Chennai: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings played out a thriller in Mumbai on Wednesday and the winners were decided in the last over.
After winning the toss, KKR captain Eoin Morgan put the three-time winners into bat. Openers Faf du Plessis (95 not out, off 60) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (64 off 42) set up a massive total of 220/3. KKR’s chase got off to a horrendous start, losing five wickets inside the sixth over. Then, Dinesh Karthik (40 off 24), Andre Russell (54 off 22) and Pat Cummins (65 off 34) produced a stunning rear-guard action.
The Aussie all-rounder needed to shepherd the KKR tail in a bid to avoid a third successive defeat, but his final partner Varun Chakravarthy got run out in the last over. And setting up CSK’s third successive win was Deepak Chahar, who rocked KKR top-order with a four-wicket haul in a match that witnessed 442 runs. Catch highlights and cricket scores of the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings match here.
