KKR has won the match by 6 wickets. A comprehensive victory for them, tonight! It was all Dinesh Karthik and Shubhman Gill show tonight, as they built a formidable partnership after KKR seemed in a muddle after Rinku Singh's departure.
For CSK, they were short by 15-25 runs. Also, they dropped catches which have hurt them the most. Here, we end our live coverage. Do join us tomorrow. Until then, a goodbye from the LatestLY team!
Bravo brought back. Not a good ball to bowl at this time. A full toss on the legs is flicked past away fro FOUR! in the fine-leg region. A couple of runs on the next ball for DK. Bravo bowls a leg-side WIDE!
KKR are looking to finish this in a hurry here. Another full-toss on the legs is dispatched for a FOUR! in the fine-leg region. Another ball, another FOUR! for Karthik. It is all over for CSK as KKR wins with that boundary.
Ngidi brought back into the attack. DK welcomes Ngidi with a FOUR! on the first ball. Three consecutive singles on the next three balls for KKR. Ngidi bowls a short-ball bouncer outside the leg-stump line. Umpire calls it a WIDE!
KKR score a couple of singles on the last two balls of the over. KKR is driver's seat here as they need 13 runs off 18 balls.
Jadeja brought back. A couple of runs on the first ball is followed by a boundary on the other. Shubhman Gill completes his first IPL FIFTY! with that shot. Gill hits a FOUR! on the next ball between extra cover and long off region.
A sweep shot sees the ball nearly travel to another boundary as Asif makes a diving effort. Karthik tries to hit a reverse-sweep but does not connect well. However, it is hit enough finely to cross the boundary ropes for a FOUR! A single is taken on the last ball. The second TIME-OUT! is called. CSK needs 23 runs off 24 balls now!
Asif brought back into the attack. Gill welcomes him with a SIX! on the first ball; short-pitched ball being hit by a powerful pull-shot there. A dot ball played next. Another short-ball is cut through the Point region for a two.
Another short-ball outside off-stump. Gill cuts it hard towards the third-man boundary. The ball is sailing past the ropes, it is just then when Rayudu nearly pulls off a blinder. however, the ball touches his hand and goes for a SIX!
Gill takes a single on the next ball, which brings Karthik on strike. Karthik joins the party as he hits a SIX! too; this time the ball travels over the midwicket boundary.
A good over for KKR here as they score 21 from it. Is it game for KKR here? KKR need 37 runs from 30 balls here.
Karn Sharma is introduced in the attack, in the 13th over. KKR dealing in single and twos at the moment as they score 5 runs on the first 3 balls of the over.
Karn bowls it a short and outside the leg-stump line: Karthik sits on one knee and hits a beautiful sweep shot for FOUR! Two singles on the last two balls to wrap the over.
Dwayne Bravo introduced in the attack. A couple of dot balls to begin with. Gill hits a stupendous lofted cover shot for FOUR! A single on the next ball brings DK on strike. CSK were 107-3 at this moment.
Bravo bowls a short ball, but it is called a WIDE! DK steals a run as LEG-BYE! is called on the next ball. A single on the last ball by Gill to end the over.
Harbhajan to continue. A couple of dot balls to begin the over. A single on the next ball by Gill brings Rinku on strike. The inexperience is seen clearly here. Rinku tries to hit another inside-out shot here, but fails to connect and is eventually BOWLED OUT! The leg stump is rattled. Dinesh Karthik is the new man in. FOW: 97/4: Rinku Singh: 16 (18).
A dot ball first up for Karthik. A half-tracker is hit square of the wicket for FOUR! on the last ball of the over.
Jadeja to continue. KKR dealing in singles and two at the moment. Another quiet over from CSK here. KKR is able to score only 6 runs off the over. The Required Run Rate (RRR) is climbing steadily.
Bhajji to continue. Harbhajan is welcomed with a FOUR! on the first ball, as Rinku hits a late-cut shot. A single on the next ball. Three consecutive dot balls to Gill; it is followed by a glorious shot for FOUR! to the midwicket boundary. A single to end the over.
Jadeja to continue. A couple of singles on the first two balls of the over. A dot ball next is followed by a WIDE! ball, as he concedes 4 BYE! runs. Jadeja is having a forgetful night here.
Only a single on the last three balls as Jadeja bowls a quiet over for CSK. The first TIME-OUT! is called.
Harbhajan Singh introduced now. Rinku Singh welcomes him with a boundary on the first ball with a beautiful inside-out shot over cover region for FOUR! Four consecutive dot balls followed by a single on the last ball to end the over. A quiet over for KKR here.
Jadeja introduced here. A dot ball is followed by a SIX! on the next ball. That was in Narine's arc as he deposits this one over the long-on boundary. A back-of-a-length delivery sees Narine being cramped for room. Narine tries to clear the ropes again but is CAUGHT OUT! Rinku Singh is the new man in. A single and a two on the last two balls of the over. Some respite for Jadeja here after a forgetful night.
Watson to continue. A dot ball followed by a FOUR! on the second ball. Another dot, another FOUR! again. The pattern continues; a dot and a FOUR!
0,4,0,4,0,4 for KKR this over. The find of India's triumphant U-19 season, Shubhman Gill, is on fire!
Asif brought back. Asif bowls a WIDE! ball. The short-ball plan works for CSK. Robin Uthappa miscues a pull shot, and is eventually CAUGHT OUT! DJ Bravo puts on his dancing shoes. Asif has some respite after two dropped chances. Shubhman Gill is the new man in. FOW: 40/2: Robin Uthappa: 6 (8).
After Jadeja, it is Harbhajan who misfields now; Narine hits a FOUR! on the next ball, followed by three consecutive dot balls to end the over.
Shane Watson to bowl now. A WIDE! ball on the first delivery. Narine takes a single on the next ball. Two consecutive dot balls for KKR here. Uthappa tries to hit a pull shot, but finds a fielder on the edge of the 30-yard circle; ball. Uthappa scores a single, hitting the ball in the third man region.
The good over is spoiled by a FOUR! on the last ball. Narine looks to go over the cover again, the ball finds an edge again, and it travels towards the third-man boundary. A nice start from Watson here.
Ngidi to continue. Uthappa takes a single on the first ball. Narine tries to go over the cover region, but the edge flies over the slip cordon for FOUR! Another short ball, another FOUR! for Narine; this time in the midwicket region. A single and a dot on the next two balls. Robin Uthappa places this ball in the square-leg region for FOUR! Sublime timing on that shot.
KM Asif to share the new ball. Three dot balls in a row. CSK have hatched a plan to bowl it short to Narine it seems. Narine finally connects and deposits the ball over the long-leg boundary for a huge SIX!
Asif bowls another short-ball, Narine mistimes the shot. The ball lobs up to R Jadeja at wide mid-off region; however, he DROPS! a sitter. Another DROP! and it is Jadeja again. Dhoni is shown on the big screen, keeping his calm.
Lungi Ngidi to begin for CSK. Chris Lynn & Sunil Narine to open for KKR. A couple of dot balls to begin with. Lynn goes berserk as he hits a pull shot for a SIX! on the next ball, followed by another SIX! on the next; this time over the bowlers head. A dot ball next.
Lynn looks to go for glory again; the might heave misses the ball. The ball carries to Shane Watson at second slip. Dhoni, Watson, and Ngidi appeal for a wicket, but Umpire Kumar Dharmasena turns it down. DRS! is called, and it confirms an inside edge; Lynn is declared CAUGHT OUT!
FOW: 12/1: Chris Lynn: 12 (6). They say it Dhoni Review System for a reason!
Dhoni-led CSK ends on 177 for the loss of 5 wickets. Ambati Rayudu becomes the Orange Cap owner again as the inning ends.
It was a collective team effort for CSK here, as every batsman, be it Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu or MS Dhoni chipped in with crucial contributions.
For KKR, they bowled superbly to halt CSK's march at 177. Sunil Narine rediscovered his form as he was the pick of the bowlers, tonight. Narine's figures read 4-0-20-2.
Join us in a while as KKR storm out for the run chase. Who's game is it, in the first half?
The 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 will see Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locking horns with each other. The match will be played at KKR’s home ground – Eden Gardens. The last time the two teams clashed, it was CSK who won the last-over thriller. KKR vs CSK Telecast & Streaming Details Here.
Under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik, the KKR has had an up-and-down first-half of the tournament. With players like Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell in their ranks the KKR team has not played up to the level of expectations, yet. On the contrary, the CSK team has displayed a flamboyant style of cricket with key players – Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, and Dwayne Bravo, delivering at crucial moments. Ambati Rayudu has been a find for CSK this season. Catch the KKR vs CSK Match LIVE updates here.
Come Friday, both the teams would be looking to register a win at Edens. Currently, the CSK team are on the top of the IPL Points table with 12 points. Out of the 8 matches, they have played, CSK has won in 6 games. On the other hand, the KKR team has won 8 points with 4 wins and 4 loses in the 8 matches they have played so far in the tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team for IPL 2018:
Dinesh Karthik (Captain), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searles, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, and Ishank Jaggi.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team for IPL 2018:
MS Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, Santner, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, M Vijay, Billings, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, and Chaitanya Bishnoi.
It will be an exciting contest, on a Friday night, which will see Dinesh Karthik pitched against MS Dhoni. Which team will have an upper hand tonight will be an interesting watch tonight. Who are you rooting for tonight, Kolkata Knight Riders or Chennai Super Kings?
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