KKR vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2023: Ajinkya Rahane Stars As CSK Beat KKR For 3rd Consecutive Win, Go Table Top
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KKR vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2023: Chasing 236 runs at Eden Gardens, KKR were restricted to 186 for 8. Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane hit 71 off 29 balls while Shivam Dube scored 51 off 20 as CSK posted 233 for 4 in 20 overs.
KKR vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2023: KKR vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs in match number 33 of IPL 2023 on Sunday. Chasing 236 runs at Eden Gardens, KKR were restricted to 186 for 8. Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane hit unbeaten 71 off 29 balls while Shivam Dube scored 51 off 20 as CSK posted 233 for 4 in 20 overs. Devon Conway also contributed with his 56-run knock. Kulwant Khejroliya scalped 2 wickets but leaked 44 runs in his quota of four overs. KKR skipper Nitish Rana had won the toss and opted to bowl first. The win on Sunday helped CSK take the top spot in IPL 2023 table with 10 points to their credit.
Here are the Highlights of KKR vs CSK, IPL 2023 match, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata:
Chennai Super Kings have won the game by 49 runs. It is their third consecutive win in the ongoing edition. With the win, they also go to the table top with 10 points to their credit from 7 matches.
Andre Russell is gone! Matheesha Pathirana gets his first wicket in the game. A total of 8 runs came off Pathirana's third over. Kolkata Knight Riders need 72 runs in 18 balls.
Tushar Deshpande bowls one in the slot to Andre Russell and the ball goes over the fence for a six. 19 runs came off the over. Kolkata Knight Riders need 80 runs in 24 balls.
Jason Roy raced to his half-century with a four. He got there in 19 balls. This is turning out to be a sensational knock from the right-handed batter. Kolkata Knight Riders need 109 runs in 36 balls.
A slog sweep from Rinku Singh for a six. Kolkata Knight Riders need 117 runs in 42 balls. The asking rate is close to 17 for KKR. It seems CSK's game to lose from here. Or is it too early to pass a verdict?
What is happening?! Tushar Despande introduced into the attack and he has struck too! A wayward shot from N Jagadeesan and Ravindra Jadeja completed a brilliant catch to hand CSK their second wicket. This has been impressive from MS Dhoni and Co. 1,4 overs gone and KKR are 3/2
Akash Singh's impact has been almost instant! He castles a struggling Sunil Narine and this is the perfect start for CSK. Venkatesh Iyer is here as KKR's impact player and after one over, the hosts are 1/1.
Akash Singh is the Impact Player for CSK and he will bowl the first over. For KKR, N Jagadeesan and Sunil Narine will be the openers. Can KKR chase this steep total? Let's go!
A double comes from MS Dhoni's bat at the end and CSK have posted a mammoth total on the board. This is no way going to be easy for KKR. But considering the dew that might come later, they stand a chance to hunt it down.
Ajinkya Rahane dances down the track and hits the Varun Chakaravarthy delivery for six down the ground. Oh, another delivery and it also goes for a six. Rahane is not stopping, he has hit a four on the last ball. CSK got 19 runs off the over.
Ajinkya Rahane hit two sixes and a four to Umesh Yadav before handing the strike to Shivam Dube. The southpaw got an edge and that flew for a four before he took a single. 22 runs came off the over.
Shivam Dube got two flighted deliveries from Varun Chakaravarthy and hit both of them for sixes. While the first one went over the long-on fence, the second one fell right on the boundary rope. 14 runs came off the over and a wicket.
Varun Chakaravarthy has got the big fish! Devon Conway has hit his delivery right down the throat of long-off. The 36-run partnership between Rahane and Conway is broken and KKR will take a sigh of relief.
Suyash Sharma caught Ajinkya Rahane in front of the stumps with a leg-spinning delivery. Umpire was unconvinced and KKR went upstairs. The batter eventually got saved as the ball hitting the stumps was found to be on umpire's call.
7 runs came off Suyash Sharma's over after Sunil Narine bowled a 5-run over. KKR have bowled well in the past two overs but they need a breakthrough as it would not be possible to keep Devon Conway quiet for long.
A risky single and that sees Devon Conway racing to his half-century in 34 balls. Ajinkya Rahane then took a single off the last ball as CSK fetched 5 runs off the over.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been cleaned up by Suyash Sharma. A googly helps the leggie get better of Gaikwad. He could read his hands properly and came into an unsual position before the ball crashed on his stumps.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway have provided a superb start to CSK. The foundation for a big total has been laid by the two openers and CSK now need to continue the momentum.