Chennai Super Kings won by 49 runs in the match held at Eden Gardens,
Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders, who came into the ring with a huge target
of 236 runs, scored only 186 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs and lost. Hard
hitter Rinku Singh remained not out with 53 runs.Earlier, Jason Roy played a devastating innings of 61 off 26 balls with 5
fours and 5 sixes. Had Roy stayed at the crease for a little while longer,
the situation would have been different. Roy hit two fours in a row in
Thikshan’s bowling and was then bowled by the ball. Openers N Jagadeesan
(1) and Sunil Narine (0) failed miserably in the Kolkata innings.
After that, Venkatesh Iyer scored 20 and captain Nitish Rana scored 27
runs. Power-hitting Andre Russell managed a six. Russell scored 9 runs
and got out on the bowling of Patirana.
In the last 5 overs, the Kolkata team lost wickets one after another, and
the run rate to be achieved increased enormously. Sixers hero Rinku Singh
was at the crease but to no avail. The only thing worth noting is Rinku
Singh hitting a six and completing his half-century.
Among the bowlers of Chennai Super Kings, Tushar Desh Pandey took 2
wickets, Mahesh Thikshan 2, Akash Singh 1, Moeen Ali 1, Jadeja 1, Pathirana
1 wicket. Earlier, the Chennai Super Kings team, who lost the toss and
went into bat, scored 235 runs for 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane 71 (not out), Devon Conway 56, Shivam Dubey 50, Ruthuraj
Gaikwad 35 runs.
