IPL 2018, KXIP vs CSK: 5 reasons why CSK lost

#4 The flurry of wickets at the top

Chasing a stiff target of 198 runs, CSK needed a strong start at the top. Unfortunately, they lost too many wickets. Shane Watson could only deposit Mohit Sharma’s slower ball into the hands of Barinder Sran.

Next to go was Murali Vijay, who was outfoxed by Andrew Tye. Seeing Vijay coming down the track, Tye rolled his fingers over the ball and Vijay spooned an easy catch to Sran at cover.

The hero of the previous match, Sam Billings, could not do much of note and was out lbw to Ashwin in the 7th over of the chase. These flurry of wickets derailed Chennai’s chase.