IPL 15 : MATCH 1 ; KKR 🆚 CSK
Dhoni 50 to no end as KKR launch IPL 2022 with simple win
Kolkata Knight Riders launched IPL 2022 on the right note, getting a familiar success. CSK oversaw 131, featured by a shrewd 50 from previous captain MS Dhoni. However, it didn't end up being enough on the first day of the season at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Who drove the pursuit for KKR?
For an enormous part, it was their newcomer and opener Ajinkya Rahane. Beginning for certain fresh drives and a shocking pulled six off Adam Milne, Rahane got off the squares rather quickly. He went on along these lines however CSK hit back at the opposite end through Dwayne Bravo who got both Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana in progression. His 44 set the vibe in the little pursue, notwithstanding minor hiccups.
What hiccups?
The flight of Iyer and Rana was before long followed by that of an all around set Rahane when he turned Santner directly to midwicket. CSK figured out how to string together a couple of tight overs during this period, in any event, getting the condition to around run-a-ball. It permitted CSK to get foot on the entryway.
How'd they get closed down?
Sam Billings played an ambitious hand, staying occupied in a 22-ball 25. And keeping in mind that he turned into Bravo's third survivor of the match, he had done what's necessary alongside captain Shreyas Iyer, who stayed unbeaten on 20, to ensure that CSK weren't permitted a rebound.
What turned out badly for CSK?
A great deal, progressively. Ruturaj Gaikwad was rushed at first by a clamoring Umesh Yadav and got at slip in only the first over for a duck. He made it far better in his next finished, getting the other opener Devon Conway captured as well. With the track at first contribution some help for the seamers, CSK had been constrained onto the backfoot. That was complemented by a tight spell from the spinners - Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine - before long. A speedy confusing by Sheldon Jackson as Robin Uthappa overbalanced gave method for facilitating breakdown. Ambati Rayudu was abandoned 15 after a misunderstanding with captain Ravindra Jadeja while Shivam Dube's visit finished with an agreeable force. At 61/5 after the midpoint, CSK had minimal turning out well for them.
How'd they turn it around?
By some rate cricket, and traveling back in time by a couple of years. Both captain and previous captain, MS Dhoni, zeroed in on stemming the decay for the following six overs. Just 20 runs came yet no wicket fell in this period, with turn actually ending up a viable limiting choice. Varun and Narine offered just 38 in their eight overs joined, keeping a top until the circle back.
What occurred later?
As speed returned in the passing overs, Dhoni spread out a portion of his absolute best chances lately, pulling and whipping with extraordinary timing and accuracy. He went through a time of hitting that moved him up to a merited fifty, triumphing when it's all said and done his last 35 off only 13 balls. Jadeja was to a great extent kept off strike in the end overs, however he excessively figured out how to make an imprint hitting the last wad of the innings for a six over cover taking CSK to 131. CSK had overseen 47 in the last three overs with the organization worth 70 off 56 balls. As it ended up, everything it did was postpone the unavoidable.
Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 131/5 of every 20 overs (MS Dhoni 50*; Umesh Yadav 2-20) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 133/4 in 18.3 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 44; Dwayne Bravo 3-20) by 6 wickets