IPL 2021: Ravindra Jadeja cameo helps CSK beat KKR by two wickets

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Ravindra Jadeja sealed a detailed match for Chennai Super Kings in an exhilarating Indian Premier League encounter right here on Sunday as his back-end pyrotechnics ensured a two-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Jadeja (22 runs off 8 balls) launched pacer Pratik Krishna, who bowled the nineteenth over, the place the pacer utterly misplaced his size within the assault from the Saurashtra all-rounder and CSK managed 172 in precisely 20 overs. Target reached.

Instead of bowling a yorker, Krishna repeatedly bowled a size ball as Jadeja made it simple within the last over with two sixes and two fours. Krishna gave away 22 runs within the final over leaving CSK for 4 runs within the final over.

But there was extra drama within the match as Sam Curran and Jadeja had been dismissed by Sunil Narine earlier than Deepak Chahar completed the match with a single.

However, KKR skipper Eoin Morgan’s captaincy left a lot to be desired as the choice to herald Krishna within the nineteenth over can be debated. Morgan noticed an damage to Anre Russell in his defence, however Naren might have introduced extra of a problem for Jadeja within the nineteenth over.

The win additionally meant that CSK remained unbeaten after the IPL resumed and had been as soon as once more again on the prime of the order with 16 factors.

Chasing a difficult 172, CSK had been down and out at 142/6 earlier than Jadeja took the duty on himself.

KKR posted 171/6 as they had been ridden on a late flourish by former captain Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana after the muse was laid by Rahul Tripathi (45).

CSK didn’t capitalize on an aggressive begin of 74 by Ruturaj Gaikwad (40 off 28 balls, 2 fours and three sixes) and South Africa’s Faf du Plessis (43; seven fours).

KKR overtook CSK by sending each the openers again early. After this, CSK needed to face a fall within the center order. Spinner Varun Chakraborty introduced KKR again within the sport by dismissing Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Earlier, a late cameo from former captain Dinesh Karthik and a gentle lengthy deal with from Nitish Rana took Kolkata Knight Riders to a rating of 171 in opposition to Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday.

Seamers Shardul Thakur (2/20 in 4 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/21 in 4 overs) placed on spectacular performances to maintain KKR going until the thirteenth over, once they had been 93 for 4.

However, 78 runs got here off the final seven overs and KKR had been in a position to put up a combating rating largely because of the leaking of runs on the again finish of Sam Curran (0/56 from 4 overs). Even Josh Hazlewood (2/40 in 4 overs) bought a bit stick to assist KKR’s trigger.

The stage was set by Rahul Tripathi (45 off 33), who hit 4 fours and a six, nevertheless it was the CSK bowlers who didn’t permit the KKR batsmen to both free their arms or quiet down.

Kolkata misplaced opener Shubman Gill (9) after a horrible combine with Venkatesh Iyer within the first over.

One-down Tripathi and in-form Venkatesh Iyer (18) tried to revive the innings, however the southpaw was unable to transform his begin after the dismissal of Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Thakur.

Tripathi, who bought his first boundary, a forceful pull shot over mid-wicket, discovered a ‘life’ even after the ball on which he was declared as a ‘no-ball’. In the very subsequent over, he made his first most shot at deep further cowl.

Captain Eoin Morgan (8) additionally fell cheaply as he dismissed du Plessis off Josh Hazlewood as KKR had been upset at 70/3. Tripathi additionally fell within the thirteenth over as he was clear bowled by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja as KKR slipped to 89/4.

Then Andre Russell (20) hit Sam Curran for 2 fours and a monstrous six within the fifteenth over as KKR scored 14 runs. But Shardul Thakur compelled Russell to tug it again to his stumps.

Then Rana and Karthik’s present took them previous 170.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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