Live Cricket Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2018 Match 33: Watson, Raina fall in quick succession as KKR fight back

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Live Cricket Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2018 Match 33: Suresh Raina in action

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KKR VS CSK, IPL 2018 LIVE CRICKET SCORE: KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS WIN TOSS, OPT TO BOWL!

LIVE CRICKET SCORE, IPL 2018 Match 33: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings (KKR vs CSK) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Missing live cricket action on TV? Catch all the latest cricket scores, live updates and ball-by-ball commentary here through our live blog. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, table toppers Chennai Super Kings would look to continue their winning momentum and spoil Kolkata Knight Riders' homecoming in the 33rd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Written off at the start with critics branding it's dugout as an 'old-age home', CSK, on the field, never looked like a side which is making its comeback to the tournament after serving a two-year suspension. CSK are currently leading the eight-team table with 12 points from six wins out of eight games. Both CSK and KKR are riding on the back of two morale-boosting wins against Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively.  With KKR successfully chasing a modest 176 in Bengaluru, while CSK reigning supreme at their adopted home in Pune over the capital-based franchise. Check IPL Live, IPL Scorecard and Ball by ball Commentary of 33rd IPL Match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. (LIVE SCORECARD) (LIVE STREAMING) (IPL FULL COVERAGE) (IPL POINTS TABLE) (IPL 2018 SCHEDULE)

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS VS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS LIVE UPDATES FROM EDEN GARDENS

21.08 IST: FOUR! CSK 116/3 in 13.2 overs.

21.03 IST: FOUR! Rayudu deliberately opens the face of the bat and chops it wide of the keeper! Pacy delivery outside off stump, waits on the back foot and hits it wide of the keeper for a boundary.

20.59 IST: MS Dhoni walks out to bat.

20.58 IST: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav removes Raina for 31. Taken in the deep! Raina departs! Couple of quick wickets for Kolkata, good passage of play for the home team! Floated delivery, Raina went for the slog and plays against the spin. Johnson at long on takes a safe catch. Chennai Super Kings 101/3 in 11.4 overs vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens

20.54 IST: FOUR! Loopy ball on the stumps, Rayudu gets on top of the bounce and sweeps it all along the ground to the square leg fence. That was pretty well struck by Rayudu, shot of a man in some serious form!

20.52 IST: Ambati Rayudu walks in to bat.

20.51 IST: OUT! Narine removes Watson for 36. Caught in the deep! Bowling change works for Kolkata! Flatter ball on middle and leg stump line, Watson goes on the back foot and pulls it flat to deep mid wicket, fielder in the deep judges it to perfection steadies himself inside the ropes and holds on to a sharp chance. Chennai Super Kings 91/2 in 10.2 overs vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens

20.48 IST: SIX! BANG!! That's a big shot! Floated delivery wide outside off, Watson goes down on one knee and thwacks it high over long off fence for half a dozen.

20.38 IST: FOUR! Loopy ball outside off stump, Watson sits across his stumps and paddles it away to the fine leg fence, he just used the pace of the bowler and picks up a boundary.

20.32 IST: FOUR! Too much width on offer and Raina slices it away to the point fence! Too full and well wide of the off stump, Raina reaches out and square drives it past backward point fielder for another boundary.

20.30 IST: FOUR! Easy runs for Raina! Short ball on the leg stump line, all Raina needed was to get some bat on it, which he did and swipes it well wide of the keeper for a boundary. CSK 61/1 in 6.2 overs.

20.28 IST: FOUR! Well placed by Raina, he picks up his second boundary! Faster one on middle and leg stump line, swivels across and pulls right between the two men square on the offside!

20.26 IST: FOUR! Wide delivery and Raina cashes on it! Too wide and Raina needs no second invitation. Loopy ball wide outside off, gets down on one knee and slices it over covers for a boundary. 50 up for Chennai!

20.25 IST: Suresh Raina is the new man in.

20.24 IST: OUT! Chawla removes du Plessis for 27. Cleaned him up! Chawla strikes and provides the much-needed breakthrough! Flatter googly on the stumps, Faf wasn't sure which way it was turning, he sits back to cut that, misses it, the ball goes past the inside edge of the bat and clatters on to the stumps. Chennai Super Kings 48/1 in 5.1 overs vs Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens.

20.20 IST: SIX! In the air and that just sails over the fence! That's a biggie! Short ball into the body of Faf, who backs away and pulls, gets a thick top edge and the ball just flew over square leg fence for a six.

20.18 IST: FOUR! Smashed it! Johnson reacts quickly and gets a hand to it, but the ball still has enough legs and makes it to the fence! Bowls it full on off, Watson hammers it back to the bowler, who palms it and the ball races away to the long off for a boundary. Only a harsh man would call it a drop chance! CSK 34/0 in 4.2 overs.

20.12 IST: FOUR! Aggression from Faf! Doesn't go where he intended, but the result is the likable one for Chennai! Bowls it full on off, dances down the track and throws his bat at it, gets a thick inside edge past the leg stump and the ball races away to the fine leg fence

20.08 IST: FOUR! Takes the aerial route and picks up boundary with ease! Floated delivery on off, gets under that one and chips it over wide mid off for a boundary.

20.06 IST: FOUR! Poor fielding! Faster one on the off stump line, backs away a touch and chops it to cover point, fielder was lazy in getting down and concedes a boundary

20.04 IST: FOUR! EDGED BUT RUNS! Edge, flew wide of the man at first slip, who was standing pretty wide, but the ball was still pretty away from him! Back of length ball, Faf flashes hard at that one, gets thick edge to third man fence.

20.02 IST: FOUR! Thick inside edge, but the power of the man takes it away to the boundary! Full pitch delivery outside off, Watson throws his bat at it, gets enough power on it, the ball beats the man at mid off and races away to the fence. CSK 4/0 in 0.3 overs.

20.00 IST: We are all set for the action to begin. Harbhajan Singh is the one to ring the bell and now out come the home side along with the umpires. They are followed by the two openers, Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson.

19.50 IST: The two teams are all set for the challenge at the Eden Gardens. 

19.40 IST: Here are the Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav

India Tv - Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Lungi Ngidi, KM Asif

India Tv - Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

19.35 IST: Captain's Corner

MS Dhoni: We wanted to bowl first as well. The wicket has been so good that the outfield seems a bit smaller. Otherwise, it has been a good venue. Need to improve on our death bowling, what's important for us is to bowl according to our field. That's the only concern for us. Same squad for us.

Dinesh Karthik: We would like to bowl first. The way we havWe have been chasing decently and we back that. It's important to be aware of your strengths and try to keep playing to that. I think we have been playing well both in terms of batting and bowling. Nitish Rana is out and Rinku Singh is in.

19.30 IST: TOSS! Kolkata Knight Riders win toss, opt to bowl. The hosts have replaced injured Nitish Rana with Rinku Singh while, Chennai Super Kings are unchanged. 

19.25 IST: PITCH REPORT - Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons that the pitch will be good to bat on. Meanwhile, Murali Karthik says that the pacers can also expect some seam movement. He says the captain who wins the toss, will look to chase. 

19.09 IST: A little CSK fan at the Eden Gardens, waiting for the action to start. Good support for CSK at KKR's den!

19.05 IST: KKR players stretch their muscles ahead of the clash against CSK.

19.00 IST: Here are the IPL teams for the 33rd match between Kolkata and Chennai. 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, R Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searles, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, David Willey

Brief Preview: On song after making a superb comeback to the league, table toppers Chennai Super Kings would look to continue its winning momentum and spoil Kolkata Knight Riders' homecoming in match 33 of Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Written off at the start with critics branding it's dugout as an 'old-age home', CSK, on the field, never looked like a side which is making its comeback to the tournament after serving a two-year suspension.

With a vintage Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Centre of the team's batting might, CSK have started looking ominous and would look to make a firm grip of their lead atop the standings as the tournament heads to the business end. (Read Full Preview)