST)Time out!Just 4 runs were scored from Kuldeep's over. CSK are 77/2 after 14 overs. They need 32 runs from 36 balls.
- 23:03 (IST)Kuldeep Yadav will be bowling his final over.
- 23:02 (IST)5 singles were taken in Piyush Chawla's over. CSK now need 36 runs to win from 42 balls.
- 23:00 (IST)Du Plessis and Rayudu have taken 3 singles in 3 balls so far in the 13th over.
- 22:56 (IST)After 12 oversCSK are 68/2. They need 41 runs to win from 48 balls.
- 22:54 (IST)Sunil Narine, who has picked both the wickets, is brought back into the attack.
- 22:53 (IST)CSK need 46 runs to win from 54 balls. Du Plessis is batting on 17 while Rayudu is unbeaten on 13.
- 22:51 (IST)FOUR!Du Plessis gets his 1st boundary in the deep mid-wicket region.
- 22:49 (IST)Kuldeep Yadav comes in to bowl the 11th over.
- 22:48 (IST)Halfway!CSK are 57/2 after 10 overs.
- 22:47 (IST)FOUR!Rayudu gets a boundary in the deep backward point region.
- 22:45 (IST)Du Plessis takes a single as CSK are 50/2 in 9.1 overs.
- 22:43 (IST)Harry Gurney has been brought into the attack by Karthik.
- 22:41 (IST)Time out!9 overs have been bowled. CSK are 49/2. They need 60 runs to win from 66 balls.
- 22:37 (IST)Chawla gave away 3 runs in the 8th over. CSK are 46/2.
- 22:35 (IST)Piyush Chawla has been brought back into the attack. He will be bowling the 8th over.
- 22:32 (IST)After 7 oversJust three singles were taken in Kuldeep's over. CSK are 43/2. They need 66 runs to win from 78 balls.
- 22:29 (IST)Kuldeep Yadav has been introduced into the attack by Karthik.
- 22:28 (IST)Young CSK fan!
- 22:27 (IST)End of the powerplayCSK are 40/2.
- 22:26 (IST)FOUR!Rayudu gets a boundary off the free hit delivery as he smacks the slower ball towards deep mid-wicket.
- 22:25 (IST)No ball!After bowling three dot balls, Krishna oversteps. Rayudu to face the free hit delivery.
- 22:23 (IST)Amabti Rayudu is the new batsman at the crease.
- 22:22 (IST)After 5 oversCSK are 35/2.
- 22:21 (IST)WICKET!Narine strikes! He takes a catch running backwards, towards the long-on boundary as Suresh Raina is dismissed.