CSK vs KKR, IPL 2023 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wkts

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. 

Rinku Singh has been dismissed run out for 54 off 43 balls. Kolkata 132/4 in 17.1 Overs.

Nitish Rana played a captain's knock and scored a half-century against CSK. Kolkata 132/3 in 17 overs. 

Rinku Singh scored his third half-century of the season. Kolkata 126/3 in 16 overs. 

Matheesha Pathirana has dropped Nitish Rana's catch off Moeen Ali's bowling. 

Deepak Chahar dismissed Jason Roy for 12 off 15 balls. Kolkata 33/3 in 4.3 Overs.

Venkatesh Iyer failed to last an impact as he walked off after making just 9 runs.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has to walk off after getting caught out by Deshpande.

Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz opened the batting for Kolkata. Deepak Chahar took the new ball for Chennai. 

Chennai Super Kings posted 144/6 in 20 overs. KKR will need 145 runs to win the match. 

Sunil Narine dismissed Moeen Ali for 1 off 2 balls to pick up his 2nd wicket of the match. Chennai 72/5 in 11 overs.

Sunil Narine dismissed Ambati Rayudu for 4 off 7 balls. Chennai 68/4 in 10.1 overs.

Shardul Thakur dismissed Devon Conway for 55 off 44 balls. Chennai 66/3 in 9.3 Overs.

Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Ajinkya Rahane for 16 off 11 balls. Chennai 61/2 in 7.6 Overs.

Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad for 17 off 13 balls. Chennai 31/1 in 3.3 Overs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway opened the batting for Chennai. Vaibhav Arora took the new ball for Kolkata. 

Kolkata Knight Riders Subs: Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Narayan Jagadeesan, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson

Chennai Super Kings Subs: Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders. 

The toss for the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will take place in a while. 

In IPL 2023, KKR have lost 34 wickets to spin, which is the most by any team. They are also the only team to have an average of less than 20.

KKR have hit the most no. of sixes so far in IPL 2023, hitting a total of 114 maximums. CSK, on the other hand, have hit 100 sixes and are third in the list.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI: Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande

Chennai Super Kings: Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders: Narayan Jagadeeshan, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Arora, Suyash Sharma

Russell has scored 309 runs so far in his IPL career against CSK at a strike rate of 168.85. Playing at Chepauk, Russell has 203 runs to his name at a strike rate of 150.37.

While live action on Sunday kicks off with the RR vs RCB match at 3:30 PM IST, the CSK vs KKR match will be played at 7:30 PM IST.

As per weather reports, fans can expect a full game at Chepauk on Sunday as there is no chance of rain. The conditions are predicted to be ideal for a full match.

The Chepauk pitch has a reputation for favoring spinners, while batsmen often find it relatively easier to face the new ball. Nevertheless, as the game progresses, it is anticipated that the pitch will gradually slow down.

• Total Matches Played - 28
• Chennai Super Kings won - 18
• Kolkata Knight Riders won - 9
• No Result - 1

Fantasy Team for CSK vs KKR

• Captain: Ravindra Jadeja
• Vice-captain: Andre Russell
• Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana
• All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell
• Bowlers: Tushar Deshpande, Varun Chakravarthy

20-year-old Pathirana has grabbed nine wickets in his last four games in IPL 2023. He took 3/15 against MI, before taking 3/37 against DC in the last game. He returned with figures of 1/27 in the last encounter against KKR.

In the last game against CSK, Jason Roy and Rinku Singh contributed with top knocks of 61 off 26 and 53* off 33, respectively. However, CSK ended up winning the game, courtesy of Rahane's blistering knock, alongside Devon Conway's 56 off 40 and Shivam Dube's 50 off 21. Maheesh Theekshana and Tushar Deshpande contributed with two wickets each for CSK.

As of Sunday morning, Nitish Rana-led KKR are 8th in the points table with 10 points. While they have minimal chances of making it to the playoffs because of the NRR of -0.357, a win against CSK, followed by a win against LSG will make them reach only 14 points.

This won't be enough for KKR to finish inside the top four standings. KKR is currently level on points with RCB. Meanwhile, a loss against CSK will be curtains for the two-time champions.

CSK and KKR clashed for the first time this season in Match 33 of IPL 2023. MS Dhoni and co. dominated KKR in both the innings, scoring 235/4 in the first, before restricting KKR to 186/8 in the second. Former KKR star Ajinkya Rahane was awarded Player of the Match award for his knock of 71* runs in 29 balls.

MS Dhoni-led CSK head into the match on the back of a 27-run win over Delhi Capitals on May 10. As of Sunday morning, the four-time IPL champions are placed second in the IPL 2023 points table with 15 points and are expected to finish the league stage in the top four standings. 

A win against KKR will take their points tally to 17, putting them out of fifth-placed Rajasthan Royals' reach. This suggests that CSK could mathematically become the first team to qualify for the IPL 2023.