Kolkata vs Chennai Highlights: An all-round efficiency from Chennai Super Kings powered them to a 49-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens on Sunday (April 23). By advantage of this win, Chennai scored a hat-trick of wins in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and moved to the primary place in IPL 2023 Points Standings. After scoring 235 in first innings, Chennai bought a dream begin to their bowling, dismissing two Kolkata batters within the first two overs. Jason Roy went all weapons blazing as he scored quickest fifty (19 balls) thus far for KKR in IPL 2023 earlier than falling for 26-ball 61. Rinku Singh performed one other quickfire cameo, however the goal was too huge to realize, particularly after that poor begin in beginning overs. Kolkata suffered their 4th loss within the ongoing event.
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Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders received the toss and invited Chennai Super Kings to bat first. Scintillating fifties from Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube powered Chennai Super Kings to an imposing 235/4 towards Kolkata Knight Riders — highest IPL complete on the Eden Gardens, bettering KKR’s 232/2 vs MI in 2019. Every Kolkata bowler went for loads of runs however not gifted younger spinner Suyash Sharma, who bowled an unbelievable spell of 1/29 in an innings the place over 200 runs have been placed on board.
34-year-old Rahane, lengthy perceived as a Test specialist, destroyed KKR’s bowlers by taking part in some ruthless strokes for fours and sixes, scoring a sensational 29-ball-71 for his 2nd half-century in IPL 2023, whereas Shivam Dube (21-ball 50) muscled his strategy to one other half-century. During his 71-run innings, Rahane hammered six fours and 5 sixes in his 29-ball knock that got here with a 244-plus strike price. Overall, Kolkata bowlers have been hit for 18 sixes at present and that too in entrance of their house crowd.
Once once more, Devon Conway supplied a strong begin to Chennai Super Kings because the opener notched up a 40-ball-56, his fourth fifty in IPL 2023. Conway acquired good assist from his opening accomplice Ruturaj Gaikwad (35; 20b) because the duo put collectively 73-run (45b) for the opening wicket, earlier than Rahane unleashed his fury. CSK cruised to 59 for no loss within the powerplay.
Shivam Dube and Rahane seized the momentum with an 85-run partnership (32b). The duo hit 4 sixes, and a boundary in a row to step up the run price and set the stage for an enormous first innings complete towards Kolkata.
