CSK vs KKR, IPL 2019 Live Score: Sunil Narine removes Shane Watson early
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 9, 2019, 22:22 ISTHighlights
- Both the teams - CSK and KKR - are unchanged
- KKR are sitting at the top of the points table with four wins from five games
- KKR have a better net run-rate of +1.058 over CSK's +0.159
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OVER 4.6: Narina to Raina. The left-hander lofts this towards long on but finds Chawla at the boundary line. Brilliant catch from Chawla. Raina (14) is shocked. KKR 35/2, need 74 in 90 balls
Narine begins his second over
OVER 4: 8 runs off Prasidh's over. CSK 33/1.
OVER 3.4: FOUR! That's typical Raina shot. The left-hander guides Prasidh towards sweeper cover for a boundary. CSK 31/1.
Prasidh starts his second over
OVER 3: 11 runs off Narine's over. CSK 25/1, need 84 more to win.
OVER 2.4: SIX! Raina leans forwards and dispatches Narine for a huge six. CSK 24/1
Suresh Raina comes to the crease now
OVER 2.2: WICKET! Sunil Narine strikes, Shane Watson departs for 17 runs. Piyush Chawla takes a brilliant catch. CSK 18/1
OVER 2.1: FOUR! Watson welcomes Narine with a superb boundary towards deep mid wicket.
Sunil Narine comes into the attack
OVER 2: Brilliant over from Prasidh. Just 2 runs off his over. CSK 14/0, need 95 more to win
Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack
OVER 0.5: SIX! Watson smashes Chawla over mid wicket region for a huge six. That's Watson's special. CSK 12/0
Watson and Du Plessis are in the middle. Chawla will open the attack for KKR
Welcome back!
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 108/9 IN 20 OVERS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
OVER 19.6: FOUR! Russell brings up his fifty off 44 balls. That's the end of KKR innings. KKR 108/9
OVER 19.4: FOUR! Russell clobbers this towards deep square leg for a boundary. KKR 104/9.
OVER 19.3: SIX! Russell smashes Scott towards deep mid wicket. Valuable runs for KKR. 100 comes up for KKR.
OVER 19.1: Gurney takes a single and gives strike to Russell.
Scott to bowl the last over. Gurney is on the strike
OVER 19: 6 runs off Chahar's over. KKR 93/9
OVER 18.3: SIX! Russell smashes Chahar over long on fence. Valuable runs for KKR. KKR 93/9
Deepak Chahar is back into the attack
2 overs to go! Can Russell help KKR post 120 plus vs CSK?
OVER 18: 8 runs off Scott's over. KKR 87/9
Dhoni makes some changes on the field. Two mid wicket and a long on in place
OVER 17.1: FOUR! Russell welcomes the pacer with a superb boundary through mid wicket. KKR 83/9.
Scott is back into the attack. Russell is on the strike
OVER 17: 2 runs off Jadeja's over. KKR 79/9
Harry Gurney comes to the crease
OVER 16.3: WICKET! Jadeja removes Prasidh Krishna for a duck. KKR are 9 down. Harbhajan Singh takes an easy catch. KKR 79/9.
Jadeja to bowl his fourth and last over
Is Russell going to shift to the top gear?
OVER 16: Russell takes a single off the last delivery and will keep the strike. KKR 77/8.
Prasidh Krishna comes to the crease
OVER 15.4: WICKET! Brilliant throw from Rayudu. Harbhajan collects the ball and dislodges the bails. Kuldeep departs for a duck. KKR 76/8. Can CSK bundle out KKR under 100 runs?
Kuldeep Yadav comes to the crease
KKR's only hope Russell is in the middle and batting at 21. Can he take KKR out of the precarious situation?
OVER 15.3: WICKET! Harbhajan picks his second wicket. Another brilliant stumping from Dhoni. Chawla departs for 8 runs. KKR are in deep trouble. KKR are reeling at 76/7.
Harbhajan is back into the attack. This is his fourth and final over.
15 overs gone! KKR 75/6. Russell 20*, Chawla 8*
OVER 14.4: A loud LBW appeal from Tahir. Tahir is looking confident. He is having a discussion with Dhoni. The former India skipper signals for a review.
No bat. Pitching - in-line. Impact - in-line. Wickets - missing. It's NOT OUT.
OVER 14.3: FOUR! Russell stands tall and smashes Tahir straight down the ground for a boundary. KKR 74/6
Tahir begins his fourth and last over
OVER 13.5: FOUR! Russell smashes Scott towards deep mid wicket for another boundary. He has started troubling the scorers now. KKR 70/6.
OVER 13.3: Russell plays a superb pull shot off Scott. Jadeja saves a six here. What a magnificent fielding from Jadeja. He leaps to his right and pushes the ball inside. He nearly took a blinder.
Scott is back into the attack
OVER 12.5: SIX! Chawla leans forward and smashes Tahir over deep mid wicket region. What a shot from Chawla. KKR 63/6
OVER 12.2: DROPPED! Russell tries to smash this hard. It's in the air. Harbhaajn is underneath it but fails to grab it.
Imran Tahir starts his third over.
OVER 12: 7 runs off Harbhajan's over. KKR 56/6
OVER 11.2: SIX! Russell dispatches Harbhajan towards long on for a huge six. Powerful hit from the West Indiean KKR 55/6.
Harbhajan begins his third over
OVER 11: 2 runs off Tahir's over. KKR 49/6
What should Russell do now?
Piyush Chawla comes to the crease
OVER 10.1: WICKET! Tahir strikes again, Shubhman Gill falls for 9 runs. Brilliant stumping from captain Dhoni. He whips the bails in a flash. KKR is complete disarray. KKR 47/6.
Tahir begins his second over.
OVER 10: 3 runs off Jadeja's over. KKR 47/5
Jadeja is back into the attack. This is this third over
OVER 9: 7 runs off Tahir's over. KKR 44/5.
Did you hear the noise? Andre Russell is in the house
OVER 8.4: WICKET! Imran Tahir dismisses skipper Karthik for 19 runs. Excellent catch from Harbhajan at mid wicket. Tahir celebrates the success in his baby-in-the-arms style. KKR's half of the side are wrapped up. KKR 44/5
OVER 8.3: FOUR! Karthik uses the pace, opens the face of the bat and guides the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. KKR 44/4.
Dhoni brings Imran Tahir into the attack. It's SPIN ATTACK for CSK now
OVER 8: Another good over for CSK. Harbhajan concedes just 4 runs. KKR 37/4
Harbhajan is back into the attack. This is his second over
OVER 7: Superb over from Scott. He concedes 4 runs. KKR 33/4
Scott Kuggeleijn comes into the attack
OVER 5.6: 5 runs off Jadeja's over. KKR 29/4.
OVER 5.3: FOUR! Karthik goes on backfoot and punches the ball hard towards deep backward point for a boundary. Excellent stuff from Karthik.
Jadeja starts his second over
OVER 4.6: 8 runs off Chahar's over and a big wicket in the form of Uthappa. KKR 24/4
Shubman Gill comes to the crease
OVER 4.4: WICKET! Chahar is on fire. Third wicket for him. The pacer removes Robin Uthappa for 11 runs. Outrageous shot from Uthappa in pressure. What a diving catch from Kedar. KKR 24/4.
OVER 4.2 FOUR! Uthappa welcomes the pacer with two back-to-back boundaries. Excellent batting from Uthappa. KKR 24/3
Chahar begins his third over
OVER 3.3: FOUR! Karthik beats first slip and hits much-needed boundary.
MS Dhoni brings Ravindra Jadeja into the attack.
OVER 3: Just one run and a wicket off Chahar's over. KKR 9/3
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik comes to the crease
OVER 2.3: WICKET! Deepak Chahar strikes again. Danger-man Nitish Rana departs for a duck. Sharp catch from Rayudu to show Rana the way to the pavilion. What a day for Chahar. KKR 9/3
Nitish Rana comes to the crease.
OVER 1.5: WICKET! Harbhajan Singh dismisses Sunil Narine for 6 runs. KKR off to a terrible start. Dangerous pair of Lynn and Narine are back to the pavilion. Chahar takes a magnificent running catch. Bhajji exults in celebration. What a start for the Yellow Brigade. KKR 8/2
Harbhajan comes into the attack.
Robin Uthappa is in at No. 3.
OVER 0.6: WICKET! Chahar strikes, Chris Lynn departs for a duck. Excellent delivery and start from the pacer. KKR 6/1
Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn are in the middle. Deepak Chahar will open the attack for CSK. Here we go....
Scenes from outside the stadium ahead of the mouth-watering clash.
The match against CSK will be Piyush Chawla's 150th appearance in the IPL.
CAPTAIN'S TAKE:
MS Dhoni:
We'll bowl first. We're getting consistent dew here over the last few days and so, we want to chase. Not much (regarding belief in player match ups). At the end of the day, you need to focus on your own strengths. If some of our bowlers are doing really well and has a good chance of getting a particular batsman out, we might try. We're playing the same team
Dinesh Karthik:
We would have bowled first as well due to the dew factor. But now that we're batting first, need to put runs on the board. Yes, the bowlers practise it a lot but it's not easy at all. We're unchanged.
PLAYING XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk/captain), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wk/captain), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir
TOSS: Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni wins toss, opts to field against Kolkata Knight Riders.
It's TOSS time, folks.
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the IPL 2019 match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.
Chepauk is ready.
DK's show in KKR's last encounter against CSK.
Russell set for another mayhem?
PREVIEW:
In-form Chennai Super Kings will meet their match when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
While CSK have been at the top of their game at home, KKR are sitting at the top of the points table with four wins from five games.
Although both the teams are equal on points -- eight apiece -- KKR have a better net run-rate of +1.058 over CSK's +0.159.
CSK will go into the match with a lot of confidence as they defended a modest 160 in their last home fixture against Kings XI Punjab after the visitors looked like running away with the game at one point of time.
In the end, it was captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni who showed great leadership skills to pull things back in favour of the defending champions.
KKR go into the match after another clinical finish, as they walloped Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a one-sided contest. They first restricted Royals to 139/3 before chasing down the target in just 14 overs with Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine giving their team a flying start.
KKR's ability to shine on the slow Jaipur wicket will stand them in good stead when they take on CSK on what will again be a wicket on the slower side, as has been the case with the Chepauk tracks from the start of the tournament.
The fact that KKR have the best spin line-up along with CSK will ensure that Dhoni & Co. would seek a track that is slightly more sporting.
On their day, the likes of Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla can spin a web around the best of the batsmen and that will definitely be on the mind of the CSK think-tank.
All in all, it will be a mouth-watering clash between two of the best teams in the league.
OVER 4.6: Narina to Raina. The left-hander lofts this towards long on but finds Chawla at the boundary line. Brilliant catch from Chawla. Raina (14) is shocked. KKR 35/2, need 74 in 90 balls
Narine begins his second over
OVER 4: 8 runs off Prasidh's over. CSK 33/1.
OVER 3.4: FOUR! That's typical Raina shot. The left-hander guides Prasidh towards sweeper cover for a boundary. CSK 31/1.
Prasidh starts his second over
OVER 3: 11 runs off Narine's over. CSK 25/1, need 84 more to win.
OVER 2.4: SIX! Raina leans forwards and dispatches Narine for a huge six. CSK 24/1
Suresh Raina comes to the crease now
OVER 2.2: WICKET! Sunil Narine strikes, Shane Watson departs for 17 runs. Piyush Chawla takes a brilliant catch. CSK 18/1
OVER 2.1: FOUR! Watson welcomes Narine with a superb boundary towards deep mid wicket.
Sunil Narine comes into the attack
OVER 2: Brilliant over from Prasidh. Just 2 runs off his over. CSK 14/0, need 95 more to win
Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack
OVER 0.5: SIX! Watson smashes Chawla over mid wicket region for a huge six. That's Watson's special. CSK 12/0
Watson and Du Plessis are in the middle. Chawla will open the attack for KKR
Welcome back!
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 108/9 IN 20 OVERS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
OVER 19.6: FOUR! Russell brings up his fifty off 44 balls. That's the end of KKR innings. KKR 108/9
OVER 19.4: FOUR! Russell clobbers this towards deep square leg for a boundary. KKR 104/9.
OVER 19.3: SIX! Russell smashes Scott towards deep mid wicket. Valuable runs for KKR. 100 comes up for KKR.
OVER 19.1: Gurney takes a single and gives strike to Russell.
Scott to bowl the last over. Gurney is on the strike
OVER 19: 6 runs off Chahar's over. KKR 93/9
OVER 18.3: SIX! Russell smashes Chahar over long on fence. Valuable runs for KKR. KKR 93/9
Deepak Chahar is back into the attack
2 overs to go! Can Russell help KKR post 120 plus vs CSK?
OVER 18: 8 runs off Scott's over. KKR 87/9
Dhoni makes some changes on the field. Two mid wicket and a long on in place
OVER 17.1: FOUR! Russell welcomes the pacer with a superb boundary through mid wicket. KKR 83/9.
Scott is back into the attack. Russell is on the strike
OVER 17: 2 runs off Jadeja's over. KKR 79/9
Harry Gurney comes to the crease
OVER 16.3: WICKET! Jadeja removes Prasidh Krishna for a duck. KKR are 9 down. Harbhajan Singh takes an easy catch. KKR 79/9.
Jadeja to bowl his fourth and last over
Is Russell going to shift to the top gear?
OVER 16: Russell takes a single off the last delivery and will keep the strike. KKR 77/8.
Prasidh Krishna comes to the crease
OVER 15.4: WICKET! Brilliant throw from Rayudu. Harbhajan collects the ball and dislodges the bails. Kuldeep departs for a duck. KKR 76/8. Can CSK bundle out KKR under 100 runs?
Kuldeep Yadav comes to the crease
KKR's only hope Russell is in the middle and batting at 21. Can he take KKR out of the precarious situation?
OVER 15.3: WICKET! Harbhajan picks his second wicket. Another brilliant stumping from Dhoni. Chawla departs for 8 runs. KKR are in deep trouble. KKR are reeling at 76/7.
Harbhajan is back into the attack. This is his fourth and final over.
15 overs gone! KKR 75/6. Russell 20*, Chawla 8*
OVER 14.4: A loud LBW appeal from Tahir. Tahir is looking confident. He is having a discussion with Dhoni. The former India skipper signals for a review.
No bat. Pitching - in-line. Impact - in-line. Wickets - missing. It's NOT OUT.
OVER 14.3: FOUR! Russell stands tall and smashes Tahir straight down the ground for a boundary. KKR 74/6
Tahir begins his fourth and last over
OVER 13.5: FOUR! Russell smashes Scott towards deep mid wicket for another boundary. He has started troubling the scorers now. KKR 70/6.
OVER 13.3: Russell plays a superb pull shot off Scott. Jadeja saves a six here. What a magnificent fielding from Jadeja. He leaps to his right and pushes the ball inside. He nearly took a blinder.
Scott is back into the attack
OVER 12.5: SIX! Chawla leans forward and smashes Tahir over deep mid wicket region. What a shot from Chawla. KKR 63/6
OVER 12.2: DROPPED! Russell tries to smash this hard. It's in the air. Harbhaajn is underneath it but fails to grab it.
Imran Tahir starts his third over.
OVER 12: 7 runs off Harbhajan's over. KKR 56/6
OVER 11.2: SIX! Russell dispatches Harbhajan towards long on for a huge six. Powerful hit from the West Indiean KKR 55/6.
Harbhajan begins his third over
OVER 11: 2 runs off Tahir's over. KKR 49/6
What should Russell do now?
Piyush Chawla comes to the crease
OVER 10.1: WICKET! Tahir strikes again, Shubhman Gill falls for 9 runs. Brilliant stumping from captain Dhoni. He whips the bails in a flash. KKR is complete disarray. KKR 47/6.
Wicket No.2 for Imran Tahir. The @ChennaiIPL are on a roll here as the #KKR are reduced to 47/6 in 10.1 overs. https://t.co/7PYR9bdnGo
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1554823073000Tahir begins his second over.
OVER 10: 3 runs off Jadeja's over. KKR 47/5
Jadeja is back into the attack. This is this third over
OVER 9: 7 runs off Tahir's over. KKR 44/5.
Did you hear the noise? Andre Russell is in the house
OVER 8.4: WICKET! Imran Tahir dismisses skipper Karthik for 19 runs. Excellent catch from Harbhajan at mid wicket. Tahir celebrates the success in his baby-in-the-arms style. KKR's half of the side are wrapped up. KKR 44/5
OVER 8.3: FOUR! Karthik uses the pace, opens the face of the bat and guides the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. KKR 44/4.
Dhoni brings Imran Tahir into the attack. It's SPIN ATTACK for CSK now
OVER 8: Another good over for CSK. Harbhajan concedes just 4 runs. KKR 37/4
Harbhajan is back into the attack. This is his second over
OVER 7: Superb over from Scott. He concedes 4 runs. KKR 33/4
Scott Kuggeleijn comes into the attack
OVER 5.6: 5 runs off Jadeja's over. KKR 29/4.
OVER 5.3: FOUR! Karthik goes on backfoot and punches the ball hard towards deep backward point for a boundary. Excellent stuff from Karthik.
Jadeja starts his second over
OVER 4.6: 8 runs off Chahar's over and a big wicket in the form of Uthappa. KKR 24/4
Shubman Gill comes to the crease
OVER 4.4: WICKET! Chahar is on fire. Third wicket for him. The pacer removes Robin Uthappa for 11 runs. Outrageous shot from Uthappa in pressure. What a diving catch from Kedar. KKR 24/4.
L(ynn)BW!! Cherry and first over strikes! Such an #Yellove story! #WhistlePodu #CSKvKKR https://t.co/dV1RmRRwsd
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) 1554820540000OVER 4.2 FOUR! Uthappa welcomes the pacer with two back-to-back boundaries. Excellent batting from Uthappa. KKR 24/3
Chahar begins his third over
OVER 3.3: FOUR! Karthik beats first slip and hits much-needed boundary.
MS Dhoni brings Ravindra Jadeja into the attack.
OVER 3: Just one run and a wicket off Chahar's over. KKR 9/3
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik comes to the crease
OVER 2.3: WICKET! Deepak Chahar strikes again. Danger-man Nitish Rana departs for a duck. Sharp catch from Rayudu to show Rana the way to the pavilion. What a day for Chahar. KKR 9/3
Deepak Chahar, you beauty 🙌🙌 #KKR 9/3 after 3 overs https://t.co/e7aOe9HD3u https://t.co/KBBANLtxOH
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1554821175000Nitish Rana comes to the crease.
OVER 1.5: WICKET! Harbhajan Singh dismisses Sunil Narine for 6 runs. KKR off to a terrible start. Dangerous pair of Lynn and Narine are back to the pavilion. Chahar takes a magnificent running catch. Bhajji exults in celebration. What a start for the Yellow Brigade. KKR 8/2
Oh whatte feeling 💯 #CSKvKKR https://t.co/oZP0l0O93K
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1554820873000Harbhajan comes into the attack.
Robin Uthappa is in at No. 3.
OVER 0.6: WICKET! Chahar strikes, Chris Lynn departs for a duck. Excellent delivery and start from the pacer. KKR 6/1
Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn are in the middle. Deepak Chahar will open the attack for CSK. Here we go....
Scenes from outside the stadium ahead of the mouth-watering clash.
There might be a sea of yellow, but purple will always be present! 💜 #CSKvKKR #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar https://t.co/kt8AmmmW8H
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554819480000KKR! KKR! KKR! KKR! 📢 Scenes from outside the stadium 😍 #CSKvKKR #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar https://t.co/nk3MXSHlne
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554819100000The match against CSK will be Piyush Chawla's 150th appearance in the IPL.
❤ + 💜 = 1⃣5⃣0⃣ Seasoned pro, Piyush Chawla will walk out to the field for the 150th time in #VIVOIPL 🙌 #CSKvKKR… https://t.co/wM4PFhLl0M
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554819174000CAPTAIN'S TAKE:
MS Dhoni:
We'll bowl first. We're getting consistent dew here over the last few days and so, we want to chase. Not much (regarding belief in player match ups). At the end of the day, you need to focus on your own strengths. If some of our bowlers are doing really well and has a good chance of getting a particular batsman out, we might try. We're playing the same team
Dinesh Karthik:
We would have bowled first as well due to the dew factor. But now that we're batting first, need to put runs on the board. Yes, the bowlers practise it a lot but it's not easy at all. We're unchanged.
PLAYING XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk/captain), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna
Skipper @DineshKarthik sticks to the winning combination to face #CSK tonight. 🤛🤜 #CSKvKKR #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar https://t.co/2uMFaeWZjv
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554818904000The Lions on-field remain unchanged! Get taiyaar to put the whistles! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #CSKvKKR 🦁💛 https://t.co/cx4HE20wPP
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) 1554819695000A look at the Playing XI for #CSKvKKR https://t.co/e7aOe9HD3u https://t.co/0Koi1GS57b
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1554819141000Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wk/captain), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir
TOSS: Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni wins toss, opts to field against Kolkata Knight Riders.
MS Dhoni wins the toss and elects to bowl first against the @KKRiders 👌 #CSKvKKR https://t.co/2cYE5T0bDW
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1554818902000It's TOSS time, folks.
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the IPL 2019 match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.
The @ChennaiIPL will take on @KKRiders tonight at the Chepauk Stadium. Which colour will shine bright today?… https://t.co/TBiJ9zS2qP
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1554815982000💜⚔💛 🏟 - M. A. Chidambaram Stadium @NokiamobileIN #CSKvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar https://t.co/swWf93WSD9
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554801283000Chepauk is ready.
#AnbuDen, ready to host the Knights! #CSKvsKKR #WhistlePodu #Yellove🦁💛 https://t.co/6dHMKmTFnN
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) 1554813156000DK's show in KKR's last encounter against CSK.
Strike Rate of 2⃣5⃣0⃣ 😱 Skipper @DineshKarthik was on 🔥 when we last took on #CSK #CSKvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar https://t.co/jxoI1yWggZ
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554816629000Russell set for another mayhem?
It's time for another #CSKvKKR clash tonight, and @Russell12A has been in good mood 💥 #Throwback Apr 10, 2018 - Ba… https://t.co/uBCEy1vFKf
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 1554814235000PREVIEW:
In-form Chennai Super Kings will meet their match when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
While CSK have been at the top of their game at home, KKR are sitting at the top of the points table with four wins from five games.
Although both the teams are equal on points -- eight apiece -- KKR have a better net run-rate of +1.058 over CSK's +0.159.
CSK will go into the match with a lot of confidence as they defended a modest 160 in their last home fixture against Kings XI Punjab after the visitors looked like running away with the game at one point of time.
In the end, it was captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni who showed great leadership skills to pull things back in favour of the defending champions.
KKR go into the match after another clinical finish, as they walloped Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a one-sided contest. They first restricted Royals to 139/3 before chasing down the target in just 14 overs with Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine giving their team a flying start.
KKR's ability to shine on the slow Jaipur wicket will stand them in good stead when they take on CSK on what will again be a wicket on the slower side, as has been the case with the Chepauk tracks from the start of the tournament.
The fact that KKR have the best spin line-up along with CSK will ensure that Dhoni & Co. would seek a track that is slightly more sporting.
On their day, the likes of Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla can spin a web around the best of the batsmen and that will definitely be on the mind of the CSK think-tank.
All in all, it will be a mouth-watering clash between two of the best teams in the league.
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