KKR defeated CSK by eight wickets based on Sunil Narine's all-round performance. KKR won the toss and decided to bowl first and the excellent performance of the bowlers led by Narine restricted CSK to 103 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. In response, Narine also performed brilliantly with the bat and scored 44 runs with the help of two fours and five sixes in 18 balls, with the help of which KKR won by scoring 107 runs for two wickets in 10.1 overs.

Hat-trick of defeats at Chepauk
This is the first time in IPL that CSK has lost five consecutive matches. Not only this, for the first time it has lost its third consecutive match at its home ground Chepauk. KKR completed the target of more than 100 runs in just 61 balls, which is the third fastest 100+ target achieved in IPL. For KKR, Rahane returned unbeaten after scoring 20 runs with the help of one four and one six in 17 balls and Rinku Singh returned unbeaten after scoring 15 runs with the help of one four and one six in 12 balls. Anshul Kamboj and Noor Ahmed got one wicket each for CSK.

Made a big jump in the points table

With this brilliant win, KKR has reached the third position in the points table. KKR now has six points with three wins and three losses in six matches. At the same time, after the fifth consecutive defeat, Chennai's team is in ninth place with two points with one win in six matches. Gujarat Titans is currently at the top of the table, while Delhi Capitals is in second place.

De Kock-Narine got a good start

Quinton de Kock and Narine gave a good start to KKR, who came to chase the target, and both the batsmen added 46 runs in 25 balls. However, Kamboj gave the first blow to KKR by bowling out De Kock, who was dismissed after scoring 23 runs off 16 balls with the help of three sixes. After this, Narine played an aggressive innings and KKR's score reached 85 runs in no time. Narine was close to scoring a half-century, but he was bowled off Noor's ball. KKR then sent Rinku Singh to the pavilion, who along with captain Ajinkya Rahane led the team to victory.

Rinku hit a winning six off Ravindra Jadeja.

CSK set a target of 104 runs in front of KKR on the basis of Shivam Dubey's innings of 31 runs. CSK scored their lowest score of the first innings in the IPL. Not only this, this is the second lowest score of IPL by any team at Chepauk Stadium. Earlier on this ground, RCB was all out for 70 runs against CSK in 2019.

CDK's lowest score in the first innings in IPL

Score Opponent Team Position Year

97 Mumbai Indians Mumbai 2022

103/9 Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai 2025*

109 Rajasthan Royals Jaipur 2008

110/8 Delhi Daredevils Delhi 2012

Shivam scored the most runs.

Shivam Dubey scored the most runs for CSK, who scored an unbeaten 31 off 29 balls with the help of three fours. If CSK was able to cross the 100-run mark, the credit goes to Shivam who stayed till the end. CSK, who came out to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start and its openers returned to the pavilion on a score of 16 runs.

Dhoni could not do wonders.

No batsman could make a partnership for CSK, due to which it had to bear the brunt. Vijay Shankar scored 29, Rahul Tripathi 16 and Devon Conway 12 runs for the team. At the same time, five batsmen could not even reach double figures, while two batsmen returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Mahendra Dhoni is leading the team after regular captain Rituraj Gaikwad was ruled out of the remaining matches of the IPL due to injury. He came to bat at number nine and could score only one run in four balls before getting out in the 16th over. For KKR, Narine took the maximum three wickets, while Varun Chakraborty and Harshit Rana got two wickets each. At the same time, Moeen Ali and Vaibhav Arora took one wicket each.

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