IPL 2021 CSK vs KKR, Highlights: Drama At The Wankhede, CSK Take A Sigh Of Relief, Win By 18 Runs
Pat Cummins could have been the hero for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with the bat. He scored 64 runs and became KKR’s top scorer. But despite that, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) win by 18 runs courtesy of good innings by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis , who also won the man of the match award for his 95.
Quite an anti-climatic way of ending things for KKR. Prasidh Krishna got out while taking the second run. KKR fans would feel that he should have ran faster. Nonetheless, it was a stellar performance by Pat Cummins, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell at the end.
Chennai Super Kings win in a closely fought match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
CSK Win by 18 runs!
Pat Cummins send it in the stands again!
KKR now need 22 in 10 balls
28 needed for KKR in 11 balls with Pat Cummins striking it wonderfully well!
51 from 23 balls for Pat Cummins! Kudos!
Make no mistake, he is a fast bowler!
"That's the most exciting one hour I have seen in a long long time," says Harsha Bhogale.
Well, we second that...
What hitting by the KKR fast-bowler Pat Cummins.
KKR Live Score: 176/7 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins goes 0, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6 on the bowling of Sam Curran!
KKR need 45 in 24 balls
Dinesh Karthik goes as Lungi Ngidi bowls a slow yorker to dismiss Dinesh Karthik. All hopes dying for KKR.
Battle only to improve the net run rate
Andre Russell thrashed CSK bowlers all over the park for his 54 (22) but Sam Curran picks up the key wicket.
It is 112/6 for KKR
Pat Cummins walks in with Karthik still in there.
KKR need 110 in 54 balls.
Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik building up a good partnership.
Dre Russ shows some promise for KKR. He is blasting the CSK bowlers all over the park!
Russell reaches 47 in just 17 balls!
Hope for KKR?
50 up in the 7th over of the match.
KKR finally getting some momentum after losing five wickets in the first 6 overs of powerplay.
KKR are 5 down while chasing the score of 221!
This is carnage by the Chennai Super Kings bowlers!
Deepak Chahar picks his third wicket of the night.
This time, it's the KKR captain, Eoin Morgan. Gone for 7.
KKR Live Score: 27/3
Kolkata Knight Riders start slowly. 21 runs were scored in the first four overs. Deepak Chahar bowled 2 overs for just two wickets and seven runs.
KKR Live Score: 21/2 (4 overs)
CSK fast-bowler picks up two wickets!
Nitish Rana and Shubhman Gill, both the openers back in the hut.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 17/2 (2.5 overs)
Faf du Plesis's final score would be 95 runs in 60 balls. He hit Cummis for two brilliant 6s.
Dhoni played a nice little innings of 17 in 8 balls.
CSK Live Score: 213/3
MS Dhoni scored two 4s and a 6
He is at 17 (7)
CSK: 201/2 (18.5)
MS Dhoni has never scored a boundary off Narine's bowling
It's been 64 balls!
After 16.3 overs, 165/2
Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks in after Moeen Ali got out after a cameo.
Moeen Ali 25 (12)
Shoutout to the Hussey brothers who are part of the coaching staff in today's match.
David with Kolkata and Michael with Chennai!
CSK Live Score: 121/1 (13 overs)
Faf du Plesis has played exceedingly well.
Faf - 52 (35)
IPL 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad goes after a brilliant innings. 64 to Ruturaj Gaikwad in 42 balls.
Free-hit for Faf du Plesis but just a run is taken.
CSK Live Score: 114/0 (11.5 overs)
Beautiful innings by Ruturaj Gaikwad. He reaches fifty as CSK's score looms at 90/0 in 10.3 overs.
Take a bow, young man!
Gaikwad gets a genuine edge on the mystery ball of Sunil Narine.
7 overs gone, 60/0 - CSK
50 of the partnership is up between Gaikwad and du Plesis.
CSK 52/0 after 5.4 overs
After a quite over by Narine, CSK score 12 off the Chakravarthy over.
Chennai Super Kings Live Score: 37/0 (4 overs)
CSK - 25/0 (3 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad to open with Faf du Plesis.
KKR players look relaxed as they come out on a beautiful Wankhede Stadium.
Evening matches here tend to become interesting towards the end. The breeze is blowing and Varun Chakravarthy has the ball.
Background
In Match – 15 of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings will go head to head against the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR would like to improve its record against CSK. Both teams have played in 22 matches, till now out of which Chennai has won 14, a clear cut H2H favoring MS Dhoni’s side. The match will be played on 21 April 2021 at 7:30 pm IST at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
CSK has been playing their previous three matches in Mumbai while KKR has traveled from Chennai. After losing the last two matches, this will be the test of KKR's resilience. Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, will look to continue their winning run.
Toss plays a key role in Mumbai's Wankhede as the team batting second wins more matches. KKR's Eoin Morgan had no hesitation at the toss to ask CSK to bat first. He made just one change in the team as Harbhajan Singh gets dropped and Nagarkoti gets a place in the side. CSK also made one change, Dwayne Bravo gets dropped and Ngidi gets a place in the team.
Playing XI of both teams
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 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 (CSK): 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
Here’s a look at what the coaches said before the game:
Brendon McCullum (KKR) : Sunil Narine stood on the rope before our first game which means he has had an injury where he was not 100 percent fit. He certainly comes into our calculations, he was touch and go for this game against RCB but we opted for Shakib who has been good for us and gives us an extra bit of batting.
Stephen Fleming (CSK): "Robin's waiting, but Ruturaj has that spot (opening). He earned a bit of time last year with the way he played and you know our philosophy - we give players a good run. The intent is there, his training is great so we'll continue to back him
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