- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 edged and taken at slip! Uncharacteristic from Gaikwad as he throws his bat at this short and wide delivery, the edge flies and Nitish Rana pouches an excellent catch with his palms facing upwards. 2/14.1 chipped straight to mid-on. Conway's debut isn't a memorable one. Was looking very itchy to go for the big hits. Tried to step out and go over the top but this one lobbed off a thickish inside edge, an absolute dolly to mid-on. Umesh has a second. 28/27.5 lightning quick work from Jackson and Uthappa is gone! The kind of stumping MS Dhoni would be proud of. This one spins back in from middle and leg to beat Uthappa's attempted nurdle. He's off balance in the process as Jackson does the rest. Terrific stuff. 49/38.4 what is happening! Rayudu left high and dry. Chennai are imploding or what? This is bowled full from around the wicket, Jadeja works this wide of Shreyas Iyer at short midwicket, at least he thinks he has and takes a couple of steps down the pitch, by which time Rayudu is halfway down. Unfortunately for him, Jadeja stops so he has nowhere to go except to the pavilion. 52/410.5 they didn't get him off the run out but have him caught next ball. Russell bowls a heavy ball, Dube is set with a premeditated pull but gets it high off the bat and Narine takes a dolly at midwicket. 61/5Extras6 (nb 2, w 4)TOTAL131/5 (20 Overs, RR: 6.55)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 0.3 ov), 2-28 (Devon Conway, 4.1 ov), 3-49 (Robin Uthappa, 7.5 ov), 4-52 (Ambati Rayudu, 8.4 ov), 5-61 (Shivam Dube, 10.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB UT Yadav 4 0 20 2 5.00 15 1 1 2 1 Shivam Mavi 4 0 35 0 8.75 12 3 2 1 1 CV Varun 4 0 23 1 5.75 11 1 1 1 0 SP Narine 4 0 15 0 3.75 10 0 0 0 0 AD Russell 4 0 38 1 9.50 7 5 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.4 Santner strikes to get Rahane. Darted on a back of a length and angling into Rahane. He flicks it straight to Jadeja at midwicket. Soft dismissal 87/36.2 edged and taken. DJ Bravo breaks into a celebratory jig.. New moves from Bravo. Much fuller but Bravo hides it away from Venkatesh's swinging arc. Venkatesh slashes and can only nick it off to Dhoni 43/19.6 DJ Bravo brings out his new jig once again. Rana flaps it to Rayudu at short fine leg. Dug in short, chest-high short ball, slower variation, cramps Rana on the pull. He gets inside the line but can't control it and finds Rayudu 76/217.3 DJ Bravo draws level with Malinga on this list. Billings holes out to Tushar at deep midwicket. Slower ball, hides it away from Billings. Tugged away to the outfielder 123/4Extras4 (b 4)TOTAL133/4 (18.3 Overs, RR: 7.18)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Venkatesh Iyer, 6.2 ov), 2-76 (Nitish Rana, 9.6 ov), 3-87 (Ajinkya Rahane, 11.4 ov), 4-123 (Sam Billings, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TU Deshpande 3 0 23 0 7.66 9 4 0 0 0 AF Milne 2.3 0 19 0 7.60 9 2 1 0 0 MJ Santner 4 0 31 1 7.75 5 1 1 0 0 DJ Bravo 4 0 20 3 5.00 11 2 0 0 0 S Dube 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 2 0 0 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 25 0 6.25 8 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
26 March 2022 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Chennai Super Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 5.5 - Ball flicks the stumps but bails not dislodged
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 52/4 in 8.4 overs (RA Jadeja 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 69/5 in 14.0 overs (RA Jadeja 11, MS Dhoni 5)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (RA Jadeja 11, MS Dhoni 39, Ex 2)
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 38 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 131/5 in 20.0 overs (RA Jadeja 26, MS Dhoni 50)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 70/1 in 9.0 overs (AM Rahane 30, N Rana 20)
- Over 13.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batter - SW Billings (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 98/3 in 14.0 overs (SS Iyer 6, SW Billings 7)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 4
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