As it happened in Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK vs RR) in IPL 2019
Live Cricket Score IPL 2019, CSK vs KKR: Chennai Super Kings returned to the top of the table in Indian Premier League (IPL) as they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets on Tuesday. Faf du Plessis (43*) took them home in 17.2 overs after Chennai Super Kings bowlers had delivered yet again to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 108 for nine.
On a wicket that was not easy to bat on, Chennai batsmen took their time chasing the relatively easy target. CSK had started with a little more aggression but settled down to more cautious pace after wickets of Shane Watson and Suresh Raina fell early.
IPL 2019 CSK vs KKR: Full Scorecard
In the first innings, KKR never recovered from the early loss of wickets and found the going tough to finish with a below-par score despite an unbeaten 50 off 44 balls from Andre Russell.
Deepak Chahar returned impressive figures of 3 for 20 from 4 overs rattling the KKR top-order with early strikes. Harbhajan Singh (2/15), Imran Tahir (2/21) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/17) put the brakes on the KKR batting with a disciplined effort.
Chennai Super Kings: 111/3 after 17.2 overs (Faf du Plessis 43)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 108/9 in 20 overs (Andre Russell 50 not out; Chahar 3/20, Harbhajan 2/15)
IPL 2019 CSK vs KKR: Story in pictures
Here's how it all unfolded in the IPL 2019 match between CSK and KKR:
1. CSK win the toss, KKR bat first
)
MS Dhoni made the right call at the toss and opted to bowl first.
MS Dhoni wins the toss and elects to bowl first against the @KKRiders #CSKvKKR pic.twitter.com/2cYE5T0bDW
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2019
2. Chennai Super Kings (CSK XI) Playing 11
)
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.
3. Kolkata Kinight Riders (KKR XI) Playing 11
)
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna.
4. KKR openers fall early
)
Chennai Super Kings had a dream start as Deepak Chahar removed Chris Lynn (0) in the very first over. MS Dhoni then brought Harbhajan Singh with the new ball. The veteran soon sent back Sunil Narine as Kolkata lost both openers in just 2 overs. (Image: PTI)
5. Deepak Chahar makes it 24-4
)
Deepak Chahar then took the wickets of Nitish Rana (0) and Robin Uthappa (11) in his second and third over to put Kolkata in further trouble. KKR were reduced to 24/4 after 5 overs. (Image: PTI)
6. Imran Tahir gets two
)
Imran Tahir got the big wicket of Dinesh Karthik (19). The KKR captain was well-caught by Harbhajan. Tahir then beat Shubman Gill with a googly and Dhoni removed the bails to send him packing. KKR were 49/6 in 11 overs. (Image: PTI)
7. Andre Russell takes Kolkata to 108-9
)
Andre Russell, who dropped by Harbhajan early in his innings, also found it hard to hit big shots. Meanwhile, wickets kept falling at the other end. Russell finally got some runs in the final over including a six and couple of boundaries as he completed his half-century off the last ball of the innings. KKR reached 108/9 in their 20 overs. (Image: AFP)
8. Chennai start fast but lose two wickets
)
Shane Watson went after the bowling from the start. However, he fell in the third over for 17 to Sunil Narine. Suresh Raina too started with a six but dismissed soon. Piyush Chawla took a good running catch as Narine got his second wicket. (Image: PTI)
9. CSK win by 7 wickets
)
After the two blows, Faf du Plessis (43 not out off 45) and Ambati Rayudu (21) went about their job with little difficulty. In the end, CSK won the match by 7 wickets with 22 balls to spare. (Image: AFP)
