IPL 2021 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings highlights: CSK prevail in a high-scoring thriller as KKR fall short by 18 runs

Match Synopsis: CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis punished KKR bowlers all around the park as both the batsmen notched fifties. Gaikwad hit 64 from 42 balls hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. du Plessis remained not out and finished with 95 from 60 balls hitting 9 fours and 4 sixes. In the end, CSK posted 220/3 in 20 overs. Deepak Chahar ripped apart KKR's top order as he picked four wickets to leave KKR stumbling in the chase. However, Dinesh Karthik hit 40 from 24 balls and Andre Russell hit a blistering 54 from 22 balls to revive KKR's chase. Pat Cummins then hit 66 from 34 balls to almost take KKR home but KKR fell short by 18 runs as they were bowled out on 202.

We had two very different matches in IPL today. Earlier, SRH beat PBKS in a low-scoring affair in Chennai then in the evening we had a high-scoring thriller between CSK and KKR in Mumbai with CSK edging out KKR by 18 runs. With the win SRH have moved to fifth on the points table. And CSK are at the top of the points table with 6 points from 4 games.

Tomorrow we have RCB taking on RR. Join us for the coverage of that match. For now it is time to say good-night!

Player of the Match

CSK's Faf du Plessis is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 95.

Faf du Plessis:This was the most fluent I've felt so far. Felt the previous game things started to get better. Tonight was another step. It's about the rhythm of the flow of the hands. Few games before this and even tonight spinners were the best bowlers. Even Jadeja bowled well for us. The ball just grips a bit. We thought the seamers from the other side we can catch up. Gaikwad is a fantastic young talent. Those first couple of balls you can feel on edge as a batter. Beautiful to see him trust the timing and the technique. For a small guy, he hits the ball a long way. been very lucky playing under MS for a long time. He knows what he's doing, a pleasure to play under him. Was dew tonight and then it was a proper batter's game. That's when Russell isat his dangerous when he's got nothing to lose.

MS Dhoni, CSL captain:Quite easy in a game like this. From the 16th over onwards the contest was between the fast bowler and the batsman. You can't do too much. I can't put a different field. It's about you vs me. The side that has one is a side that has executed slightly better. But if they would've had more wickets, could've been different. Have seen enough in cricket, always like to be humble. There's no good reason if you have scored, the opposition can't score. My lines to the players were that we have got good runs on the board but let's be humble. You don't want to take too many early wickets. Big hitters coming in, 200 runs, there's only one way they'll play. Not much you can do. The only option was Jadeja. It was turning, was a bit dry. The batting has been really good. Rutu is somebody who has shown his class in the last IPL. You always need to assess where he is mentally. Once when he was off guard, I just asked him how are you feeling today. When you put a question like that, you wait for the reactions, you see what's in his eyes. There was enough in his reactions to suggest he wasn't rattled.

Eoin Morgan, KKR captain:The pulse is quite high at the moment. What a hell of a game of cricket. Certainly from the position we were in after our powerplay, we probablydidn'tthink we'd get as close as we did. But Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik really did put a partnership together, once you do that taking advantage of the conditions here, it's very difficult to stop. A partnership going in that manner and then following that Pat Cummins the way he played really gave us every chance towards the end. Tremendous fight from our middle and lower order which is all you can ask for when you lose wickets upfront like that.

KKR 202 all-out after 19.1 overs

Thakur to bowl. Cummins is on strike

19.1 Thakur to Cummins, RUN OUT! Cummins hits the ball straight down the ground and takes the first run fast and calls Krishna for the second run but Krishna is slow in getting back to the bowler's end as the throw from deep is directly to Thakur and Thakur removes the bails

KKR 201/9 after 19 overs.

Curran to bowl.

18.1Curran to Cummins, dot, slow yorker on leg stump, Cummins blocks the ball.

18.2Curran to Cummins, SIX! Full ball on middle and leg, Cummins swings his bat and sends the ball over square-leg for a maximum!!!!

18.3Curran to Cummins, RUN OUT! Full toss on off stump, Cummins thumps the ball down the ground, Cummins takes the first run fast and calls Chakravarthy for the second run, butChakravarthy is slow andChakravarthy in run out at the non-striker's end.

Prasidh Krishna walks out to bat

18.4 Curranto Cummins, dot, full ball on middle stump, Cummins hits the ball down the ground but doesn't take a single.

18.5Curranto Cummins, 1 leg bye, slow good length ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and Cummins takes a single.

18.6Curranto Krishna, dot, full ball on off stump, Krishna hits the ball to backward point.

KKR 193/8 after 18 overs.

Thakur to bowl.

17.1Thakur to Cummins, 2 runs, full ball wide of off stump, Cummins hits the ball over extra-cover and gets a couple of runs to get to hits FIFTY!

17.2Thakur to Cummins, 2 runs, full ball wide of off stump, Cummins hammers the ball over cover and takes a couple of runs.

17.3Thakur to Cummins, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Cummins hits the ball through extra cover but does take a single.

17.4Thakur to Cummiuns, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Cummins hits the ball through cover but doesn't take a single.

17.4Thakur to Cummiuns, WIDE! Full ball wide of off stump

17.4Thakur to Cummiuns, WIDE! Full ball wide of off stump

17.4Thakur to Cummiuns, WIDE! Full ball wide of off stump

17.5Thakur to Cummins, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, Cummins edges and sends the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

17.6Thakur to Cummiuns, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Cummins hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

KKR 181/8 after 17 overs.

Ngidi to bowl.

16.1Ngidi to Nagarkoti, dot, full ball on off stump, Nagarkoti hits the ball back to Ngidi.

16.2Ngidi to Nagarkoti, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow fuller ball on off stump, Nagarkoti hits the ball straight into the hands of du Plessis at long-on.

Varun Chakravarthy walks out to ba.

16.3Ngidi to Cummins, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Cummins hits the ball through cover but doesn't take a single

16.4Ngidi to Cummins, FOUR BYES! Full ball wide of off stump, the ball beats Cummins and Dhoni and goes down to third man for a boundary.

16.5Ngidi to Cummins, 1 run, full ball, Cummins hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

16.6Ngidi to Chakravarthy, dot, length ball on off stump,Chakravarthy hits the ball through cover.

KKR 176/7 after 16 overs.

Curran to bowl.

15.1Curran to Cummins, 2 runs, fuller ball on off stump, Cummins hits the ball down to long-off for a couple of runs.

15.2Curran to Cummins, SIX! Full ball wide of off stump, Cummins hammers the ball over extra-cover for a maxium!!!!

15.3Curran to Cummins, SIX! Full ball on middle stump, Cummins swings and sends the ball over Curran's head for a maximum!!!!!

15.4Curran to Cummins, SIX! THREE IN THREE! Good length ball on middle and leg, this time Cummins blasts the ball over deep backward square-leg for a maximum!!!!!!

15.5Curran to Cummins, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Cummins swings his bat and powers the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.

15.6Curran to Cummins, SIX! Full ball on middle and leg, Cummins swings and sends the ball soaring over deep midwicket for a maximum!!!!!

KKR 146/7 after 15 overs.

Ngidi to bowl.

14.1Ngidi to Karthik, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Karthik hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

14.2Ngidi to Cummins, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Cummins powers the ball over long-on for a maximum!!!!!

14.3Ngidi to Cummins, dot, full and straight ball just outside the off stump, Cummins fails to bring the bat down in time and the ball rolls to Dhoni.

14.4Ngidi to Cummins, dot, slow ball on good length, Cummins goes for a pull but fails to hit and Dhoni stops the ball.

14.5Ngidi to Cummins, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Cummins hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

14.6Ngidi to Karthik, APPEAL FOR LBW and GIVEN! Slow low full toss on middle stump, Karthik is trapped in front of the wickets. Karthik reviews and the review shows that the ball is hitting the middle stump.

KKR 138/6 after 14 overs

Thakur to bowl.

13.1Thakur to Karthik, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Karthik plays the ball through cover for a single.

13.2Thakur to Cummins, 1 run, full toss wide of off stump, Cummins drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

13.3Thakur to Karthik, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Karthik hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

13.4Thakur to Cummins, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Cummins leaves the ball for the keeper.

13.5Thakur to Cummins, FOUR! Full toss on off stump, Cummins hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary.

13.6Thakur to Cummins, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Cummins thumps the ball through cover for a boundary.

KKR 123/6 after 12 overs

Curran to bowl.

11.1Curran to Karthik, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Karthik hits the ball through backward point for a single.

11.2Curran to Russell, BOWLED! WHAT A BALL FROM CURRAN TO GET RID OF RUSSELL!!!! Good length ball on leg stump, Russell is confused as he leaves the ball and the ball hits the leg stump.

Pat Cummins walks out to bat.

11.3Curran to Cummins, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Cummins taps the ball to cover for a single.

11.4Curran to Kartik, dot, slow fuller ball wide of off stump, Karthik fails to connect.

11.5Curran to Karthik, SIX! Short ball on middle stump, Karthik hooks and sends the ball over backward square-leg for a maxiumum!!!!

11.6Curran to Karthik, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Karthik flat bats the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

KKR 97/5 after 10 overs

Shardul Thakur to bowl.

9.1Thakur to Russell, SIX! Full delivery wide of off stump, Russell powers the ball over cover for a maximum!!!!

9.1Thakur to Russell WIDE! Short ball fired down the leg side.

9.1 Thakur to Russell WIDE! Full ball way outside the off stump.

9.2Thakur to Russell, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stum, Russell throws his bat, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and runs down to third-man for a boundary.

9.3Thakur to Russell, SIX! Slow short ball wide of off stump, Russell hammers the ball over cover for a maximum!!!

9.4Thakur to Russell, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Russell swings his bat but fails to connect.

9.5Thakur to Russell, dot, full and fast ball wide of off stump, Russell tries to get his bat on the ball but fails.

9.6Thakur to Russell, SIX! Short ball on off stump, Russell hammers the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!!!!

KKR 73/5 after 9 overs

Jadeja to bowl.

8.1 Jadeja to Russell, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Russell drives the ball to cover for a single.

8.2Jadeja to Karthik, dot, good length ball on off stump, Karthik gets a thick edge and the ball falls short of Raina at first slip.

8.3Jadeja to Karthik, FOUR! Short ball, Karthik rocks back and hammers the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

8.4Jadeja to Karthik, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Karthik drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

8.5Jadeja to Russell, dot,

8.6Jadeja to Russell, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Russell hits the ball down to mid-on for a single.

KKR 66/5 after 8 overs

Chahar to bowl.

7.1Chahar to Russell, SIX! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Russell makes room and clobbers the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!

7.2Chahar to Russell, SIX! 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Russell drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

7.3Chahar to Karthik, dot, slow good length ball on off stump, Karthik hits the ball to mid-wicket.

7.4Chahar to Karthik, dot, slow fuller ball on off stump, Karthik blocks the ball.

7.5Chahar to Karthik, SIX! Short ball on off stump, Karthik picks the length early and pulls to send the ball flying over deep backward square-leg for a maximum!!!

7.6Chahar to Karthik, dot, slow fuller ball on off stump, Karthik taps the ball to cover.

KKR 45/5 after 6 overs.

Ngidi to bowl.

5.1 Ngidi to Tripathi, no run, fuller ball on off stump, Tripathi hits the ball to cover.

5.2Ngidi to Tripathi, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good length ball on off stump, the ball jumps awkwardly on Tripathi, the batsman tries to drops his wrists but the ball kisses the gloves and goes to Dhoni.

Andre Russell walks out to bat.

5.3Ngidi to Russell, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Russell hits the ball through backward point for a boundary.

5.4Ngidi to Russell, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Russell slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

5.5Ngidi to Russell, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Russell hits the ball to cover.

5.6Ngidi to Russell, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Russell powers the ball over long-off for a maximum!!!!!

KKR 31/4 after 5 overs.

Chahar to bowl.

4.1Chahar to Tripathi, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Tripathi hits the ball down to third-man for a single.

4.2Chahar to Morgan, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Morgan comes out of the crease and hits the ball down to deep mid-wickeg for a boundary.

4.3Chahar to Morgan, WICKET! CAUGHT! Back of the length ball on off stump, the ball swings away and takes a thick edge, the ball goes in the direction of Dhoni and he makes no mistake.

Sunil Narine walks out to bat.

4.4Chahar to Narine, dot, back of the length ball on off stump, Narine leaves the ball for Dhoni.

4.5Chahar to Narine, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, Narine crashes the ball through cover for a boundary.

4.6Chahar to Narine, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good length ball wide of off stump, Narine takes his front leg out of the way and whips the ball to extra-cover where Jadeja puts a dive and takes a great catch.

KKR 22/2 after 4 overs.

Lungi Ngidi to bowl.

3.1 Ngidi to Morgan, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.

3.1Ngidi to Morgan, dot, good length ball on leg stump, Morgan guides the ball to the leg side.

3.2Ngidi to Morgan, dot, good length ball on off stump, the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat to Dhoni.

3.3Ngidi to Morgan, dot, good length ball on middle and off stump, Morgan taps the ball to cover.

3.4Ngidi to Morgan, dot, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Morgan plays the ball to the leg side.

3.5Ngidi to Morgan, 3 runs, short ball on leg stump, Morgan guides the ball to fine-leg and gets three runs.

3.6Ngidi to Tripathi, 1 run, slow fuller ball wide of off stump, Tripathi taps the ball to backward point for a single.

KKR 14/1 after 2 overs.

Sam Curran to bowl.

1.1Curran to Rana, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Rana drives and the ball goes down to third-man for a boundary.

1.2Curran to Rana, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Rana helps the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

1.3Curran to Rana, dot, slow good length ball on off stump, Rana looks for a cut but is beaten.

1.4Curran to Rana, dot, short ball on off stump, Rana cuts and the ball rolls to the man at cover.

1.4Curran to Rana, WIDE! Curran bangs the ball short, Rana ducks and leaves the ball for Dhoni.

1.5Curran to Rana, dot, slow ball on off stump, Rana prods his bat, the ball takes the inside edge and almost rolls back to stumps.

1.6Curran to Rana, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Rana drives the ball to the man at short third

KKR 5/1 after 1 over.

Chahar to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Chahar to Rana, dot, good length ball on middle stump, the ball moves away and goes past the edge of the bat.

0.2Chahar to Rana, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Rana prods his bat but the ball goes past the edge of the bat.

0.3Chahar to Rana, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rana taps the ball down to third-man for a single.

0.4Chahar to Gill, WICKET! CAUGHT! Short ball on off stump, Gill cuts the ball over backward point and sends the ball straight to Ngidi at third-man.

Rahul Tripathi walks out to bat.

0.5Chahar to Tripathi, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Tripathi hits the ball back to Chahar.

0.6Chahar to Tripathi, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Tripathi comes out of the crease and drives the ball through cover for a boundary.

Welcome back for the chase! KKR openers Shubhman Gill and Nitish Rana have made their way to the middle. Deepak CHahar will be bowling the first over.

CSK 220/3 after 20 overs.

Pat Cummins to bowl the last over.

19.1Cummins to du Plessis, dot, slow fuller ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from du PLessis.

19.2Cummins to du Plessis, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, du PLessis thumps the ball over extra-cover for a maximum!!!!

19.3Cummins to du Plessis, dot, slow fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis hits the ball to off side.

19.4Cummins to du Plessis, SIX! Short ball on off stump, du Plessis hits the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximun!!!

19.5Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, slow fuller ball, du Plessis gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to Karthik, du Plessis takes a single.

19.6Cummins to Jadeja, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Jadeja swings and sends the ball over deep mid-wicket.

CSK 201/3 after 19 overs.

Andre Russell to bowl.

18.1Russell to du Plessis, WIDE! Full ball wide outside the off stump.

18.1Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, du Plessis reaches for the ball and hits the ball over Prasidh Krishna at short third-man for a boundary.

18.2Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Full ball on off stump, du Plessis thumps the ball over backward point for a boundary.

18.3Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis hammers the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

18.3Russell to du Plessis, WIDE! Slow short ball wide outside the off stump.

18.4Russell to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off stump, du Plessis drives the ball throuh cover for a single.

18.5Russell to Dhoni, WIDE! Short ball wide outside the off stump.

18.6Russell to Dhoni, WICKET! CAUGHT! GREAT CATCH BY MOTGAN! Full ball wide of off stump, Dhoni crunches the ball to extra-cover where Morgan puts a dive and completes a good catch.

CSK 186/2 after 18 overs.

Prasidh to bowl.

17.1Prasidh to du Plessis, dot, slow bouncer, du PLessis goes for a pull but fails to connect.

17.2Prasidh to du Plessis, 1 run, slow low full toss, di Plessis hits the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

17.3Prasidh to Dhoni, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Dhoni hits the ball high in the air and the ball lands safely as Dhoni takes 2 runs.

17.4Prasidh to Dhoni, dot, slow bouncer, Dhoni looks for a pull but is late in his shot as the ball goes to Karthik.

17.4Prasidh to Dhoni, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.

17.5Prasidh to Dhoni, FOUR! Slow fuller ball on middle stump, Dhoni swings his bat and the ball goes over Karthik down to fine-leg for a boundary.

17.6Prasidh to Dhoni, SIX! Full toss, Dhoni slogs and sends the ball over square-leg for a maximum!!!!!!

CSK 172/2 after 17 overs.

Narine to bowl.

16.1Narine to Ali, FOUR! Fuller ball, Ali steps out and hits the ball over Narine's head for a boundary

16.2Narine to Ali, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, Ali steps out and slogs the ball over the cow corner region for a maximum!!!!!

16.3Narine to Ali, STUMPED! Good length ball on off stump, the ball spins back in as Ali steps out of his crease to play a big shot. Ali fails to connect as Karthik collects the ball and removes the bails.

MS Dhoni walks out to bat.

16.4Narine to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off stump, Dhoni drives the ball to backward point for a single.

16.5Narine to du Plessis, 1 run, short ball, du Plessis hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OH NO A NO BALL

FREE HIT COMING!!!

16.5Narine to Dhoni, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Dhoni goes for a wild swing, the ball takes thick outside edge and runs down to third-man for a boundary.

16.6Narine to Dhoni, dot, fuller ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to cover.

CSK 155/1 after 16 overs.

Prasidh to bowl.

15.1Prasidh to Ali, SIX! Slow fuller ball on off stump, the ball is in Ali's hitting range and Ali swings his bat to send the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!

15.2Prasidh to Ali, 1 run,

15.3Prasidh to du Plessis, dot, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis punches the ball to extra-cover.

15.4Prasidh to du Plessis, dot, fast full toss around off stump, the ball takes du Plessis by surprise as it zips past him.

15.5Prasidh to du Plessis, FOUR! Slow fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis goes on one knee and paddle scoops the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

15.6Prasidh to du Plessis, dot, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis punches the ball to extra-cover.

CSK 144/1 after 15 overs.

Cummins to bowl.

14.1Cummins to du Plessis, FOUR! Slow fuller ball wide of off stump, du Plessis guides the ball wide of Dinesh Karthik down to third-man for a boundary.

14.1Cummins to du Plessis, WIDE! Slow fuller ball way outside the off stump.

14.2Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, du Plessis slaps the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

14.3Cummins to Ali, WIDE and FOUR! Short ball way outside the off stump, Ali leaves the ball for the keeper but the ball is too high for Karthik to stop as the ball goes down to third-man for a boundary too.

14.4Cummins to Ali, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Ali works the ball to fine-leg for a single.

14.5Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle and leg stump, du Plessis plays the ball to mid-off for a single.

14.6Cummins to Ali, 1 run, slow good length ball wide of off stump, Ali hits the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

14.6Cummins to du Plessis, dot, slow good length ball on off stump, du Plessis cuts the ball to the fielder at extra-cover.

CSK 130/1 after 14 overs.

Nagarkoti to bowl.

13.1 Nagarkoti to du Plessis, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, du Plessis hits the ball to cover for a single.

13.2Nagarkoti to Ali, dot, full and fast delivery wide of off stump, Ali whips the ball to the man at backward point.

13.3Nagarkoti to Ali, FOUR! Fuller delivery wide of off stump, Ai swings his heavy bat and sends the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.

13.4Nagarkoti to Ali, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Ali edges the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

13.5Nagarkoti to du Plessis, 3 runs, slow back of the length ball around off stump, du Plessis hits the ball to square-leg for three runs.

13.6Nagarkoti to Ali, dot, slow yorker on off stump, Ali blocks the ball back toNagarkoti

CSK 121/1 after 13 overs.

Chakravarthy to bowl.

12.1Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, dot, back of the length ball on off stump, Gaikwad cuts the ball to backward point.

12.2Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad slogs the ball straight into the hands of Pat Cummins at deep mid-wicket.

Moeen Ali walks out to bat.

12.3Chakravarthy to Ali, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Ali sweeps the ball to square-leg for a single.

12.4Chakravarthy to du Plessis, FOUR! Short and wide fromChakravarthy and du Plessis cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary. And with the boundary du Plessis gets to his FIFTY!!!!

12.5Chakravarthy to du Plessis, dot, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis hits the ball to cover.

12.6Chakravarthy to du Plessis, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, du Plessis hits the ball to the leg side for a single.

CSK 115/0 after 12 overs.

Prasidh to bowl.

11.1Prasidh to Gaikwad, dot, good length delivery around off stump, Gaikwad guides the ball to backward point.

11.2Prasidh to Gaikwad, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad steps out and hammers the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

11.3Prasidh to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Gaikwad thumps the ball over cover for a single.

OH NO it is a NO BALL!

FREE HIT BALL!!!

11.3Prasidh to du Plessis, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, du Plessis mistimes his trademark paddle scoops shot, the ball goes to the leg side as du Plessis takes a single.

11.4Prasidh to Gaikwad, SIX! WHAT A SHOT FROM GAIKWAD! Prasidh bangs the ball short and Gaikwad hammers the ball over deep mid-wicket for a huge six!

11.5Prasidh to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad nudges the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OH NO! Another NO BALL!
Another FREE HIT!

11.5Prasidh to du Plessis, slow fuller ball on leg stump, du Plessis plays the ball late through cover and gets a single.

11.6Prasidh to Gaikwad, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Gaikwad taps the ball through backward point for a single.

CSK 98/0 after 11 overs.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti to bowl.

10.1Nagarkoti to du Plessis, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump,

10.2Nagarkoti to Gaikwad, SIX! Back of the length ball on middle stump, Gaikwad walks down and whacks the ball over long-on fence for a maximum!!!!

10.3Nagarkoti to Gaikwad,1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad drives the ball down to long-on for a single and complete his FIFTY!!!!

10.4Nagarkoti to du Plessis, 1 run, short ball on off stump, du Plessis thumps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

10.5Nagarkoti to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on off stump, Gaikwad hammers the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

10.6Nagarkoti to du Plessis, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis makes room and slogs the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!!

CSK 82/0 after 10 overs.

Narine to bowl.

9.1 Narine to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, du Plessis helps the ball to the leg side for a single.

9.2Narine to Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball in off stump, Gaikwad plays the ball to cover.

9.3Narine to Gaikwad, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Gaikwad cuts the ball and gets a single.

9.4Narine to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis drives the ball down the ground for a single.

9.5Narine to Gaikwad, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Gaikwad plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

9.6Narine to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, du Plessis plays the ball down to lobg-on for another single.

CSK 72/0 after 8 overs.

Andre Russell to bowl.

7.1Russell to Gaikwad, SIX! Back of the length ball on off stump, Gaikwad whacks the ball over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum!!!!

7.2Russell to Gaikwad, dot, slow fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad plays the ball to mid-on.

7.3Russell to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off stump., Gaikwad works the ball down to third-man for a single.

7.4Russell to du Plessis, dot, good length ball on off stump, du Plessis plays the ball just around the corner.

7.5Russell to du Plessis, 1 run, short ball on off stump, du Plessis plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

7.6Russell to Gaikwad, FOUR! Back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad hits the ball to the leg side for a boundary.

CSK 60/0 after 7 overs.

Narine to bowl.

6.1 Narine to du Plessis, dot, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis blocks the ball.

6.2 Narine to du Plessis, dot, good length ball on middle and leg stump, du Plessis nudges the ball to the leg side.

6.3 Narine to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis drives the ball to cover for a single.

6.4 Narine to Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad taps the ball to backward point.

6.5 Narine to Gaikwad, FOUR! Back of the length ball on off stump, Gaikwad plays a late cut wide of Russell at first slip down to third-man for a boundary.

6.6 Narine to Gaikwad, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

CSK 54/0 after 6 overs.

Cummins to bowl.

5.1Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, du Plessis nudges the ball to mid-on for a single.

5.2Cummins to Gaikwad, FOUR! Fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad leans and drives the ball through backward point for a boundary.

5.3Cummins to Gaikwad, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

5.4Cummins to du Plessis, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.

5.4Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, du Plessis taps the ball to square-leg for a single.

5.5Cummins to Gaikwad, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Gaikwad works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

5.6Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, the ball hits du Plessis on the fingers as he losses the grip on the bat, the ball goes to the leg side as du Plessis takes a single.

CSK 44/0 after 5 overs.

Prasidh Krishna to bowl.

4.1Prasidh to du Plessis, 3runs, good length ball on off stump, du Plessis punches the ball through cover for a three runs.

4.2Prasidh to Gaikwad, dot, good length ball on off stump, Gaikwad goes back and blocks the ball.

4.3Prasidh to Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad punches the ball to cover.

4.4Prasidh to Gaikwad, dot, beautiful delivery from Krishan as he bowls on a good length and the ball pitches on off stump and goes past the outside edge of the bat.

4.5Prasidh to Gaikwad, FOUR! BEAUTIFUL from Gaikwad, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad comes on his front foot and punches the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.

4.6Prasidh to Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, Gaikwad pushes the ball to mid-on.

CSK 37/0 after 4 overs.

Chakaravarthy to bowl.

3.1Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, dot,

3.2Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Gaikwad drives the ball though extra-cover for a single.

3.3Chakravarthy to du Plessis, FOUR! Short ball on off and middle stump, du Plessis plays a late deft cut to send the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

3.4Chakravarthy to du Plessis, dot, fuller ball on middle stump, du Plessis whips the ball to mid-on.

3.5Chakravarthy to du Plessis, SIX! Fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis hammers the ball over long-off for a maxiumum!!!!

3.6Chakravarthy to du Plessis, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, du Plessis gets an inside edge and the ball goes to third-man for a single.

CSK 25/0 after 3 overs.

Sunil Narine to bowl.

2.1Narine to du Plessis, dot,

2.2Narine to du Plessis, dot, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis looks to drive but the ball spins back in and beats du Plessis.

2.3Narine to du Plessis, FOUR! Delicate from du Plessis, Narine bowls short on off stump, du Plessis plays a late cut and runs the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

2.4Narine to du Plessis, dot, back of the length ball on off stump, du Plessis looks to cut but the ball goes past the edge of the bat.

2.5Narine to du Plessis, 2 runs, fuller ball on middle stump, du Plessis plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

2.6Narine to du Plessis, dot, good length ball on off stump, the ball spins the other way this time and beats du Plessis all ends up.

CSK 19/0 after 2 overs.

Pat Cummins to bowl.

1.1Cummins to du Plessis, FOUR! Back of the length delivery on off stump, du Plessis rocks back and punches the ball through cover for a boundary.

1.2Cummins to du Plessis, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, du Plessis plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

1.3Cummins to du Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad pushes the ball straight back to Cummins.

1.4Cummins to du Gaikwad, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off stump, Gaikwad drives the ball through cover for a boundary.

1.5Cummins to du Gaikwad, dot, good length ball on middle stump, Gaikwad plays the ball down to mid-on.

1.6Cummins to du Gaikwad, SIX! Cummins bangs the ball short, Gaikwad goes deep in his crease and pulls the ball to send it flying over deep mid-wicket fence for the first six of the match.

CSK 4/0 after 1 over.

Varun Chakravarthy to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1 Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball on middle and leg, Gaikwad comes on his front foot and pushes the ball back to Chakravarthy.

0.2Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad pushes the ball down the ground for a single.

0.3Chakravarthy to du Plessis, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, du PLessis plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

0.4Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Gaikwad drives the ball to cover.

0.5Chakravarthy to Gaikwad, 1 run, back of the length ball, Gaikwad plays the ball down to mid-on for a single.

0.6Chakravarthy to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, du Plessis plays the ball to long-on for a single.

Right then the KKR players wait by the boundary side. The two umpires make their way to the middle. Eoin Morgan leads KKR to the field. And outwalk Faf du Plessis and Ruturak Gaikwad to open the inning for CSK.

Teams

Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar

MS Dhoni, CSK captain:Looks similar. But will be tacky and we have to be watchful in the first few overs. There was less dew and the spinners could bowl freely. We get too much dew then the lengths are quite different. We have rested Dwayne Bravo for this game and Lungi Ngidi comes in.

Eoin Morgan, KKR captain:We are going to bowl. Hopefully, change of fortunes for us as well. It is normally a very good wicket here and the majority of the games have been competitive. Chasing in Chennai hasn't been fruitful for anyone and chasing at Wankhede is productive. Harbhajan Singh misses out and Kamlesh Nagarkoti comes in. Shakib Al Hasan misses out and Sunil Narine comes in his place.

Toss

KKRwin toss and opt to field.

Pitch Report

Pitch number 8 being used for this match. On this pitch,Punjab got 106 on one night and 195 on another night which was chased. So we have two scores on the extremes of the spectrum. On this surface, we have a few rough marks from the bowlers in the previous games. There is a nice coating of grass and it feels firm. I don't expect to see a lot of turns. It looks and feels like a pitch that can offer some runs.

Deccan Herald's Dream XI

Nitish Rana, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Eoin Morgan (captain), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna.

Impact Player for CSK

Moeen Ali: The English all-rounder is CSK’s leading run-scorer and top wicket-taker at the moment. Ali has picked four wickets and scored 108 runs. Ali is loving his role as a no. 3 batsmanin the CSK setup. At the top of the order, Ali is getting runsat a brisk pace. CSK was missing a power hitter at the top of the order. Ali is also loving his spin bowling in tandem with Ravindra Jadeja. If the early season form is anything to go by, Ali could be in contention for the Most Valuable Player of the season awar.

Impact Player for KKR

Pat Cummins: Considering the conditions, he could have a great day in this match. Cummins could be called in early and bowl to the likes of Suresh Raina and Moeen Ali who don’t like the ball bouncing at them. Expect him to bowl at full tilt and wreak havoc in CSK's batting lineup.

Team News

Neither team is facing any fitness issue with its key players.

Form Guide (Last five matches)

Chennai Super Kings: W-W-L-W-W

Kolkata Knight Riders: L-W-L-W-L

Head to Head record

Matches Played: 23

Chennai Super Kings wins: 14

Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 8

No Result: 1

CSK Threats: The team is looking in good form for the moment and an untimely injury to a key player could be the only threat to the team.

CSK Opportunities: CSK enjoy a handsome record over KKR. This match provides another opportunity for the men in Yellow to extend their dominance over the men in golden and purple.

CSK Weaknesses: The batsmen haven’t yet performed to the best of their abilities. Only Suresh Raina has hit a fifty among all the CSK batsmen. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who promised plenty of runs ahead of this season has disappointed in the first three matches. Faf du Plessis has been made to sweat hard for runs. Ambati Rayudu is a hit-or-miss player. And it is now clear that at this stage of his career, Dhoni cannot always play thrilling cameos lower down the order.

CSK Strengths: Bowling is turning out to be CSK’s strength at the moment. MS Dhoni has used only six bowlers in the three matches that CSK played so far. And all the bowlers are amongst wickets. Deepak Chahar bowled a match-winning spell of 4/13, while Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja combined well against RR. Dwayne Bravo is doing his job of bowling an over or two in the death well. And most importantly, Dhoni is using all the bowers according to a set plan.

KKR Threats: The team is coming into this match on the back of a loss and this would be KKR’s first match at Wankhede. So, there will be a sense of unfamiliarity for the team considering KKR played its first three matches at MA Chidambaram stadium where the conditions were diametrically opposite. The pressure of a win and unfamiliarity of the conditions will play on the players’ minds.

KKR Opportunities: With Harbhajan Singh failing to pick a wicket so far in the tournament, Eoin Morgan could be tempted to beef up the pace department by bringing in either Shivam Mavi or Kamlesh Nagarkoti to exploit the bounce and pace of the Wankhede pitches. One of Nagarkoti or Mavi could feature in this match. Perhaps even Shakib Al Hasan could make way for Lockie Ferguson

KKR Weaknesses: Batting is looking shaky again. Only three fifties have been registered by all of the KKR batsmen, and two of those fifties have come from the bat of Nitish Rana. The other fifty was scored by Rahul Tripathi. Shubhman Gill, Eoin Morgan, and Shakib Al Hasan are averaging 23.00, 12.66, and 12.66 respectively. Other batsmen should share the burden of getting the runs for the team.

KKR Strengths: Fast bowlers have bowled well so far for the team. Andre Russel has picked six wickets. Pat Cummins and Prasidh Krishan have picked four wickets each. Considering that this would be the team’s first match at Wankhede, KKR would want to add an extra fast bowling option in their bowling arsenal. Krishan and Cummins would be a delight to watch at Wankhede.

SWOT ANALYSIS FOR KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

Kolkata Knight Riders were thumped by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Riding high on the fifties by Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers, RCB scored a monumental total of 204/4 in 20 overs. All the KKR bowlers were hit for runs by the two batters. In chase KKR batters disappointed once more as no one could cross 40 and KKR finished with just 166/8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 38 runs.

Chennai Super Kings come into this match after registering a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals. Batting first, CSK posted 188/9 in 20 overs thanks to contributions from almost every CSK batsman. The team defended the total as Mooen Ali combined well with Ravindra Jadeja and the two all-rounders together picked five wickets. Sam Curran picked two wickets as RR were halted on 143/9 in 20 overs, giving CSK a win by 45 runs.

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