The ongoing 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League has seen a lot so far, be it verbal banter, five back-to-back maximums, or centuries by uncapped players. This time IPL has made headlines for a video that has gone viral during one of the Chennai Super Kings’ games.
As per the video, one of the fans was spotted dancing happily in the stands. After a while, CSK cheerleaders were also seen emulating the fan’s steps. The video was posted by Instagram user @mr_idiot_kizhore with the caption, "When cheerleaders follow you. Vibing alone, with these beauties."
The post has gathered over 11.3 million views and many reactions. People were elated to see the fan’s crazy dance. Talking about the game, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in Chennai. MS Dhoni’s team won the game and opted to bat first as CSK managed to put up only 144/6 in their 20 overs.
In response, Deepak Chahar picked up three wickets but that was not enough as Nitish Rana (57* off 44) and Rinku Singh (54* off 43) made sure that their team remain in control of the chase and despite Rinku departed, Kolkata skipper came back to the pavilion after finishing the match. While chasing the total, KKR were Alsop reeling after suffering a few early blows but then Rinku and Rana made 99 runs off 76 balls, the most for a fourth-wicket stand ever against CSK in IPL history.
Despite being the hero with the bat, KKR skipper Nitish Rana has been fined Rs. 24 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during the game against Chennai Super Kings. The KKR members who were there in the playing XI including impact player have been fined Rs. 6 lakh or 25 percent of the match fee, as per the press release from IPL said.