IPL 2023 CSK vs KKR LIVE: Kolkata Knight Riders suffered early setbacks as they began their chase against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Deepak Chahar, the ace seamer of CSK, gave a super start to the home team as he bagged three wickets during the powerplay. KKR were 33/3 with Chahar taking all three wickets. Chahar sent back Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jason Roy and Venkatesh Iyer. But skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh kept the momentum going and at the end, defeated CSK on their home ground by 6 wickets. This win means that KKR remain alive for playoff race. But it would still be a gigantic task considering that they couldn’t improve their NRR in today’s match.
Earlier in the evening, Kolkata Knight Riders spinners kept a firm control over the IPL match 61. Chennai Super Kings, which won the toss and opted to bat first, lost half of its side under paltry 75 runs on the board. Sunil Narine got rid of Ambati Rayudu and Moeen Ali in the same over. Before that, Varun Chakravarthy sent back Ruturaj Gaikwad during the powerplay. Be it Suyash or Shardul, KKR is kept it tight. The superb bowling by Thakur (3-0-15-1) and Chakravarthy (4-0-36-2) shows how successful KKR bowlers have been today. 144 is a sub-par total for CSK. But it is something that they can defend.
Indian Premier League, 2023
Chennai Super Kings
144/6 (20.0)
Kolkata Knight Riders
147/4 (18.3)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 61 )
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets
IPL points table
For CSK, this was the chance to top the IPL points table. Some may say that they let this away. Their 2nd spot standing continues.
Here are key moments of CSK vs KKR match:
Kolkata Knight Riders post a comprehensive win over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Visitors have beaten the home team by 6 wickets. Dhoni said that no player, be it batter or bowler can be blamed.
Too little too late? Pathirana finally ends that 4th wicket stand between Rana and Rinku Singh. Rinku Singh walks back after scoring 54 off 43 balls. But KKR are already in the winning distance!
Pathirana's delivery was called a wide and a free hit was awarded. Dhoni called for a review and lost! Rinku slammed an easy boundary off that free hit to score a half-century. Rinku is going strong at 52* off 40 along with Nitish Rana at 49*
KKR were in deep trouble when skipper Rana and Rinku Singh started batting. But their 4th wicket partnership is going strong. This 4th wicket stand has yielded 50 runs so far. Pathirana must be ruing over missing the catch of Rana off Moeen Ali's delivery. Dhoni has now got Theekshana in action.
The match can go either way right now. Yup, both teams are in the game and the tide can swing in any over. Dhoni brought in Pathirana after rotating between Chahar and Deshpande. No luck in terms of wicket but it was an economical over by Pathirana.
Deepak Chahar have given a good start to CSK as he took three wickets early in the match. KKR are under pressure now with losing three batters in the powerplay.
KKR bowlers have done their part. They have restricted CKS to 144. Roy and Gurbaz have opened for Knights. Shivam Dube has been substituted by Pathirana. Deepak Chahar is bowling the first over for CSK
Just how tight is the Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling? If you are wondering, sample this - CSK have managed to add just 27 runs to their total in five overs! Dube and Jadeja are batting with studied caution making sure no wicket is lost. Their 6th wicket partnership has yielded over 50 runs so far.
Yup, it had to happen. The live stat by Jio's viewership shows that 1 crore people are watching the CSK vs KKR match at the moment.
After Rayudu, Narine sends back Moeen Ali. No Thala Dhoni yet! Jadeja is here.
The struggle is getting to CSK batters. Narine ended Rayudu's stint with that clever bowling. Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube are on crease.
Shardul Thakur gets Conway (30 off 28). We have reached halfway mark and havent seen those big shots yet! What's on mind of yellow army?
Rahane gone cheaply for just 16 runs. Ambati Rayudu is here to bat.
Rahane has managed to score 11 runs in 4 balls and Conway has managed to score 23 runs in 15 balls.
Current Score: 52/1
CSK lost Gaikwad's wicket early on! Rahane and Conway are now on the field.
Current Score: 37/1
The first three overs were smooth for Chennai. Gaikwad has managed to score 11 runs off 10 balls and Conway scored 10 runs of 7 balls.
Current Score: 21/0
"We'll bat first. We've been slightly uncertain about the wicket, and as the tournament has progressed the pitch gets slow. Throughout the years, we have told openers to assess the pitch quickly and find what's a good score. After 6-8 overs we need to revisit our score because the ball loses its shine. I think we have done really well, but fielding is one department where we need to step up. Can improve 5-10%. Same XI for this game," said MS Dhoni after the toss.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy
MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first. We are yet to see who will open from CSK's side. But losing the toss already is a bad sign for KKR.
"61 meters square boundary on one side, 70 on the other, and 77 down the ground. (Pitch) Looked the same back in 2010 when I was playing. Really really dry. Lack of grass. (Ball is) Going to hold up in this wicket. When you think back to the last innings here - Moeen Ali ripping a couple past the left-hander's bat. Going to be a lot of spin. Got to bat first, no doubt about it. Par score about 160-165," say Sanjay Manjrekar and Matthew Hayden.
Both Chennai and Kolkata are at the opposite ends of the points table. While Chennai hold the second position, Kolkata is placed at seventh.
Hold your breath people! The toss will take place at 7:00 pm IST at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
According to media reports, Ben Stokes is now completely fit but his participation in today's match remians a mystery. CSK could opt for Moeen Ali as the pitch is spin friendly.
KKR player Sunil Narina hasn't had much luck in this season of IPL. There are chances that the team might bench him for tonight's game.
The IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, is known for helping spinners. As per cricket experts, 170-180 could be a competitive total at this pitch.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana, Umesh Yadav
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande
Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad: Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das