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IPL 2019: Chahar's three-for, spinners guide Chennai to a clinical 7-wicket win over Kolkata - As it happened

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings managed to crack the Andre Russell code as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday (April 9).

IPL 2019: Chahars three-for, spinners guide Chennai to a clinical 7-wicket win over Kolkata - As it happened

Chennai, April 9: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings managed to crack the Andre Russell code as they notched up another clinical performance to beat dominant Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday (April 9).

Chasing a low total of 109, Chennai reached home in 17.2 overs with seven wickets in hand and that win propelled them hosts at the top of the table.

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MS Dhoni-led CSK, who beat Kings XI Punjab at the same venue rather convincingly, maintained their domination at home by registering their fifth win in the tournament.

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Deepak Chahar was awarded a man of the match for his brilliant figures of 3/20 from his four overs and returned as the pick of the bowlers for CSK. Harbhajan Singh (2/15), Imran Tahir (2/21), Ravindra Jadeja (1/17) bowled economically to restrict a star-studded Kolkata batting line-up.

Andre Russell (50 off 44) remained unbeaten and helped his team go past 100, which seemed almost impossible at one stage. None of the KKR batsmen applied themselves well and paid the price of not reading the pitch well. Eight KKR batsmen failed to touch the double figures thanks to a brilliant captaincy by Dhoni as the 37-year-old rotated his bowlers astutely and made superb fielding placements.

When they walked into the middle to chase the below-par total, Chennai didn't feel any pressure for there was hardly any scoreboard pressure to take. Shane Watson (17) and Suresh Raina (14), who started their innings on an aggressive note, failed to capitalise upon the good start as they both were dismissed by Sunil Narine in the powerplay. But Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis - who slammed a fifty in the previous game - kept the scoreboard ticking with ones and twos even as the boundaries dried up after the powerplay.

Rayudu, who came in to bat no. 4, played a slow knock of 21 off 31 deliveries but along with Du Plessis ensured his team do not wobble up in the middle overs. However, the Hyderabad cricketer was dismissed by Piyush Chawla in the 15th over while trying to up the ante.

Later Du Plessis (43* off 45) and Kedar Jadhav (8* off 8) remained unbeaten when a wide ball from Narine went towards the fine-leg boundary and CSK got the winning runs in the form of extras.

These two teams have now faced each other 20 times, CSK won 12 and KKR have tasted win on 7 occasions, while one match ended in no result.

Here's how the match between CSK and KKR panned out:

Apr 09, 2019, 11:51 pm IST

Deepak Chahar, Man of the Match: (On bowling most of his over in powerplay) I think I knew we are going to play a lot of games at Chennai. So, I worked on my slower ball and yorkers. (On spending time with Dhoni) I spend a lot of time in the dressing room with MS while playing TT and I have got to learn a lot. With Bravo injured, I have got an opportunity to bowl at the death.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:50 pm IST

MS Dhoni: (On Chennai's love for Dhoni) I have been here for a long time. The crowd loves CSK. It is a special connection and they have adopted me. Losing Bravo, it is slightly difficult for us to get the combination. I don't think we want to be playing on these tracks. It becomes too low scoring. The age is on their side. Bhajji has done well in whatever games he has played. I have fallen back on Tahir and he has done the job. He has confidence in me. He has got a very good flipper. He is someone who if you tell that this is the right pace to bowl on, he does it most of the times. I feel its important not to have the same plans for batters.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:44 pm IST

Dinesh Karthik: Definitely not enough runs on the board. These are tricky games and you don't know how many runs to set with the dew and everything, but when the game finishes you feel you should gave got 20 more runs, so it's always a catch-22 situation. When you lose four wickets in the powerplay, you are always behind the eight-ball. Then you have to consolidate and probably hope to go well towards the end, but we couldn't do that. But credit to Russell, he showed a lot of maturity and I am pleased with the way he's shaping up. I was happy with the general attitude, I like the way we tried defending a small total, especially the spinners with the wet ball. I don't think it was a lack of concentration from our side with the bat. We have been on the road for three games, but have won two in five days and we shouldn't be too greedy. We've tried hard and as a captain, I am okay with not coming up on top every day. When we return, we need to regroup. Two good teams playing and it should be a good match against Delhi next. My message to the team would be enjoy, forget today, next game is a new game, a new day.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:30 pm IST

It's all over!! Chennai Super Kings register another comfortable win for MS Dhoni-led side. They prevail over KKR by 7 wickets and top the points table. Faf du Plessis (43*) and Kedar Jadhav (8*) remain unbeaten.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:27 pm IST

12 leaked by Gurney from that over. 100 comes up for Chennai in that over. CSK - 105/3 after 17 overs. 4 needed from 18 deliveries.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:25 pm IST

Four! Consecutive fours! Short-pitched delivery from Gurney and Faf du Plessis pulls him towards fine leg boundary.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:24 pm IST

Four! Free-hit delivery from Gurney and Faf du Plessis hits him over the cover region for a boundary.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:20 pm IST

8 runs came from that over bowled by Prasidh Krishna. CSK - 93/3 after 16 overs. 16 required from 24.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:15 pm IST

Four! Kedar Jadhav too opens his account with a boundary. CSK reach 85/2 after 15 overs as they need 24 more runs to win from 30 balls.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:13 pm IST

Wicket! Not lucky the second time. Rayudu's innings comes to an end for 21. Mistimes Chawla and Nitish Rana takes a simple catch. His struggle with the bat continues in IPL2019.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:10 pm IST

Dropped! Poor fielding from Prasidh Krishna and Ambati Rayudu gets a breather on 18.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:07 pm IST

4 runs came from that over bowled by Kuldeep Yadav. CSK - 77/2 after 14 overs. 32 needed from 36 deliveries.

Apr 09, 2019, 11:02 pm IST

5 runs came from that over bowled by Chawla. CSK - 73/2 after 13 overs.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:57 pm IST

1,1,1,1,1,0! 5 came from that over bowled by Narine. CSK - 68/2 after 12 overs. They are dealing only in singles. 41 needed from 48 deliveries.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:52 pm IST

Four! Faf du Plessis pulls the fuller-length delivery from Kuldeep Yadav and guides the ball towards the long-on boundary.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:49 pm IST

Four! A much-needed boundary from Rayudu. The last one came 42 deliveries before. CSK 57/2 after 10 overs. They need 52 more runs to win from 60 deliveries.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:46 pm IST

50 up for Chennai with a single on the first ball of that Gurney over.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:43 pm IST

Have your say about Piyush Chawla's catch to dismiss Raina.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:42 pm IST

3 runs came from that over bowled by Kuldeep Yadav. CSK - 49/2 after 9 overs. The spinners are doing well against Chennai batters. Both Rayudu and Du Plessis are spending their time into the middle.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:38 pm IST

Another tidy over! 3 runs came from that over bowled by Piyush Chawla. Spinners are bowling well on a sluggish track. CSK - 46/2 after 8 overs. They need 63 from 72 deliveries at 5.25 runs per over.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:34 pm IST

Tidy over from Kuldeep as he concedes just three from it. CSK - 43/2 after 7 overs. They need 66 from 78 balls.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:30 pm IST

After 6 overs, CSK reach 40/2. A decent start for Chennai with the bat but they've lost two wickets in the process. KKR would be looking to put the hosts under pressure by picking up a few wickets.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:23 pm IST

Wicket! Suresh Raina (14) plays a lofted shot off Narine and Piyush Chawla takes a brilliant catch near the boundary. Both the batsmen who dismissed have themselves to be blamed. CSK - 35/2 5 overs.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:11 pm IST

SIX!! A lofted drive from Suresh Raina and the ball sails into the CSK dugout. Jadeja takes a catch outside the boundary. Raina opens his account in style.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:10 pm IST

Wicket! Shane Watson (17) pulls the short-pitched delivery from Narine but finds Piyush Chawla at fine-leg. He has to depart. He got a boundary on the previous delivery and looked to hit another, but failed to connect it well and finds the fielder directly. Brilliant field placement from Dinesh Karthik. CSK - 18/1 after 2.2 overs.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:07 pm IST

Good start from Prasidh Krishna as he concedes just two from it. He kept probing the CSK openers with his line and length. CSK - 14/0 after 2 overs.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:04 pm IST

Faf du Plessis guides the ball from Prasidh Krishna towards the gully region and opens his account with a single.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:03 pm IST

Prasidh Krishna bowls the second over for KKR as Faf du Plessis faces his first ball.

Apr 09, 2019, 10:01 pm IST

SIXX! Shane Watson goes on the backfoot and dispatched Chawla for a maximum over long-on. The ball sailed way back into the stands. CSK - 12/0 after 1 over.

Apr 09, 2019, 9:59 pm IST

Four! Shane Watson opens his and team's account with a brilliant off-drive off Chawla. It was the first delivery of the innings.

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Story first published: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 0:38 [IST]
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