<p>Unburdened by captaincy, Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed his first IPL fifty in nearly three years but Kolkata Knight Riders dished out a clinical bowling show to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 131/5 in the tournament lung-opener here on Saturday.</p>.<p>CSK crossed the 130-run mark thanks to Dhoni’s unbeaten 50 off 38 balls (7x4; 1x6) and skipper Ravindra Jadeja’s 26 not out off 28 balls (1x6). Dhoni's last IPL fifty was 84 not out versus Royal Challengers Bangalore on Apr 21, 2019.</p>.<p>Put into bat, CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (0) perished cheaply. after being caught by Nitish Rana in the slip cordon off pacer Umesh Yadav (2/20).</p>.<p>The typical Wankhede track, which had a good amount of bounce, did aid the KKR bowlers and they took maximum advantage.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2022-chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-live-steady-start-from-the-kkr-opening-batters-1094892.html"><strong>For latest updates on CSK vs KKR match, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Devon Conway (3) and Robin Uthappa (28 off 21 balls) then tried to revive the CSK innings but managed to add only 28 runs for the second wicket.</p>.<p>Conway, who was looking rusty, became Umesh Yadav’s second scalp.</p>.<p>Uthappa was brutal on Shivam Mavi, whom he hit for a boundary in the second over and followed it up by another boundary and a maximum in the fourth over. In between, he hammered Umesh for a six.</p>.<p>But his stay was cut short, stumped by Sheldon Jackson off Varun Chakravarthy (1/23) in the eighth over as CSK found themselves in a spot of bother at 49/3.</p>.<p>They further slipped to 52/4, as a horrible mix-up between Ambati Rayadu (15 off 17 balls) and Jadeja led to the former’s dismissal. After 10 overs, CSK were tottering at 57/4.</p>.<p>CSK lost half of their side for 61 after Shivam Dube (3) gave a sitter to Sunil Narine at short-midwicket off pacer Andre Russell.</p>.<p>Then, Jadeja and Dhoni added 70 runs for the sixth wicket to take CSK to a respectable total. The past and present captain duo initially played a barrage of dot balls but Dhoni hammered three boundaries in the 18th over, in which CSK amassed 14 runs.</p>.<p>Showing glimpses of his famous match-finishing prowess, Dhoni fetched a boundary and a six in the penultimate over, from which CSK got 15 runs.</p>.<p>The duo added 18 runs in the final over with Jadeja hitting a six off the final ball, as CSK added 74 runs in the final 10 overs. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Unburdened by captaincy, Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed his first IPL fifty in nearly three years but Kolkata Knight Riders dished out a clinical bowling show to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 131/5 in the tournament lung-opener here on Saturday.</p>.<p>CSK crossed the 130-run mark thanks to Dhoni’s unbeaten 50 off 38 balls (7x4; 1x6) and skipper Ravindra Jadeja’s 26 not out off 28 balls (1x6). Dhoni's last IPL fifty was 84 not out versus Royal Challengers Bangalore on Apr 21, 2019.</p>.<p>Put into bat, CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (0) perished cheaply. after being caught by Nitish Rana in the slip cordon off pacer Umesh Yadav (2/20).</p>.<p>The typical Wankhede track, which had a good amount of bounce, did aid the KKR bowlers and they took maximum advantage.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2022-chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-live-steady-start-from-the-kkr-opening-batters-1094892.html"><strong>For latest updates on CSK vs KKR match, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Devon Conway (3) and Robin Uthappa (28 off 21 balls) then tried to revive the CSK innings but managed to add only 28 runs for the second wicket.</p>.<p>Conway, who was looking rusty, became Umesh Yadav’s second scalp.</p>.<p>Uthappa was brutal on Shivam Mavi, whom he hit for a boundary in the second over and followed it up by another boundary and a maximum in the fourth over. In between, he hammered Umesh for a six.</p>.<p>But his stay was cut short, stumped by Sheldon Jackson off Varun Chakravarthy (1/23) in the eighth over as CSK found themselves in a spot of bother at 49/3.</p>.<p>They further slipped to 52/4, as a horrible mix-up between Ambati Rayadu (15 off 17 balls) and Jadeja led to the former’s dismissal. After 10 overs, CSK were tottering at 57/4.</p>.<p>CSK lost half of their side for 61 after Shivam Dube (3) gave a sitter to Sunil Narine at short-midwicket off pacer Andre Russell.</p>.<p>Then, Jadeja and Dhoni added 70 runs for the sixth wicket to take CSK to a respectable total. The past and present captain duo initially played a barrage of dot balls but Dhoni hammered three boundaries in the 18th over, in which CSK amassed 14 runs.</p>.<p>Showing glimpses of his famous match-finishing prowess, Dhoni fetched a boundary and a six in the penultimate over, from which CSK got 15 runs.</p>.<p>The duo added 18 runs in the final over with Jadeja hitting a six off the final ball, as CSK added 74 runs in the final 10 overs. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>