Chennai Super Kings beat KKR by 18 runs
Posted April 22nd, 2021, 11:18 AM IST
Faf du Plessis blazed his way to a master-class 95 not out while his opening partner Ruturaj Gaikwad struck an impressive 64 as CSK had posted 220/3. Chasing a huge target of 221, swing bowler Deepak Chahar reduced KKR to 31 for 4. He removed Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan and Sunil Narine. KKR lost Rahul Tripathi too. But Andre Russell blasted a 23-ball 54 to revive KKR hopes before he fell to left-arm seamer Sam Curran. After his departure, Dinesh Karthik hit a quick-fire 40 (34balls). But it was Pat Cummins who took the fight into the enemy’s camp to take the match to the 20th over. He went berserk in Curran’s third over as he hit 30 runs, slamming four sixes and one four.
Earlier, Gaikwad returned to form after a string of poor outings in his first three matches. He slammed a composed 42-ball knock that set it up for CSK after KKR opted to field. Gaikwad played the role of aggressor, smashing four sixes and four boundaries, while his senior South African partner du Plessis gave the youngster the backup as the duo produced CSK’s best start of the season with an opening stand of 115.
Du Plessis came on his own after Gaikwad’s departure in the 13th over as he added 50 runs with Moeen Ali (25 off 12 balls) off just 26 balls. CSK scored 76 runs in the final five overs with the South African at his attacking best in the final five overs. He smashed Andre Russell for three successive boundaries and raced to 90s with a six off Pat Cummins in the final over in his 60-ball knock which was studded with four sixes and nine fours.
CSK finished it off in style with Ravindra Jadeja hitting Cummins for a six as Nitish Rana palmed it over the midwicket boundary that summed up the plight of KKR.
MS Dhoni promoted himself to No. 4 and finally broke his jinx against Sunil Narine, hitting his first boundary after 64 balls against the mystery spinner en route to a eight-ball 17. Gaikwad made his intention clear in the very first over bowled by Cummins when he pulled him over the rope for a maximum. There was no looking back for the 24-year-old as he also took on Russell and then stepped down the track off Nagarkoti for another maximum en route to his fifth IPL fifty in 33 balls.
Du Plessis joined the party, hammering Nagarkoti for another six in the same over as KKR had no answer to the opening assault by CSK.
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