Currently, the table-topper, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are locking horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After winning the toss, the CSK skipper, MS Dhoni asked the hosts to bat first citing the batting-friendly conditions. However, the hosts started their innings brilliantly as their openers, Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine almost smashed all the Chennai bowlers in the powerplay.
During the toss, the KKR skipper, Dinesh Karthik revealed that they have made as many as three changes in the squad as Joe Denly, Carlos Braithwaite, and Lockie Ferguson made way for Lynn, Narine, and, Harry Gurney. On the other hand, CSK made no changes to their squad.
Opening the innings, KKR had a flying start as Lynn and Narine added 38 runs for the opening wicket before the latter getting out in the 5th over to Mitchell Santner. After his dismissal, Nitish Rana added 41 runs for the second wicket with Lynn before him getting out in the 11th over by Imran Tahir. In the same, over, Tahir dismissed Robin Uthappa for a golden duck.
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After Uthappa going back to the pavilion, Lynn and Dinesh Karthik added 42 runs for the 4th wicket before the big man from Australia getting out in the 15th over and against the bowler was Tahir. In the same over, Tahir also got the wicket of man in form, Andre Russell before getting smashing for a four and a six. Before that over, Lynn smashed Ravindra Jadeja for three consecutive sixes in an over.
On the first ball of the over, Lynn went across the line of the ball but failed to middle it efficiently and Shardul Thakur took a comfortable catch at deep square leg.
Here is the video of the dismissal:
https://twitter.com/Vidshots1/status/1117398324443672576
Russell started his knock with a bang as he smashed a four and a six to Tahir on his first three balls, but the bowler was smart enough to dismiss him on his fourth ball. Tahir took his revenge by delivery a short delivery and Russell attempted a big shot again but failed to gain some elevation and the substitute fielder Dhruv Shorey took a brilliant catch by diving fully forward.
Here is the video of the dismissal:
https://twitter.com/Vidshots1/status/1117400492970102784
