IPL Highlights, KKR vs CSK IPL Score: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja Guide Chennai Super Kings To 5-Wicket Victory Over Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings: KKR scored 161/8 in 20 overs.
- Ankit Pattnaik
- Updated:April 14, 2019 08:10 PM IST
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chasing 162 runs, CSK were off to a confident start as Faf du Plessis hit a quickfire 24 off 16 balls. The other opener, Shane Watson (6) failed to contribute much as he was dismissed by Harry Gurney in the fourth over. Suresh Raina then joined Du Plessis. But Sunil Narine castled the South African captain for 24. Ambati Rayudu (5) and Kedar Jadhav (20) failed to add much to the total and CSK were seen struggling at 81/4 in 11.1 overs. MS Dhoni failed to get going as he was dismissed for 16 by Narine. However, Ravindra Jadeja and Raina put together unbeaten 41 runs for the sixth-wicket as CSK coasted to victory with two balls to spare. Raina remained unbeaten on 58 (7 fours, 1 six). He notched up his 36th IPL fifty. On the other hand, Jadeja remained unbeaten on 31 off just 17 balls. His innings included 5 fours. With this win, CSK remain on top of the points table with 7 wins from 8 matches (14 points). Earlier, KKR posted 161/8 in 20 overs. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Updates between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- 19:46 (IST)Thank you for joining usThis brings an end to a thrilling contest between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata. Thank you for joining us for the live coverage of match 29 of IPL 2019.
- 19:40 (IST)CSK win!Chennai Super Kings win by 5 wickets.
Another win under the belt for the @ChennaiIPL. Raina and Jadeja see them over the line as the visitors win by 5 wickets pic.twitter.com/QOMt5nVHr4
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019 - 19:39 (IST)2 runs needed from 3 balls now.
- 19:39 (IST)FOUR!Jadeja plays it late and opens the face of the bat in the third man region. He has now 4 boundaries in a row. CSK now need 4 runs to win from 5 balls.
- 19:37 (IST)Piyush Chawla will be bowling the final over.
- 19:37 (IST)After 19 overs16 runs were scored in Gurney's over. CSK are 154/5. They need 8 runs to win from 6 balls.
- 19:35 (IST)FOUR!Jadeja hits hat-trick of boundaries as he gets his 4th boundary in the deep backward square leg region.
- 19:34 (IST)FOUR!Back-to-back boundaries for Jadeja. He gets a leading edge in the deep backward point region.
- 19:34 (IST)CSK need 19 runs from 10 balls.
- 19:33 (IST)FOUR!Jadeja hits the ball straight down the ground.
- 19:33 (IST)Harry Gurney will be bowling the 19th over; his final over.
- 19:31 (IST)8 runs were scored in Sunil Narine's over. CSK need 24 runs to win in 12 balls.
- 19:30 (IST)FOUR!Raina clears his front leg and gets a boundary between deep mid-wicket and long-on.
- 19:28 (IST)3 overs to go!CSK are 130/5. They need 32 runs to win from 18 balls.
- 19:27 (IST)Wide!Krishna bowls one down the leg-side.
- 19:27 (IST)FOUR!Jadeja drives the ball towards long-off to get his 1st boundary.
- 19:23 (IST)FIFTY!Suresh Raina brings up his 36th IPL half-century.
A well-poised half-century from @ImRaina. @ChennaiIPL oncourse the chase here at Eden Gardens pic.twitter.com/tJLFkLd49C
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2019 - 19:23 (IST)Prasidh Krishna will be bowling the 17th over.
- 19:22 (IST)After 16 oversCSK are 121/5. They need 41 runs to win in 24 balls.
- 19:21 (IST)Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman at the crease.
- 19:20 (IST)WICKET! LBW!Narine strikes! He traps MS Dhoni in front of the wicket. Dhoni went for the review. Replay shows that the ball was "hitting" the leg stump.
- 19:17 (IST)Sunil Narine will be bowling the 16th over.
- 19:15 (IST)15 overs have been bowled. CSK are 120/4. They need 42 runs to win from 30 balls.
- 19:14 (IST)FOUR!Raina gets his 6th boundary in the fine leg region.
- 19:11 (IST)Harry Gurney has been brought into the attack by Dinesh Karthik.
- 19:08 (IST)Time out!CSK are 109/4 after 14 overs. They need 53 runs to win in 36 balls. Raina is batting on 40 whereas Dhoni is unbeaten on 13. The Raina-Dhoni pair has added an unbeaten 28 runs for the 5th wicket.
- 19:07 (IST)SIX!Raina hits the ball straight down the ground and gets his 1st maximum.
- 19:06 (IST)FOUR!Raina opens the face of the bat and gets his 5th boundary in the third man region.
- 19:04 (IST)13 overs have been bowled. CSK are 96/4. Raina is batting on 28 whereas Dhoni is unbeaten on 12.
- 19:02 (IST)SIX!Dhoni hits his 1st maximum over long-on.
- 19:01 (IST)Piyush Chawla gave away just 2 runs and took the wicket of Jadhav.
- 18:59 (IST)After 12 oversCSK are 83/4. They need 79 runs to win in 48 balls.
- 18:56 (IST)MS Dhoni comes in to bat at number 6.
- 18:54 (IST)WICKET! LBW!Chawla strikes again! He traps Jadhav in front of the wicket. CSK are 81/4 in 11.1 overs.
- 18:53 (IST)After 11 oversCSK are 81/3.
- 18:53 (IST)FOUR!Jadhav gets his 3rd boundary as he clears the ball between long-on and deep mid-wicket.
- 18:51 (IST)SIX!Jadhav hits his 1st maximum. He clears the ball in the deep mid-wicket region.
- 18:50 (IST)Halfway!Chennai Super Kings are 70/3 after 10 overs.
- 18:49 (IST)FOUR!Back-to-back boundaries for Jadhav. He opens the face of the bat quite late towards third man.
- 18:48 (IST)FOUR!Jadhav goes inside-out towards the deep extra cover region.