CSK vs KKR: Ruturaj Gaikwad played a match-winning innings to guide Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), handing them their first defeat of the ongoing IPL season. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 67 as CSK chased down their target of 138 with 7 wickets and 14 balls to spare.
KKR, batting first, struggled to get going on a sluggish pitch that offered turn. Despite a good start, they were derailed by a game-changing spell from Ravindra Jadeja, who dismissed Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Sunil Narine in one over. Jadeja finished with figures of 3/18, well supported by Maheesh Theekshana and others as CSK’s spinners dominated proceedings.
In response, CSK got off to a solid start, with Gaikwad anchoring the innings. The highlight of the match came when MS Dhoni walked out to bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for the first time in the season, much to the delight of the Chepauk faithful. Dhoni’s presence added to the excitement, and Gaikwad sealed the victory with a composed innings.
CSK’s victory was also aided by the return of Mustafizur Rahman and Shardul Thakur, who had a memorable outing against his former side. KKR, on the other hand, were unchanged but failed to maintain their winning momentum.
With this win, CSK bounced back from consecutive defeats on the road and maintained their perfect record at home, showcasing their dominance in familiar conditions. The win will boost their confidence as they look to build momentum in the remainder of the tournament.
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CSK vs KKR: Full Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt † | c Jadeja b Deshpande | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Sunil Narine | c Theekshana b Jadeja | 27 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 135.00 | ||
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | lbw b Jadeja | 24 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 | ||
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | c Jadeja b Mustafizur Rahman | 34 | 32 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 106.25 | ||
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Mitchell b Jadeja | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Ramandeep Singh | b Theekshana | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108.33 | ||
| Rinku Singh | b Deshpande | 9 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 64.28 | ||
| Andre Russell | c Mitchell b Deshpande | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Anukul Roy | not out | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Mitchell Starc | c Ravindra b Mustafizur Rahman | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Vaibhav Arora | not out | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, nb 2, w 6) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 6.85) | 137/9 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Varun Chakravarthy | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Phil Salt, 0.1 ov), 2-56 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 6.1 ov), 3-60 (Sunil Narine, 6.5 ov), 4-64 (Venkatesh Iyer, 8.2 ov), 5-85 (Ramandeep Singh, 11.5 ov), 6-112 (Rinku Singh, 16.4 ov), 7-127 (Andre Russell, 18.2 ov), 8-135 (Shreyas Iyer, 19.1 ov), 9-135 (Mitchell Starc, 19.4 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tushar Deshpande | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Shardul Thakur | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chennai Super Kings (T: 138 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachin Ravindra | c Varun b Arora | 15 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 187.50 | ||
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) | not out | 67 | 58 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 115.51 | ||
| Daryl Mitchell | b Narine | 25 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 131.57 | ||
| Shivam Dube | b Arora | 28 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 155.55 | ||
| MS Dhoni † | not out | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 17.4 Ov (RR: 7.98) | 141/3 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Rachin Ravindra, 3.2 ov), 2-97 (Daryl Mitchell, 12.3 ov), 3-135 (Shivam Dube, 16.5 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.66 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anukul Roy | 1.4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
