Not defeated When Kolkata Knight Riders played the Chennai Super Kings, they traveled to the stronghold known as Chepauk. Mustafizur Rahman returned to the team, and Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to bowl first. In addition, Shardul Thakur made his debut when Sameer Rizvi was able to rejoin the club.
Shreyas Iyer was in charge of the same team that had humiliated the Delhi Capitals the previous game. After winning all three of their games, the KKR team entered the game on Monday in second place in the IPL points standings.
Highlights of KKR vs. CSK’s IPL 2024 first innings:
50 runs in five overs for Kolkata Knight Riders
In the opening ball of the game, Phil Salt was out due to a strike from Tushar Deshpande. With a straightforward catch, Ravindra Jadeja dealt KKR a serious early blow. Sunil Narine, who was experiencing shoulder pain, kept using the bat in a showy manner.
Powerplay: Mandatory (56/1) and Overs 0.1 to 6.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi appeared and once again offered Sunil Narine strong support. To make sure there were no more wicket losses during the powerplay, the two batters combined caution and aggression.
First Strategic Time-Out for Kolkata Knight Riders (64/4 from 8.2 Overs)
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For the home team, Ravindra Jadeja’s introduction paid off handsomely. Sunil Narine was the next person out LBW after Angkrish Raghuvanshi. As KKR lost three wickets for just eight runs in 2.2 overs, Venkatesh Iyer was Jadeja’s third wicket.
Stat Alert: Maheesh Theekshana has 150 T20 wickets.
When the Sri Lankan spinner removed Ramandeep Singh, KKR found themselves in even greater difficulties. With this wicket, Theekshana achieved his 150th in T20 cricket.
In 15.2 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 100 runs.
Shreyas Iyer and Rinku Singh had a difficult time for KKR on a slow and uninteresting pitch. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of CSK, reaped significant benefits from his choice to bowl first.
Second Strategic Time-out for Kolkata Knight Riders (109/5 from 16 overs)
The LSG spinners took the Gujarat Titans to task after they got off to a quick start. While Ravi Bishnoi took one and Krunal Pandya took three, the Titans appeared to be in serious trouble. With just 26 runs scored, the Gujarat Titans had lost five of their wickets.
Statistics: Ravindra Jadeja’s 100 IPL catches
When Ravindra Jadeja caught Shreyas Iyer for 34, he secured his 100th IPL catch. Phil Salt was the experienced Indian player’s 99th grab of the day after he had 98 receptions to start the day.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 137/9 from 20 overs at the end of the innings.
The way the CSK bowlers continued to tightly restrict the KKR hitters made Ruturaj Gaikwad very satisfied. There was nothing the Knight Riders’ powerful hitters could do.
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