IPL 2019
IPL 2019: Match 23 (CSK vs KKR): Chennai Registers Another Dominating Win
By CricShots - Apr 10, 2019 12:06 am
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has again reached the top of the IPL 2019 points table by with the help of another dominating performance at home at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. On Tuesday, they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets and continued the dominance. Subsequently, MS Dhoni and his men now have 5 wins under their belt in six games. On the contrary, KKR moved down to the second position.

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Deepak Chahar was the pick of the bowlers

Citing the expectation of the heavy dew, CSK won the toss and elected to field first and the decision churned out rich dividends for them as they reduced the visitors to 44 for five in the ninth over. Most of the top order batsmen got out while attempting to go over the top. Deepak Chahar got the crucial wickets of Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, and Nitish Rana. Uthappa smashed two fours, however, couldn’t get going.

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Dinesh Karthik looked in some form during his knock of 19, but Imran Tahir was just too good for him. Shubman Gill became Tahir’s second victim. Then, it was all about Andre Russell show, despite struggling during his knock, he farmed the strike and notched his half-century in 44 balls with three sixes and five fours. His knock helped KKR post 108/9 in 20 overs.

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Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu

During the chase, the CSK batsmen came out all guns blazing as Shane Watson scored 12 runs off Piyush Chawla in the first over before getting out to Sunil Narine after scoring 17 runs from nine deliveries. Suresh Raina looked positive, but an unbelievable catch from Chawla sent him packing. The Super Kings had scored 35 runs in five overs and were well and truly in the commanding position. 

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The required rate never both the men in yellow as Faf du Plessis along with Ambati Rayudu kept on rotating the strike and kept chipping away at the target. The boundaries were a rare commodity, still, CSK managed to find a way out. Rayudu perished to a horrendous stroke of Chawla after scoring 21. Du Plessis remained unbeaten on 43 from 45 balls with three boundaries and saw his team over the line with almost three overs to spare.

Brief Score:

Chennai Super Kings – 111/3 in 17.2 overs (Faf du Plessis: 43*, A Rayudu: 21; S Narine: 2/24) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders – 108/9 in 20 overs (A Russell: 50*; D Chahar: 3/20, H Singh; 2/15) by 7 wickets and 16 balls to spare.

Here is how Twitter reacted after the dominating win of CSK: