CSK vs KKR: Kolkata achieved this feat in Chepauk after 11 years
Kolkata achieved this feat in Chepauk: Kolkata beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets thanks to half-centuries from Rinku Singh (54) and Nitish Rana (57 not out). With this win, Kolkata has kept itself alive in the playoff race. Also, after 2012, Kolkata has conquered the Chepauk fort. At the same time, Chennai will have to win the last match to reach the playoffs and will have to depend on the matches of other teams.
This was the 61st match of IPL 2023 :-
Let us tell you that the 61st match of IPL 2023 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Batting first after winning the toss, Chennai scored 144 runs for 6 wickets. In response, Kolkata won the match by scoring 147 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.
KKR had a bad start :-
KKR got off to a poor start chasing the target. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1) was dismissed in the very first over. The wicket of Venkatesh (9) fell in the third over itself. KKR lost the wicket of Jason Roy (12) in the fifth over. After this, a 99-run partnership between Rinku Singh and Rana showed the team the way to victory. Rana scored an unbeaten 57 runs. Rinku Singh scored 54 runs. Deepak Chahar took three wickets.
CSK vs KKR: Shivam Dubey scored 48 runs :-
Earlier on a slow wicket, Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway got off to a good start as usual. Added 31 runs for the first wicket. Conway got out after scoring 30 runs. Gaikwad contributed 17 runs. Shivam Dubey was the star of Chennai, who scored an unbeaten 48 off 34 balls.
Jadeja contributed 20 runs. Talking about bowling, Chakraborty and Sunil Narine took two wickets each. Vibhav Arora and Shardul Thakur got one wicket each.
