The crowds at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium were roaring in fierce support of their team, Chennai Super Kings who took on Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday. The fans were so loud that the KKR all-rounder, Andre Russell was covering his ears when fielding in the second innings when MS Dhoni walked out to bat.
The support MS Dhoni gets at Chepauk is unmatched and the fans were at it again when Thala himself walked out to bat when CSK needed just three runs to win the game with three overs left in the innings.
The spectators wanted to see MSD finish off the game in style, but he was unable to do so as he took two singles and the new skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad finished off the game with a fine boundary to the off-side to get the winning runs.
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The defending champions were able to get back to winning ways following their consecutive losses against Delhi Capitals followed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. CSK were back at home and showed their dominance as they outclassed KKR with both bowling and batting aspects.
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Gaikwad had won the toss and opted to bowl first. Tushar Deshpande struck in the very first delivery to get rid of the dangerous Phil Salt, but the pair of Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi gave the side a solid powerplay by scoring 56 runs.
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The conditions proved to be suited to the slower bowlers, as none of the batters were able to get going. Shreyas Iyer who played 32 deliveries was only able to notch 34 runs to be the top-scorer of the side.
Ravindra Jadeja was back to his very best with the ball as he finished with figures of 3/18 in his quota, having picked up the scalps of Narine, Raghuvanshi and Venkatesh Iyer. He was also supported by Deshpande and the returning Mustafizur Rahman as KKR were only able to set a target of 138 runs.
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The Men in Yellow will have their next game at the Wankhede Stadium on April 14 as they take on Mumbai Indians to light up the age-old rivalry between the two most successful sides of the tournament once again.
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