Chennai Super Rulers stopped Kolkata Knight Riders' initial season strength on an old fashioned Chepauk surface. CSK got back from two losses out and about and were invited by a pitch that permitted them to put on an old fashioned turn stifle through Ravindra Jadeja, who picked 3 for 18 of every 4 overs. On a surface where the ball simply didn't go onto the bat, Mustafizur Rahman got back to recover the purple cap while Tushar Deshpande was compelling as well. Ruturaj Gaikwad then found the familiarity to his strokeplay that had evaded him in the initial four games.
KKR fly early as per usual
Kolkata Knight Riders have been one of the PowerPlay maximisers this season. So it didn't make any difference that Tushar Deshpande had Phil Salt gotten at point on the main wad of the game as Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi tossed their bats around. The principal over just gotten a run and only six fell off Mustafizur Rahman's over in the second, yet Narine pursued Deshpande in the 19-run third finished. Shardul Thakur got going his CSK get back with a loosener in the fourth over that Raghuvanshi hit for a four, and offered 11. The two players then hit a six each against Maheesh Theekshana. Indeed, even as Mustafizur bowled well to Narine in the 6th over for only six runs - 56/1 was the most costly PowerPlay surrendered by CSK at home this season.
Chepauk is a spinner's ally again
CSK had picked zero wickets by means of twist in the initial two home games this season. Ravindra Jadeja changed that in his first (and second finished) to limit KKR. Raghuvanshi hoped to remove him on straight and endeavored an opposite clear on the main ball, getting caught leg previously. In the equivalent over, Jadeja saw the rear of Narine with a full ball outside the off-stump that the left-hander went for a success. He wound up cutting the ball which went to Theekshana at long off.
It was one of those games where Ruturaj Gaikwad could bowl Jadeja out on the double. Jadeja picked another wicket - of Venkatesh Iyer, with a harmless half-tracker, and wrapped up with a spell of 3 for 18. The spell likewise elaborate 11 dabs.
CSK ruled the center overs with a twist stifle, as Rachin Ravindra sneaked in an over worth four runs as well. In the eleventh over, when Shreyas Iyer hit a four off Jadeja - it was the first in quite a while. KKR got lost after the PowerPlay, getting 53/4 in the following 10 overs.
CSK tame Russell at the death
Mustafizur ended up as the winner in the eighteenth over, with four dabs and only one four. One of the dabs was even a free hit conveyance. Deshpande went round the stumps to bowl with a comparable point to Mustafizur and pressed the off-side wall, yet Russell penetrated that for a four first ball. On the following, Deshpande went short and Russell arranged to clear the long-on wall however neglected to clear Daryl Mitchell. This was Deshpande's third wicket of the game. Mustafizur then, at that point, dumbfounded a superb last, picking two wickets and confining KKR to 137 for 9.
Ruturaj Gaikwad finds his timing once more
The new CSK commander disregarded his disappointing beginning to the season and tracked down his timing in the PowerPlay. He drove and slice through covers and highlight hit three fours of Anukul Roy prior to hitting a square drive off Vaibhav Arora, who excused Rachin Ravindra in his past finished. Gaikwad's whirlwind of limits took CSK to 52/1 of every 6 overs.
How was the rest of the chase?
Fairly straightforward.
Daryl Mitchell brought down Sunil Narine in his first finished however Varun Chakravarthy bowled three great overs for only 13 runs. Andre Russell likewise began well on the tacky surface, just for Ruturaj to turn pull him for a four in his first finished. Narine too returned rapidly from a 14-run first over to offer only 10 in his next two and excuse MItchell.
Gaikwad updated his drives coming and as often as possible his best score at the scene - 67* off 58. Shivam Dube in the interim, showed up and pulled Mitchell Starc for a four and afterward pummeled Varun Chakravarthy for two sixes to quick track CSK's success. Dube's excusal in the seventeenth over implied the Chepauk swarm got the main look at MS Dhoni batting at CSK's home ground. He came to the center with only 3 to get and owned it with his replacement in organization in the eighteenth over.
Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 137/9 of every 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 34; Ravindra Jadeja 3-18, Tushar Deshpande 3-33, Mustafizur Rahman 2-22) lost to Chennai Super Rulers 141/3 in 17.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 67*; Vaibhav Arora 2-28 ) by 7 wickets
What next?
CSK head to Mumbai to take in Hardik Pandya's group on Sunday (April 14). KKR get back where they have LSG in the day game on a similar date (April 14).
