CSK vs KKR

10:50 pm IST: It's not often that Chennai Super Kings go down without a fight. But tonight, that too at the Chepauk, in front of their beloved fans, they suffered their worst defeat in terms of runs. What makes it even harder to read for their fans, is the fact that MS Dhoni came back as captain today itself! So, they have to pick themselves up quickly. There is no time for too much disappointment. It's about dusting things off and getting back on track. As for Kolkata Knight Riders, they need back-to-back wins now. They have the team, they have the leadership and they definitely know how to do it. That will be all for now from Chennai. Join us again at 2:30 pm IST tomorrow as we get started with the build-up to the game between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans at the Ekana. This is the pair of Arya and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Sunil Narine (Player of the Match, 3/13 off 4 overs and 44 runs off 18 balls): "I think almost a perfect game, just that I need to hold on to my catches better! I just try to focus on what's my strength. Yes the batters are getting better and better, but if you focus too much on the batter, you tend to go on the back foot straightaway. It's very simple - trying to get the team off to a flying start. Sometimes it comes off, sometimes it doesn't, but the team gives me freedom to do it and I go ahead." 

Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders captain): "We had our plans. I played here for the last two years, Moeen Ali too and DJ Bravo has been a big name here. We executed our plans well, I must say! But, can't give anything away here now with so many matches still left! I thought that the wicket will play better, but I don't want to take anything away from our bowlers. Really happy with all the bowlers today! I'm enjoying my cricket, enjoying my batting. I've worked hard, and am keeping it simple. We didn't think about the net run rate initially, but as we went along, we pressed the accelerator. We are bound to lose a few matches, but we will like to win more matches on the go now. The boys are putting in the hard yards." 

Moeen Ali: Yeah it was nice with two left handers. Tried to keep it as tight as can. Rinku’s dive early on my spell helped me gain in confidence. In powerplay, I don't try to bowl too quick. Shape on the ball and spin the ball as much as I can. Narine and Chakaravarthy are amazing spinners. Especially Sunil has been doing this for a long time. I am learning from them but still trying to be authentic to myself. You just need to one to grip to put some doubts on the batter’s mind. It was nice to have two left handers at the top.

MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings captain): I think there's been quite a few nights which hasn't gone out way. It's about figuring out how to play the difficult deliveries. Just not enough runs on the board. It was stopping a bit but if you lose too many wickets, cricket looks different and with so many quality spinners it didn't really happen. We needed much more application than what we did. Well what is important is to see the conditions. We have done well on a couple of occasions. Our good openers are good cricketers, they need to play authentic shots. If you start looking for 60-64 it gets difficult with the batting line up we have. If we lose too many wickets, things gets different for the middle order as they have to wait a longer time to start slogging.

10:23 pm IST: Kolkata Knight Riders win by 8 wickets with 59 balls to spare!

Sunil Narine - 44 (18) and 3/13 (4)
Shivam Dube 31* (29) | Noor Ahmad - 1/8 (2)

Kolkata Knight Riders have jumped from a negative net run rate, to a positive one, in a matter of overs! Yes, they have trumped Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk and made a mockery of the 5-time champions' proud record at home! And, for the first time, CSK have lost five matches in a row.

One would have thought that batting against spin would be tough. It was, but only against Noor Ahmad. Otherwise, whoever bowled, went the journey. As if, the pitch was changed! Interestingly enough, MS Dhoni brought Noor into the attack much later, but the left-arm wrist spinner made an instant impact, picking up the wicket of Sunil Narine and steering more clear in the Purple Cap race. 

As for KKR, all the batters who went out there to bat, were dominating. The idea was to score the runs as quickly as possible to increase the net run rate, and that plan got executed to perfection! Mind you, the bowling from CSK was also average. And the drop catch by Vijay Shankar did not help the home team either. The batter who got the reprieve was KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane. 

CSK are now 9th in the standings with only 1 win under their belt while KKR move up to 3rd with 3 wins. But this one was a bit of a clinic, against one of the most decorated and successful franchise teams out there! 

10.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, SIX! That's game set and match for KKR and what a dominant show from the defending champions. Quicker on a fuller-length around the leg stump, down on one knee goes Rinku and nails the slog sweep, sends it well over the square leg boundary. KKR goes up to the third position in the points table. 

10.1 Ravindra Ajadeja to Rinku Singh, flatter on a length around off from Jadeja, heaved away towards the deep midwicket region and comes back for a brace. Jadeja has overstepped here, free hit coming up. 

9.6 Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, flatter on a length a shade outside off, skewed away from the bottom half of the bat, down towards the sweeper cover fielder for a single.