Thanks to the win KKR move to third spot on the points table. CSK are struguling at fifth. This concludes the covergae of this match. Thank you for joining us. Rejoin us tomorrow for the match between SRH and KXIP. For now it is good night!
Rahul Tripathi: Something like a dream come true for me. Was prepared for both the roles. Thought the ball was coming nicely, so I thought we should keep up the scoreboard which is why those shots came out, nothing special. It's a journey. Have loved this journey. Coming to KKR is special. Performing in front of Shahrukh sir is very special. It's a dream come true.
Player of the Match
KKR's Rahul Tripathi is the Player of the Match. Opening the batting for KKR for the first time this season, he scored 81 from 51 balls hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Dinesh Karthik: There are some key players for every time. Narine is one for us. Least we can do is back him. 2-3 poor games, doesn't matter. Good to see Tripathi do the job at the top. Good thing about Russ is he's very versatile. He can bat slightly up, slightly down. Our batting is very fluid. I started at three, today I batted at seven. The way those guys batted at the start, they batted very well. Back end I've a lot of trust in Sunil and Varun, paid off.
MS Dhoni: In the middle overs there was a phase where they bowled 2-3 good overs. If we batted better, and didn't lose 2-3 wickets in a row,. We should've been careful in the first 5-6 overs. Curran was really good with the ball, and I think we did well in general with the ball, but the batsmen let the bowlers down today. Rotation of strike was important, but I think there were hardly any boundaries in the final few overs, so we need to be innovative at the end when they are continuously hitting a back of a length. That's where we need to adapt better with the bat and I don't think we did that. a
Result
KKR win by 10 runs
CSK 157/5 after 20 overs.
Russell to bowl the last over. Jadhav is on strike.
19.1 Fuller delivery and Jadhav punches the ball to off side.
19.2 Short ball and Jadhav goes for wild swing but misses.
19.3 Fuller delivery and Jadhav plays the ball through cover for a single.
19.4 SIX! Short delivery outside off stump. Jadeja cuts the ball over point for a maximum.
19.5 FOUR! Short ball on middle stump. Jadeja pulls to send the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.
19.6 FOUR! Low full toss and Jadeja hammers the ball through off side for a boundary.
CSK 142/5 after 19 overs.
Narine to bowl his last over. Jadeja is on strike.
18.1 Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Jadeja plays the ball down to long off for a single.
18.2 FOUR! Short ball and Jadhav hammers the ball down to deep midwicket for a boundary.
18.3 Full and flat delivery. Jadhav goes for wild swing but misses.
18,4 Fuller delivery and Jadhav plays the ball down to backward square leg for a single.
18.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Jadeja cuts the ball over the fielder at backward point for a boundary.
18.6 Full and flat delivery which hits the pads.
CSK 132/5 after 18 overs.
Russell to bowl. Curran is on strike.
17.1 WICKET! Sam Curran c Morgan b Russell 17(11)
Short ball outside off stump. Curran hits the ball straight to the fielder at extra cover.
Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman.
17.2 Short ball and Jaedja plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
17.3 Short ball. Jadhav goes for pull but misses.
17.4 Another short ball. Jadhav goes for hook but misses.
17.5 Short ball and Jadhav plays the ball to leg side for a single.
17.6 Good length delivery and Jadeja hits the ball down to long on for a single.
CSK 129/4 after 17 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Curran is on strike.
16.1 Good length delivery and Curran pushes the ball to cover for a single.
16.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Dhoni hammers the ball through extra cover for a bounadry.
16.3 WICKET! Dhoni b Chakravarthy 11(12)
Fuller delivery fired on the pads. Dhoni goes for big swing. He misses and the ball hits the stumps.
Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman.
16.4 Fuller delivery and Jadhav blocks the ball.
16.5 Fuller delivery and Jadhav plays the ball just round the corner.
16.6 Short ball and Jadhav plays the ball to short third man.
CSK 124/3 after 16 overs.
Narine to bowl. Dhoni is on strike.
15.1 1 Leg Bye! Short delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. Dhoni takes a single.
15.2 Fuller delivery and Curran plays the ball to long on for a single.
15.3 Good length delivery and Dhoni plays the ball for a single.
15.4 SIX! Fuller delivey and Curran dances down the track to loft the ball over long off for a maximum.
15.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Curran drives the ball through cover for a boundary.
15.6 Short ball and Curran plays the ball to leg side for a single.
CSK 110/3 after 15 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Curran is on strike.
14.1 Short delivery and Curran gets a leading edge. The ball goes to off side.
14.2 Short delivery and Curran pushes the ball to cover for a single.
14.3 Short delivery and Dhoni cuts the ball to point.
14.4 Short delivery and Dhoni pulls the ball to backward square leg for 2 runs.
14.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhoni cuts the ball through backward point for 2 runs.
14.6 Fuller delivery and Dhoni hammers the ball down the ground for a single.
CSK 104/3 after 14 overs.
Narine to bowl. Watson is on strike.
13.1 WICKET! Watson lbw b Narine 50(40)
Full and flat delivery. Watson goes for sweep. The ball raps on the pads. There is appeal for LBW and the umpire gives that as OUT. Watson reviews. The replay shows that the ball is cliping the leg stump. Watson has to go back.
Sam Curran is the new batsman.
13.2 Short ball and Curran pushes the ball to leg side.
13.3 Short ball and Curran works the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
13.4 Fuller delivery and Curran plays the ball to long off for a single.
13.5 Short delivery and Dhoni pushes the ball to cover.
13.6 Short delivery and Dhoni plays the ball to cover.
CSK 101/2 after 13 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
12.1 WICKET! Rayudu c Shubman Gill b K Nagarkoti 30(27)
Good length delivery. Rayudu swings his bat and hits the ball straight down the throat of Shubhman Gill at long on.
MS Dhoni is the new batsman.
12.2 Short delivery on middle stump. Dhoni goes for pull but misses.
12.3 Short delivery and Dhoni plays the ball down to third man for a single.
12.4 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Watson goes on the backfoot to block the ball.
12.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson pushes the ball and Nagarkoti stops the ball in his bowling stride.
12.6 Fuller delivery and Watson plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
CSK 99/1 after 12 overs.
Sunil Narine to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery and Rayudu pushes the ball back to the bowler.
11.2 Good length delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to midwicket for 2 runs.
11.3 Fuller delivery and Rayudu pushes the ball back to Narine.
11.4 Short ball and Rayudu cuts the ball for a single.
11.5 Short ball and Watson pushes the ball to long on for a single.
11.6 Short delivery and Rayudu pulls the ball to leg side for a single.
CSK 94/1 after 11 overs.
Cummuins to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
10.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rayudu blocks the ball.
10.2 Good length delivery outside off. Rayudu pushes the ball to cover.
10.3 Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Rayudu plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.
10.4 Short delivery on middle stump. Watson goes on the backfoot to block the ball. The ball goes to off side as Watson gets a single.
10.5 Fuller delivery. Rayudu pushes the ball to mid off for a single.
10.5 WIDE! Short ball too high going over Watson's head.
10.6 Good length delivery on off stump. Watson works the ball to backward point.
CSK 90/1 after 10 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl. Watson is on strike.
9.1 Short delivery on leg stump. Watson makes room and plays the ball to cover for a single.
9.2 Short delivery on middle stump. Rayudu plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.3 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Watson pulls to send the ball down to deep midwicket for a boundary.
9.4 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. Watson plays the ball down to long on for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. Rayudu plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson makes room and hammers the ball over extra cover for a boundary.
CSK 78/1 after 9 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Watson is on strike.
8.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Watson goes on one knee and flicks the ball to send it down to fine leh for a boundary.
8.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
8.3 Fuller delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to leg side for a single.
8.4 Short delivery and Watson pulls for a single.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to off side for a single.
8.6 Short delivery and Watson pulls the ball to send it to deep square leg for a single.
CSK 69/1 after 8 overs.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti to bowl. Watson is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson plays the ball down to third man for a single.
7.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu drives the ball to cover.
7.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu comes down the track and smacks the ball over extra cover for a boundary.
7.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Rayudu blocks the ball.
7.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rayudu goes on the backfoot to block the ball. The ball takes the leading edge of the bat and goes past a diving fielder at point. Rayudu takes a single.
7.6 Short deliverey and Watson pulls for a single.
CSK 62/1 after 7 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
6.1 Short delivery on middle stump. Rayudu pushes the ball down to long on for a single.
6.2 Short delivery and Watson psuhes the ball to cover.
6.3 Short delivery and Watson pulls the ball to square leg for a single.
6.4 Short delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.5 Short balll and Watson pulls to send the ball down to backward square leg for a single.
6.6 FOUR! Short ball and Rayudu pulls the ball to send it to deep midwicket for a boundary.
CSK 54/1 after 6 overs.
Mavi continues to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
5.1 Short delivery on middle stump. Rayudu plays the ball to leg side for a single.
5.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on leg stump. Watson plays the ball going on backfoot down to fineleg for a boundary.
5.3 SIX! Short ball on middle stump. Watson goes on the backfoot to pull the ball over backward squareleg for a maximum.
5.4 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Watson works the ball to leg side.
5.5 Short delivery on off stump. Watson cuts the ball to send it down to thirdman for a single.
5.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Rayudu blocks the ball and takes a single.
CSK 41/1 after 5 overs.
Cummins continues. Watson is on strike.
4.1 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Watson blokcks the ball.
4.2 Fuller delivery on stumps. Watson plays the ball to mid on for a single.
4.2 WIDE! Short delivery going down leg side.
4.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu plays the ball with soft hands. The ball goes past first slip down to third man for a boundary.
4.4 Fuller delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
4.5 Short delivery on middle stump. Watson pulls the ball to send it down to backward square leg for a single.
4.6 1 Leg Bye! Short delivery and the ball hits the pads. The ball goes to leg side as the batsman takes a single.
CSK 32/1 after 4 overs.
Mavi continues to bowl. Watson is on strike.
3.1 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. Watson presents full face of his bat to block the ball.
3.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson guides the ball down to third man for a boundary.
3.3 Short delivery on leg stump. Watson goes on the backfoot to play the ball to off side. Watson and du Plessis take a single.
3.4 WICKET! du Plessis c Karthik b Shivam Mavi 17(10)
Short delivery outside off stump. Needless shot from du Plessis. He chases a wide delivery and goes for wild swing. The ball takes a thick outside edge and goes to Dinesh Karthik.
Ambati Rayudyu is the new batsman.
3.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Rayudu plays the ball to leg side for a single.
3.6 Short delivery and Waton pulls to send the ball to square leg for a single.
CSK 23/0 after 3 overs.
Cummins continues. Watson is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Watson blocks.
2.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and hits the pads.
2.3 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. Watson changes ends for a single.
2.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. du Plessis pushes the ball through extra cover for 2 runs.
2.5 FOUR! Short delivery and du Plessis pulls the ball to send to backward square leg for a boundary.
2.6 Good length delivery. The ball comes back in and hits the thigh pads.
CSK 18/0 after 2 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl. du Plessis is on strike.
1.1 Short ball and du Plessis plays the ball to mid off for a single.
1.2 Short ball on middle stump. du Plessis cuts the ball through point for a run.
1.3 Short ball on middle stump. du Plessis plays the ball to mid off for another single.
1.4 Short ball on middle stump. Watson pulls the ball to send it to deep midwicket for a single.
1.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. du Plessis smashes the ball over mid off for a boundary.
1.6 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. du Plessis whips the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
CSK 6/0 after 1 over.
Pat Cummins to bowl the first over for KKR. Shane Watson is on strike.
0.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Watson leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.2 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Watson plays the ball to the fielder at mid on.
0.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. The ball takes the outside edge and goes down to third man. Watson takes a single.
0.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. The ball nips back in and hits the pads of du Plessis. A loud appeal for LBW but teh umpire turns the down the appeal.
0.5 Short delivery and du Plessis cuts the ball to point for a single.
0.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson drives the ball through cover for a boundary.
CSK's chase is about to begin. KKR players are in a huddle with Dinesh Karthik inspiring his men. Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson walk out to the middle.
KKR 167 all-out after 20 overs.
Bravo to bowl the last over. Nagarkoti is on strike.
19.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Nagarkoti moves across to paddle sweep the ball but misses.
19.1 WIDE! Short ball which flies over the batsman's head.
19.2 WICKET! K Nagarkoti c du Plessis b Dwayne Bravo 0(2)
Short ball on off stump. Nagarkoti plays a poor shot. The ball flies to Faf du Plessis at mid off.
Mavi is the new batsman. Cummins is on strike.
19.3 Fuller delivery and Cummins plays the ball to long on for 2 runs.
19.4 Low full toss outside off stump. Cummins plays the ball to long off for a single.
19.5 WICKET! Shivam Mavi c Dhoni b Dwayne Bravo 0(1)
What a stunning catch by Dhoni! Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Mavi goes for wild swing. The ball takes thick outside edge of the bat and flies to Dhoni. Dhoni misses the catch on first chance but he puts in a dive to take the catch in the second chance.
Varun Chakravarthy is the new batsman.
19.6 WICKET! Chakravarthy run out (Jadeja/Dhoni) 1(1)
Fuller dleivery and Chakravarthy plays the ball to leg side. He completes the first run and is darting for the secon run. But the thrown from the deep is accurate. Dhoni collects the ball and dismantles the bails.Chakravarthy is short of his crease.
KKR 162/7 after 19 overs.
Curran to bowl. Karthik is on strike.
18.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Karthik shuffles across and paddle sweeps the ball. Dhoni puts in adive to stop the ball. But Karthik gets a single.
18.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Cummins pushes the ball to off side for 2 runs.
18.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Cummins hits the ball down to third man for a single.
18.4 Wide yorker. Karthik moves across to play the ball to leg side but misses.
18.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Karthik shuffles across and smacks the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
18.6 WICKET! Karthik c SN Thakur b Sam Curran 12(11)
Short ball outside off stump. Karthik cuts the ball and it flies straight to Shardul Thakur at third man.
KKR 144/6 after 18 overs.
Thakur to bowl. Karthik is on strike.
17.1 Full and straight delivery. Karthik works ball to leg side for a single.
17.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Cummins nicks the ball to send it down to third man for a single.
17.3 Short delivery on middle stump. Karthik pulls the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
17.3 WIDE! Poor ball by Thakur as he bowls down the leg side.
17.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Cummins pulls to send the ball past the deep midwicket boundary.
17.5 Short ball outside off stump. Cummins goes for wild swing but misse.
17.6 SIX! Fuller delivery and Cummins swings.The ball clears long on with ease.
KKR 140/6 after 17 overs.
Bravo to bowl. Karthik is on strike.
16.1 Short delivery fired on middle stump. The ball hits high on Karthik's thighs.
16.2 Short delivery on middle stump. Karthik plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
16.3 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi cuts the ball through point for a boundary.
16.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi drives the ball to extra cover for 2 runs.
16.5 WICKET! Tripathi c Watson b Dwayne Bravo 81(51)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tripathi jabs his bat onto the ball. The ball flies to Shane Watson who makes no mistake at short third man.
Pat Cummins is the new batsman.
16.6 Low full toss outside off stump. Pat Cummins drives the ball to off side.
KKR 133/5 after 16 overs.
Thakur to bowl. Russell is on strike.
15.1 Length delivery outside off. Russell plays the ball to cover.
15.2 WICKET! Russell c Dhoni b SN Thakur 2(4)
Back of the length delivery. Outside off stump. Russell goes for a big swing. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to MSD. He makes no mistake in completing an easy catch.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
15.3 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Karthik plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
15.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Karthik plays the ball to backward point for a single.
15.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi pokes his bat to play the ball down to third man for a single.
15.6 Short ball and Karthik plays the ball to leg side for a single.
KKR 128/4 after 15 overs.
Chahar to bowl. Tripathi is on srike. Andre Russell is on strrike.
14.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery drifting down leg. Tripathi flciks the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
14.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi hits the ball through cover for a single.
14.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Russell plays the ball to leg side for a single.
14.4 SIX! Fuller delivery drifting on the leg stump. Tripathi flicks the ball over fine leg for a maximum.
14.5 Short delivery and Tripathi pushes the ball to off side for a single.
14.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Russell pushes the ball to cover.
KKR 114/4 after 14 overs.
Curran to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
13.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
13.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Morgan plays the ball to long on for another single.
13.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi slogs the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
13.4 Short delivery on middle stump. Tripathi goes for slog again but misses.
13.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi pulls the ball to long on for a run.
13.6 WICKET! Morgan c Dhoni b Sam Curran 7(10)
Short delivery on middle stump. Morgan goes for pull. The ball takes the Morgan's gloves and goes into MSD's gloves.
KKR 109/3 after 13 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl his last over. Morgan is on strike.
12.1 Short delivery on middle stump. Morgan goes on the backfoot to play the ball to off side for a single.
12.2 Full and flat delivery. Tripathi comes down the track to play the ball. He misses. The ball goes to Dhoni and he dislodges the bails. The umpire asks the third umpire for stumping. The replay shows that the batsman is safe
12.3 Fullish delivery outside off stump. Tripathi slaps the ball through cover for a run.
12.4 Short delivery and Morgan plays the ball to cover for a single.
12.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi plays the ball to off side for a single.
12.6 Fuller delivery and the ball hits the pads.
KKR 105/3 after 12 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Eoin Morgan is on strike.
11.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Morgan drives the ball through cover for a boundary.
11.2 Good length delivery and Morgan blocks the ball.
11.3 Short delivery on middle stump. Morgan pulls out of his shot at the last second and lets the ball fly to the keeper.
11.4 2 Leg Byes! Short delivery outside off. The ball hits the pads and goes to thir man. Morgan takes 2 runs.
11.5 1 Leg Bye! Short delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to off side. Morgan takes a single.
11.6 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Tripahi blocks the ball.
KKR 98/3 after 11 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
10.1 Fuller delivery and Tripathi lifts the ball over the bowler's head and gets a single.
10.2 Tossed up delivery on middle stump. Narine works the ball to midwicket for a single.
10.3 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to off side for a single.
10.4 Fuller delivery and Narine sweeps the ball to square leg for a single.
10.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tripathi sweeps the ball to leg side for a single.
10.6 WICKET! Narine c du Plessis b Karn Sharma 17(9)
Fuller delivery and Narine sweeps the ball to send it to long on. Jadeja diving takes a stunning catch. He falls and his momentum is taking him to the boundary rope. But he gets rid of the ball and throws it to Faf du Plessis. du Plessis takes the catch.
KKR 93/2 after 10 overs.
Bravo to bowl. Narine is on strike.
9.1 Low full toss outside off stump. Narine plays the ball to long on for a single.
9.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi slaps the ball through cover for a boundary.
9.3 Slow full delivery on middle and leg stump. Tripathi plays the ball to long on for a single.
9.3 WIDE! Short delivery going down the leg side.
9.4 SIX! Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Narine swings his bat to send the ball flying over long off for a maxiumum.
9.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Narine drives the ball to send it down to third man for a boundary.
9.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Narine plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
KKR 74/2 after 9 overs.
Karn Sharma continues. Rana is on strike.
8.1 WICKET! Nitish Rana c Jadeja b Karn Sharma 9(10)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rana goes for big shot over long on. He has not timed his shot well. The ball hangs in the air for a while and Ravindra Jadeja at deep takes a comfortable catch.
Sunil Narine is the new batsman. Tripathi is on strike.
8.2 Fuller delivery and Tripathi blocks the ball.
8.3 Fuller delivery and Tripathi sweeps the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
8.4 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Narine works the ball to fine leg for a single.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball down to long on for a single.
8.6 Short delivery and Narine plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
KKR 70/1 after 8 overs.
Bravo to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to midwicket.
7.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi works the ball to backward square leg for 2 runs.
7.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi plays the ball to off side.
7.4 Slow full delivery outside off stump. Tripathi plays the ball through off side for 2 runs.
7.5 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Tripathi goes on the backfoot to push the ball to off side for a single.
7.6 Short delivery on middle and off stump. Rana plays the ball to leg side for a single.
KKR 64/1 after 7 overs.
Karan Sharma to bowl. Rana is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana plays the ball to leg side for a single
6.2 Short delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.3 Fuller delivery and Rana plays the ball to long on for a single.
6.4 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to long on for 2 runs.
6.5 Fuller delivery and Tripathi drives the ball to long off for 2 runs.
6.6 Fuller delivery and Tripathi drives the ball down the ground for a single.
KKR 52/1 after 6 overs.
Chahar to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
5.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi blocks the ball.
5.2 Short delivery on middle stump. Tripathi plays the ball to Shane Watson at short fine leg for a single.
5.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Rana drives the ball to cover for a single.
5.4 SIX! Beautiful shot from the bat of Tripathi. Slower delivery full outside off stump. Tripathi lifts the ball over extra cover to send it flying over the boundary rope for a maximum.
5.4 WIDE! Short delivery down the leg side.
5.5 Short delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to leg side for a single.
5.6 Short delivery on middle stump. Rana works the ball to third man for a single.
KKR 41/1 after 5 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Gill is on strike.
4.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill pushes the ball to cover.
4.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Thakur as he bowls down the leg side.
4.2 WICKET! Shubman Gill c Dhoni b SN Thakur 11(12)
Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill goes for swing. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and an easy catch for MS Dhoni.
Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
4.3 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana blocks the ball.
4.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Ranan flashes his blade hard to send the ball down to vacant third man region for a boundary.
4.5 Good length delivery on middle stump. Rana pushes the ball to cover.
4.6 Short delivery and Rana ducks to let the ball fly to the keeper.
KKR 36/0 after 4 overs.
Curran continues. On strike is Gill.
3.1 Length delivery and Gill plays the ball for a single.
3.2 FOUR! Short delivery on leg stump. Tripathi helps the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
3.3 Fuller delivery and Tripathi pushes the ball to cover for a single.
3.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill drives the ball to cover for a single.
3.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tripathi goes for a drive but misses.
3.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Tripathi drives the ball over mid off for a boundary.
KKR 25/0 after 3 overs.
Chahar continues. Gill is on strike.
2.1 Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Gill works the ball to leg side for a single.
2.2 Short delivery on middle stump. Tripathi plays the ball to off side and takes a risky single.
2.3 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Gill hooks the ball to send the ball over short midwicket for a boundary.
2.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to mid on and takes a single.
2.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi plays the ball over midwicket. Shardul Thakur gives the ball a good chase to save the boundary but he is touch with the boundary rope when he tries to push the ball back.
2.6 FOUR! Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Tripathi pulls the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
KKR 10/0 after 2 over.
Sam Curran gets to bowl from the other end. Gill is on strike.
1.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill punches the ball but the ball hits the stumps and goes to off side.
1.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill pushes the ball to mid off and takes a single.
1.3 Good length delivery on leg stump. Tripathi blocks the ball.
1.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Tripathi presents the full face of his bat to block the ball.
1.5 1 Leg Bye! Short delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. The batsman takes a single.
1.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to off side.
KKR 7/0 after 1 over.
Deepak Chahar as always to bowl the first over for CSK. On strike is Rahul Tripathi.
0.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Chahar to get the match underway. Full and down the leg side.
0.1 FOUR! First boundary of the match. Fuller delivery on leg stump. Tripathi works the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.
0.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Tripathi drives the ball to the man at extra-cover.
0.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Tripathi works the ball down to third man for a single.
0.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Gill plays the ball to off side.
0.5 Short delivery on middle stump. Gill pushes the ball to mid off and darts down to the other end for a single.
0.6 Short delivery outside off stump. Tripathi leaves the ball for the keeper.
The two umpires walk to the middle. MS Dhoni and his men are in a huddle with Dhoni inspiring his troop. And outcome KKR openers. There is a change in the KKR batting order. As expected Sunil Narine has been pushed down the batting order. Giving Shubhman Gill company is Rahul Tripathi.
Live action begins shortly!
KKR Playing XI
Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
CSK Playing XI
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
MS Dhoni: We've been chasing all this while anyway. We've had a few bad games and a few good ones, but we're ready to do anything. As the tournament progresses, you adapt to new questions and that is what happened in the last game. He openers' approach was great to see. We have one change - Karn Sharma instead of Piyush Chawla.
Dinesh Karthik: We'll bat first. In the last two games when we batted first we did a good job. We have gone back and see what we can do. We're playing the same XI.
Toss
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik wins the toss and opts to bat.
Pitch Report
Good hard track on offer. The pitch has plenty of runs in store for the batsmen. Win the toss and opt to bat first should be the mantra for the captains.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Every evening before the start of the match Deccan Herald brings to you the Deccan Herald's Dream XI. The team comprises of the best XI players from the two team. This team could be your guide to pick the best players for your IPL fantasy teams. And this is our team for the evening. Which of these players have you picked for your IPL fantasy games?
Faf du Plessis, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Andre Russell, Sam Curran, Pat Cummins, Deepak Chahar, Shivam Mavi, Piyush Chawla, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact player for CSK
Faf du Plessis: He has struck three fifties so far and has scored the runs at an average of 94.00. If there's a 'Mr. Reliable' at CSK who can occupy the crease and change gears at will, du Plessis is that batsman.
Impact player for KKR
Andre Russell: He was KKR’s star performer last season. He hasn’t found his groove yet this year but he's only an innings away from reaching his best. He has been among the wickets and that should help his confidence. CSK should handle Russell carefuly
CSK Threats:The win against KXIP would have silenced some critics. However, a loss in this match would again show inconsistency and that the team haven't been able to click together this year. CSK would want to clock some back-to-back wins.
CSK Opportunities:Shane Watson made a welcome return to form and he should capitalise on this phase. The opening partnership is vital for CSK's success.
CSK Weaknesses: The batting is still a concern for CSK. Although they mauled KXIP by 10 wickets in their last fixture, their frail batting has been exposed in previous matches. CSK need to mark out batting positions for players while leaving room for flexiblity. They also need to experiment with their backup batsmen.
KKR Strengths:CSK’s bowling looks fairly settled. Piyush Chawla, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur have all been among the wickets. Chawla, Curran and Chahar have combined to grab 16 wickets.
The SWOT analysis for CSK
KKR Threats: KKR have a poor record against CSK. This could be the right time to change that history as CSK are weaker this year. Karthik needs to make the most of this match.
KKR Opportunity:KKR can try Tom Banton as an opener. Bringing in Banton can also give Dinesh Karthik a break from wicketkeeping. In 40 T20 matches that Banton has played so far, he has scored 1,093 runs at a strike rate of 154.16 with eight fifties and one hundred.
KKR Weaknesses:Sunil Narine's batting still seems to be a weak link. Experts and fans are asking questions about his role. Bowlers across the league have worked out how to get Narine out by countering his attacking strokes. His bowling is also becoming a liability right now.
KKR Strengths:The batting depth and flexibility are impressive. Against DC, they had a line-up in which the batsmen rotated as per the needs of the chase. Eoin Morgan came in at no. 6 with Pat Cummins at no. 7 and Rahul Tripathi at no. 8. This batting power can KKR hopes alive in any challenging chase. They also have a good mix of left and right hand batsman.
Last five matches (most recent first):
Kolkata Knight Riders: L-W-W-L-L
Chennai Super Kings: W-L-L-L-W
Two wins and three losses for both CSK and KKR in their last five matches.
Head to Head
Matches Played: 23
Kolkata Knight Riders: 8
Chennai Super Kings: 14
No Result: 1
Over the years CSK have enjoyed much success over KKR. Will KRR be able to get better of CSK tonight or will CSK continute its dominance over KKR?
KKR come into this fixture with a loss in their previous match against DC. CSK are high on confidence as after three successive defeats they were finally able to taste success against KXIP in their previous match.
KKR are foutth on the points table with 4 points from 4 matches. Their opponent for this evening, CSK are a spot below on fifth, with 4 points from 5 matches. The winner has a chance to move into top-3 with 6 points. Important match for both sides.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of match 21 of the 2020 Indian Premier League. Tonight Kolkata Knight Rider meet Chennai Super Kings at Sheik Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
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