IPL 2020: KKR return to winning ways as CSK choke

Rahul Tripathi celebrated his promotion to the top by striking a 51-ball 81 as Kolkata Knight Riders returned to winning ways with a 10-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. (Source: Sportzpics)

Tripathi stood tall on the way to his fifth IPL fifty before Kolkata Knight Riders faltered in the back end of the innings to be bowled out for 167. (Sportzpics)

In reply, CSK were stopped at 157 for five. Having restored his confidence with a whirlwind 83 not out against Kings XI Punjab, veteran CSK opener Shane Watson picked up from where he had left to slam a 40-ball 50, his 21st in the lucrative league. (Source: Sportzpics)

Watson feasted on the short-ball strategy of KKR bowlers in a 69-run partnership with Ambati Rayudu (30 from 27 balls). (Source: Sportzpics)

Earlier, Chennai Super Kings staged a remarkable comeback as KKR lost three wickets in the last over with 'birthday boy' Dwayne Bravo removing two of them for an impressive 3/37. (Source: Sportzpics)

The win catapulted KKR to the third place in the table with three wins from five matches, while CSK remained at five with four points from six games. (Source: Sportzpics)

Shahrukh Khan co owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders during match 21 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on the 7th October 2020. (Source: Sportzpics)