Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings 33rd Match 23 April 2023

33rd T20 • Eden Gardens • Kolkata

Chennai Super Kings

235/4 (20)

Kolkata Knight Riders

186/8 (20)

CSK won by 49 runs

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Date & Time

23 Apr, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Jio Cinema

Match

33rd T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Tapan Sharma (India), Virender Sharma (India, TV)

Referee

Shakti Singh (India)

Weather

Partly cloudy with some chance of rain before the match

Pitch Report

High scoring pitch with some help for spinners; In this season: Avg. 1st Inning Score - 216, Team batting first won both the games

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bowl

Pitch Report

1st Innings

151Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

137Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

KKR

3- 7

CSK

Venue Stats T20

Pitch Type Batting Friendly Helps Spinners

Highest Score 232/2 (KKR) VS MI (2019)

Lowest Score 49 (RCB) VS KKR (2017)

Highest Chase 204/2 (PBKS) VS KKR (2010)

Best Batting R Patidar (RCB) - 112(54) VS LSG (2022)

Best Bowling S Narine (KKR) - 5/19 VS KXIP (2012)

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Devon Conway

CSK . WK

258 Runs

6 Matches

Ruturaj Gaikwad

CSK . BAT

235 Runs

6 Matches

Rinku Singh

KKR . BAT

180 Runs

6 Matches

Top Bowlers

Tushar Deshpande

CSK . BOWL

10 Wkts

6 Matches

Varun Chakravarthy

KKR . BOWL

9 Wkts

6 Matches

Ravindra Jadeja

CSK . ALL

9 Wkts

6 Matches

Player of the Match Ajinkya Rahane

71(29)

CSK

KKR

Info

Chennai Super Kings

235/4 (20)

Batters

Ruturaj Gaikwad

175.00

b S Sharma

Devon Conway

140.00

c D Wiese b V Chakravarthy

Ajinkya Rahane

244.83

Not out

Shivam Dube

238.10

c J Roy b K Khejroliya

Ravindra Jadeja

225.00

c R Singh b K Khejroliya

MS Dhoni

(C)

66.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 11.75)

235/4

Did not Bat

Moeen Ali, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh

Bowlers

EXT

11.67

12.67

12.25

14.67

11.50

7.25

17.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ruturaj Gaikwad

b S Sharma

1-73

7.3

Devon Conway

c D Wiese b V Chakravarthy

2-109

12.1

Shivam Dube

c J Roy b K Khejroliya

3-194

17.3

Ravindra Jadeja

c R Singh b K Khejroliya

4-232

19.4

Kolkata Knight Riders

186/8 (20)

Batters

Narayan Jagadeesan

33.33

c R Jadeja b TU Deshpande

Sunil Narine

0.00

b A Singh

Venkatesh Iyer

100.00

lbw b M Ali

Nitish Rana

(C)

135.00

c RD Gaikwad b R Jadeja

Jason Roy

234.62

b M Theekshana

Rinku Singh

160.61

Not out

Andre Russell

150.00

c S Dube b M Pathirana

David Wiese

50.00

lbw b TU Deshpande

Umesh Yadav

100.00

c D Conway b M Theekshana

Varun Chakravarthy *

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 9)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.3)

186/8

Did not Bat

Kulwant Khejroliya

Bowlers

EXT

7.25

10.75

8.00

20.00

11.33

6.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sunil Narine

b A Singh

1-1

0.4

Narayan Jagadeesan

c R Jadeja b TU Deshpande

2-1

1.2

Venkatesh Iyer

lbw b M Ali

3-46

7.1

Nitish Rana

c RD Gaikwad b R Jadeja

4-70

8.2

Jason Roy

b M Theekshana

5-135

14.3

Andre Russell

c S Dube b M Pathirana

6-162

16.4

David Wiese

lbw b TU Deshpande

7-171

17.3

Umesh Yadav

c D Conway b M Theekshana

8-180

18.3

Match Info

Date & Time

23 Apr, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Jio Cinema

Match

33rd T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Tapan Sharma (India), Virender Sharma (India, TV)

Referee

Shakti Singh (India)

Weather

Partly cloudy with some chance of rain before the match

Pitch Report

High scoring pitch with some help for spinners; In this season: Avg. 1st Inning Score - 216, Team batting first won both the games

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bowl

6 1 W 0 1wd 2 1wd 2

Over 18

Runs: 13

2 1 W 0 0 0

Over 19

Runs: 3

0 0 6 0 0 0

Over 20

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Ajinkya Rahane

71(29)

Analysis

Commentary

So that brings the weekend to a close. Quite a lot of manic action - three thrillers and one which was one-sided but produced a lot of runs. The action now moves to Hyderabad for something spicier than the biriyanis you get there - David Warner returns 'home', but against the Sunrisers as the Delhi Capitals arrive. Ooh that's going to be quite dramatic alright. You know where to return to catch the coverage of that though - right here on Sportskeeda! Of course, do keep yourselves updated with further cricketing news and action from around the globe on this very platform. For the moment, thanking you for joining us today and hoping you enjoyed our coverage is the duo of Shashwat Kumar and Sooryanarayanan Sesha. Here's to a great week ahead - take care and good night!

It was an exhibition of the highest order on display today from Ajinkya Rahane. That he says that his best is yet to come can only make you wonder what is ahead and we sure can't wait to see him unleash that alright. CSK are now on top of the points table - after a dismal season last year where they were languishing in the lower trenches, this will make them feel really good. As for KKR, they've lost four on the bounce and again leave a game with more questions than answers. It's getting out of hand for them and they really have to do something spectacular to turn their season around.

Ajinkya Rahane is of course the Player of the Match for his stunning unbeaten 29-ball 71. Here's what he has to say: (His plans?) Just a clear mindset, nothing else. I always believe in a simple thing - if you're mind is right, you'll be fine. The process was very good heading into the season. The ball was slightly stopping a bit and it was a bit sticky. But once you were in as a batter it was good. Short boundaries and a fast outfield too. We had a very good start, Conway and Ruturaj batted really well. And after that I just wanted to keep it going, play my shots. (Where would he place this knock?) I enjoyed all my knocks - I still feel my best is yet to come. I enjoyed the 37 against RCB, 30 odd against RR and 61 against MI as well. (On playing under Dhoni) A great learning - I played under him in the Indian team for so many years. I'm playing under Mahi bhai at CSK for the first time. When he says something you have to listen.

MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings captain): (Feels like a CSK home game?) I would just say thanks for the support, they came in big support. Whenever there's a KKR game next they'll come in a KKR jersey that's for sure. It's a one-off where they're giving me a farewell and dressed in yellow. So many yellows in one stadium especially in Kolkata so thanks to them. The fast-bowlers have been doing their job, the spinners in the middle. We knew there was one side that was slightly short and they will look to get aggressive so we had to get wickets. If you see their batting lineup they have some very powerful hitters down the order so it's never over until the 20th over. So you have to give that extra bit of respect to the opposition. I keep it very simple. Rather than thinking who is injured, I think of who can be the one person who can be more better prepared for the venue. No point cribbing about who is injured. If someone is injured, move on. Just try to motivate the youngsters in the best possible manner. Everyone who has come in has performed so hope that continues - not the injuries but the performance. (On Rahane) When you realize the potential of someone, you let him bat the way he bats. Give that liberty and reiterate that these are the areas where your strength is. I think it always works in the best possible manner. Second thing is try to give him the best possible manner where he can score the best runs. In a team, someone ends up sacrificing his spot for the others to feel comfortable.

Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings): (What's working for him?) I think it's the partnership up top with Rutu out there. He calms the nerves for me and we just keep it simple so a lot of credit has to go to Rutu. (Do him and Gaikwad plan against a particular bowler?) Nothing in particular really - just trying to be as clear as possible. I've always had issues with the ball straight on the body line but I seem to be getting that away pretty well in the last few games. My role up top is to put pressure on the bowlers. Using my feet helps me to get through the innings so it's one of those things that I'm working on. The culture that we have here in Chennai is special really. Everyone feels comfortable, everyone feels backed. We've won a few games and for us it's about continuing it. Having MS in your group is a great feeling. Every game feels like a home game.

Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders captain): (Thoughts on the game) It is difficult to digest that we had to chase 236 on this ground. Chasing that many against this sort of team will be very difficult, especially when we have a powerplay like we had. Credit needs to be given to Ajju bhaiya (Rahane). We should not be conceding 236 on any wicket, regardless. There were positives in this game. But if we take away those positives, we are not really working on what have been weaknesses for us. We are repeating the same mistakes and that will inevitably mean ending up on the losing side.

Match Summary: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by runs.

Ajinkya Rahane 71* (29) | Maheesh Theekshana 2/32 (4)
Jason Roy 61 (26) | Kulwant Khejroliya 2/44 (3)

Domination from start to finish from the Chennai Super Kings. They came to Kolkata having to play their second game in third days but not once did they seem to show fatigue or slack. It was all set up by their batters of course, with that carnage orchestrated by Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube and Devon Conway powering them to a mammoth 235/4 which left Kolkata Knight Riders to go on a leather hunt.

It never began well though. Jason Roy's injury meant that he couldn't bat for a while and the experiment with Sunil Narine as an opener came apart. Akash Singh sent his off stump for a walk and after getting the new ball to swing, he hit those hard lengths and peppered Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer with the short-pitched stuff. This was after a stellar Ravindra Jadeja catch sent Narayan Jagadeesan packing to leave KKR reeling. Just 37 runs came off the powerplay with Akash just not allowing the batters to free their arms and it was just a sign that nothing was going to plan for the hosts.

Venkatesh's misery was put to an end and while Rana too departed soon, Roy came out firing on all cylinders showing no signs of discomfort as he unleashed his slog sweeps at will. Anything in the slot traveled and it was a case of controlling the length. As soon as they did that and bowled to their field, they were able to cut off the big shots to send the asking rate up, even as Roy walloped a 19-ball half-century and Rinku Singh played the big shots himself.

It took a Maheesh Theekshana yorker to send Roy on his way back and while the odd big shot came, there wasn't to be any RussellMania today. Rinku had the rub of the green go his way earlier too when a back-flick from Ravindra Jadeja lit up the zing bails at the non-striker's end, only for the bails to not fall off. But if anything, that was the only solace for KKR, whose disappointing season continued into yet another defeat and by a big margin at that. From CSK's point of view, Theekshana was excellent, as was Matheesha Pathirana who remained tough to put away. They will hope that Theekshana hasn't hurt himself badly though having copped one on his fingers with Varun Chakravarthy striking it back fiercely.

But all said and done, the evening belonged to Rahane and Dube. When Devon Conway fell, one feared that CSK could potentially slow down. If anything, the two Mumbai batters came out throwing caution to the wind with Dube butchering spin and Rahane tackling pace with ease. Some of those improvs from Rahane are bound to be talked about for a long time and we might hear more of those in a bit in the presentation so do stick around...

Smiles all around the CSK camp. And rightly so - they have dished out a hammering to KKR and have surged to the top of the points table as they become the first team to enter double digits in terms of points.

overs

186 /8 score

runs

Rinku Singh *

53 (33)

Varun Chakravarthy

0 (3)

Matheesha Pathirana

1 /27

19.6 Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, CSK WIN BY 49 RUNS! Sharp bumper just outside off stump. Rinku swings for the hills but only connects with fresh air. Dhoni collects cleanly, and that will be that for tonight! CSK have been thoroughly impressive on the road again, and have comprehensively beaten KKR!

Final delivery of the game.

19.5 Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, banged into the track on leg stump. Rinku gloves it down to fine leg and continues farming the strike

Certainly seemed quite high there. Meanwhile, chants of 'DJ! BRAVO!' are doing the rounds. Seems like Bravo is entertaining a section of the crowd. And well, with the front leg braced, the TV umpire decides that it would have dipped and hence, it's a fair delivery.

19.4 Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, high full toss outside off stump. Rinku continues swinging and gets an outside edge that bobbles towards the keeper. Rinku wants to see if this was high enough to be called a No ball, and reviews! Ball is dipping, says the third umpire and it is a fair delivery!

Subhranshu Senapati, who is on as a substitute, gave it absolutely everything there. That was a stunning effort but alas, it wasn't enough. Another half-century for Rinku Singh. This man continues to impress!

19.3 Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, IS THAT SIX? Slower delivery on a length on off stump. Rinku has a huge mow at it and miscues it towards deep mid wicket. Theekshana catches it but steps onto the boundary ropes before he releases it!

19.2 Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, full toss angled across the batter outside off stump. Rinku swishes and misses again. Clever bowling by Pathirana!

19.1 Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, full toss outside off stump. Rinku throws his hands at it and gets a thick outside edge that Dhoni gets a glove to

Matheesha Pathirana to bowl the final over of the game

Final rites remaining at the Eden Gardens. It has been quite the performance by the Chennai Super Kings and the top spot awaits them. Kolkata Knight Riders require 56 off the last over. Even Rinku Singh won't be able to pull this off sadly!