Chennai Super Kings (CSK) makes the highest total till now of IPL 2023 against the KKR at the Eden Gardens Stadium.
The 33rd match of IPL was all set to be played at the home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have played seven matches till now and have scored 200+ in three out of them.
After consecutively winning two back-to-back thrillers they will be looking for the third win.
Whereas, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be looking to break their losing streak as they have lost the last three matches.
Match Details
The 33rd match and the double-decker Sunday match were going to be played at Eden Gardens.
The captains, Nitish Rana of KKR and Mahendra Singh Dhoni of CSK were out in the field for the toss, and KKR won the toss and elected to field first.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Innings
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway opened the inning for them.
They started great, as they were looking for a boundary in every over.
Both of them formed a great partnership of 73 runs when Ruturaj lost his wicket to Suyash.
After that, Ajinkya Rahane came into bat as Devon completed his half-century.
Ajinkya started to make great shots as he was adding valuable runs to the total.
The match changed in the 14th over, which was bowled by Umesh Yadav, as he conceded 22 runs in that over.
After that, in the last four overs, CSK batsmen hit 17, 13, 19, and 17 runs for a total of 66 runs, making the total go 235/4.
By the great ending, CSK made the total hits till now of IPL Season 2023.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Innings
Narayan Jagadeesan and Sunil Narine opened the inning for KKR.
Sunil lost his wicket in the fourth delivery itself, and in the next over, Narayan also lost his wicket.
KKR were in great trouble after the quick fall of wickets, as the knocks by Jason Roy and Rinku Singh kept them in the game.
However, a score like that was too far to chase, as KKR lost the match by 49 runs.
With this victory, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came to the top of the table with 10 points.
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