Chennai rose to the top of the points table with the decisive victory. With Ajinkya Rahane (71* off 29) and Shivam Dube (50 off 21) scoring whirlwind half-centuries, CSK posted an impressive 235/4 with the bat. Despite fifties from Jason Roy (61 off 26) and Rinku Singh (53* off 33), KKR were held to 186/8 in the chase.
Kolkata required a strong begin to remain in the chase in a major pursue. All things considered, Akash Singh fortified Sunil Narine (0) in the first finished, while Narayan Jagadeesan died to Tushar Deshpande for one. Venkatesh Iyer was caught lbw for a show a-ball 20 to Moeen Ali. Roy crushed the off-spinner for three sixes in a row in the same over.
KKR captain Nitish Rana (27), in any case, again neglected to make a critical commitment. He holed out to profound midwicket off Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling. Roy kept Kolkata’s thin expectations alive. He dealt heavy blows to Jadeja and Maheesh Theekshana when he took them on. The KKR hitter hustled to a 19-ball fifty. However, Theekshana had the last laugh when he cleaned Roy up and foxed him. Rinku held one end up and scored another defiant half-century, albeit in vain, as wickets continued to fall.
The Rahane show at Eden Nurseries
The CSK openers added 73 runs in 7.3 overs to extend their winning streak. However, Ruturaj Gaikwad failed once more to convert his start. He was bowled out for 35 off 20 balls by Suyash Sharma. Devon Conway facilitated to his fourth sequential 50 or more score. When he tried to take on Varun Chakravarthy, he was caught at long-off, which ended his excellent round on 56 off 40.
Dube entered the game and smacked the KKR leggie for sixes in a row. Rahane then smashed the first two balls of the 14th over of the innings from Umesh Yadav for two more maximums as CSK hit four sixes in a row. There was greater discipline for Umesh as 22 fell off the over.
When Dube tried to pursue Kulwant Khejroliya after reaching his half-century, he died instantly. However, Rahane maintained his momentum throughout the entire contest. In the final over, he hit Chakravarthy for two sixes and a four off consecutive deliveries.
It featured scoops, reverse flicks, and other unconventional options, making it a pretty unRahane knock!
In yesterday’s IPL 2023 match, who was awarded Player of the Match?
Dube played a blitzkrieg of a knock while Conway scored yet another fifty for CSK. With six fours and five sixes, Rahane was exceptional to say the least. Deshpande and Theekshana each took two wickets with the ball.
KKR didn’t have a lot of fun with the ball. They were encouraged by Roy and Rinku’s half-centuries during the chase.
Because of his incredible batting performance, Rahane was awarded Player of the Match.