- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 Gone! Lynn early into the pull shot again, it was a straight delivery on a length, did not rise at all and struck Lynn in front. Not a pitch to play across the line and Lynn pays the price 6/11.5 another one bites the dust! Both openers gone! Harbhajan tosses it up, teasing Narine on a pitch offering him considerable help, Narine tries to slog him into oblivion, only managing a top edge, high in the air towards point, who had to run back and dive to his left to complete an excellent catch 8/24.4 that's the third wicket to the cross batted pull! Chahar on the charge in the Power-play again. The shot hasn't been on tonight, this was a slower short ball, bounced a little extra, caught him on the splice and went high up in the air towards deep squareleg, who eventually had to put in a dive forward to take it 24/42.3 another unwarranted stroke and that's the third KKR wicket! Length on middle, he goes for the pull shot, it keeps a tad low again, skids onto Rana as well, who only manages to toe-end it to midwicket, where Rayudu takes a neat catch diving forward 9/38.4 That's the big fish, the captain, who was looking good so far! It was full on middle, Karthik whipped it nicely, taking it from the stumps, hit it flat and hard but aerially and straight to midwicket, where Harbhajan clung onto a sharp chance. He probably wanted to clear the man and would have had four, instead it's half the side back in the hut 44/510.1 got him! Tahir sneaks through Gill with a googly. He falls over trying to flick without a big stride. It slips through between inside edge and leg, Dhoni picks it up and takes the bails off. It doesn't even need to be sent upstairs. It's going downhill FAST for KKR 47/615.3 goes slow again and gets him out by a long, long way. That's more like the Harbhajan this season. Gets it to dip and spin a long way away from just short of a length. Chawla is down the pitch and swatting all around this. Runs straight off, doesn't even bother trying to get back 76/715.4 and another. Oh this is poor. Length outside off, dipping, drawing him forward. Kuldeep into a lazy front foot poke. Thick edge past slip. Russell takes for the run. Kuldeep is still trying to get up as backward point picks up and puts in quite a bad throw at the other end. Harbhajan has to lunge and hold on, then recover to flick this onto the stumps. And he does what's required 76/816.3 straight to midwicket. Tame. Full and dipping on leg stump. Prasidh looks to flick with hard hands. Can't do that on a slow pitch. Harbhajan has no problem holding onto this one 79/9Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL108/9 (20 Overs, RR: 5.4)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Chris Lynn, 0.6 ov), 2-8 (Sunil Narine, 1.5 ov), 3-9 (Nitish Rana, 2.3 ov), 4-24 (Robin Uthappa, 4.4 ov), 5-44 (Dinesh Karthik, 8.4 ov), 6-47 (Shubman Gill, 10.1 ov), 7-76 (Piyush Chawla, 15.3 ov), 8-76 (Kuldeep Yadav, 15.4 ov), 9-79 (Prasidh Krishna, 16.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DL Chahar 4 0 20 3 5 20 2 1 1 0 Harbhajan Singh 4 0 15 2 3.75 15 0 1 0 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 17 1 4.25 15 2 0 1 0 SC Kuggeleijn 4 0 34 0 8.5 10 4 1 1 0 Imran Tahir 4 0 21 2 5.25 15 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 short on middle and he hammers a pull flat and hard, picking out squareleg in the circle. Watson is livid but he has to go 18/14.6 Raina's been living dangerously and he skies this one high in the air and is taken brilliantly by Piyush Chawla, who runbs back from mid-on and puts in a timely dive to catch it inches from the ground! It was tossed up on middle, stuck in the surface a little as Raina went for an ugly slog, only managing a top edge 35/214.4 won't survive this time! Length at off stump, looks to sweep, gets a top edge and Rana settles under it from short extra. A few steps to his left and holds on. And a big noise from the crowd - as if it's KKR's home ground. 81/3Extras8 (nb 2, w 6)TOTAL111/3 (17.2 Overs, RR: 6.4)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Shane Watson, 2.2 ov), 2-35 (Suresh Raina, 4.6 ov), 3-81 (Ambati Rayudu, 14.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB PP Chawla 4 0 28 1 7 10 2 1 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 23 0 5.75 12 2 0 0 1 SP Narine 3.2 0 24 2 7.2 10 1 1 2 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 16 0 4 12 1 0 0 0 HF Gurney 2 0 20 0 10 3 3 0 0 1
Match Details
Toss
Chennai Super Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
9 April 2019 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 4 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 44/5 in 8.4 overs (Shubman Gill 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 2
- Over 14.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - C Shamshuddin, Batsman - AD Russell (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 76/7 in 15.3 overs (AD Russell 21)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 108/9 in 20.0 overs (AD Russell 50, HF Gurney 1)
- AD Russell: 50 off 44 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 49/2 in 9.0 overs (F du Plessis 10, AT Rayudu 6)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (56 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 77/2 in 14.0 overs (F du Plessis 26, AT Rayudu 18)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (101 balls), Extras 3
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (102 balls), Extras 3
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDeepak Chahar - from CSK's Powerplay specialist to death overs saviour
He's been MS Dhoni's go-to man at the start, but the injures at Super Kings have meant there's a role for him at the end too - and he's practiced for it
Chepauk choke: Chennai Super Kings' game plan a throwback to 2011
Super Kings' performance was a throwback to 2011, when they were invincible at home. Can they repeat it in 2019?
Dhoni concerned by 'low-scoring' Chepauk pitch
"I don't think we want to play on wickets like these because it becomes too low-scoring and it becomes slightly difficult for our batters to get going," the Super Kings captain said
Kamlesh Nagarkoti: A lonely life in the fast lane
Grounded by a spate of injuries, the 19-year-old pacer has found a mentor-cum-confidante in Wriddhiman Saha, and undying encouragement from the Knight Riders management
Talking Points - Deepak Chahar ties Knight Riders up in dots
How bad was Knight Riders' start, and how MS Dhoni smiled sweetly and cocked a snook at cricket data




