CSK beat KKR by 5 wickets
Scorecard
KKR 161/8 in 20 Overs
Chris Lynn 82(51 Balls 4x7 and 6x6)
Imran Tahir(CSK) 4/27(4 Overs)
CSK 162/5 in 19.4 Overs
Suresh Raina 58*(42 Balls 4x7 and 6x1)
Ravindra Jadeja 31*(17 Balls 4x5)
Match Result - CSK won by 5 wickets
MOM - Imran Tahir(CSK)for his 4/2(4 Overs)
Chennai Super Kings and last-over finishes are a match made in heaven. From being seemingly down in the dumps for a large part of the contest they somehow find a way back as was on display on Sunday (April 14) against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Imran Tahir's stunning 4/27 restricted Kolkata to a slightly under-par 161/8 despite a fiery 51-ball 82 from Chris Lynn at the Eden Gardens.
however, staged an excellent comeback keeping things under check and striking regularly in the run-chase. With Chennai five down and needing 41 to win off the final four overs, it seemed they might fall short but Suresh Raina (58 in 42) and Ravindra Jadeja (31 in 17) had other ideas. The duo held onto their nerves took the side home by wickets with two balls to spare.
Chennai's run-chase got off to a fine start with both Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis getting off the mark with a four first ball. Du Plessis then gave Andre Russell some taste of his own medicine thumping him for four consecutive fours before Harry Gurney brought some sanity to proceedings.
The left-arm pacer nipped one sharply back into Watson catching him on the crease and bang in front of the stumps for 6. Narine then struck gold with just his third ball castling du Plessis for 24.
Raina looked in good touch from the get-go and quickly found his bearings but wickets kept tumbling at the other end. Ambati Rayudu's poor form with the bat continued when he uppishly drove Piyush Chawla to covers for 5 with the scoreboard reading 61/3 in the 10th over.
Kedar Jadhav coming in at No. 5 started off by collecting two successive fours off Chawla and then thrashing Kuldeep Yadav for a four and a six the next over. But his joy was short-lived as Chawla pinned him right in front of the sticks for 20 to peg Chennai back.
The combination of MS Dhoni and Raina had the tough task of getting their team back on track but with the Kolkata spinners on the attack, it was always going to be tough. Dhoni slammed Kuldeep for a mighty six over long-on but his old nemesis Narine once again brought about his undoing trapping him lbw for 16.
With half the side back in the hut, Chennai's chase got tricker but Raina was not one to give up easily. He clobbered Chawla for a four and a six soon reaching his 37th IPL half-century. He found an able ally in Jadeja, who hit his straps immediately. The visitors needing 24 runs off the final two overs, Jadeja crashed Gurney for three successive fours collecting 16 in the penultimate over. Chawla then conceded a four first ball in the last over to make things easier.
A brace from Jadeja, who finished on 31 off just 17 balls, sealed the deal for the visitors in 19.4 overs. With the win, Chennai further consolidated their position at the top of the table.
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