It was a slow pitch but Chennai Super Kings showcased a brilliant all-round performance in the middle and defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to look back to the exciting and the highlighting moments of the game between Chennai Super Kings versus Kolkata Knight Riders.
A look back to the game between Chennai Super Kings versus Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders came out to bat first in the middle but they were not able to do their usual thing as they might be not able to read the pitch properly. They lost their opening batsman Phil Salt without opening his account while his partner Sunil Narine added 27 to the total while Angkrish Raghuvanshi batted at the third position and contributed 24.
The captain of the side Shreyas Iyer went back to the pavilion after scoring 34 while Venkatesh Iyer was dismissed for just 3. Ramandeep Singh and the sensational Rinku Singh added 13 and 9 respectively. Andre Russell added 10 to the total and Kolkata Knight Riders finished their innings at 137 with the loss of 9 wickets after 20 overs.
In the reply, the players of Chennai Super Kings presented a brilliant performance as they acted according to the condition. The opening batsman Rachin Ravindra went back to the pavilion after adding 15 to the total while the captain of the side Ruturaj Gaikwad remained not out after scoring 67 from 58.
Daryl Mitchell added 25 while Shivam Dube contributed 28 from just 18. MS Dhoni added 1 and that was enough for Chennai Super Kings to finish the game by keeping 7 wickets in their hand.
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