‘Bhai KKR se kaise koi haar sakta hai’ – Fans react as KKR hand thumping defeat to CSK by 6 wickets in IPL 2023 clash

After winning the last fixture against Delhi Capitals (DC) by 27 runs, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locked horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram, in Chennai on Sunday, May 14. Knight Riders won the match by six wickets and Rinku Singh was awarded the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.

If we talk about the encounter, CSK skipper, MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. The home side while batting first was able to score only 144 runs with the loss of seven wickets after the completion of the first innings. The highest scorer for the side was  Shivam Dube who played an unbeaten knock of 48 runs off 34 balls with three sixes and a four in his innings.

Devon Conway scored crucial 30 runs from 28 balls which included three fours in his innings. For KKR, two wickets each were snapped by Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy in their spell of four overs where they conceded 15 runs and 36 runs respectively.

I bat in the same position in domestic cricket: Rinku Singh 

KKR chased down the target in the 19th over with seven wickets in hand. The highest scorer for the side was Rana who played an unbeaten knock of 57 runs off 44 balls with six fours and a six. Rinku also scored an importsant fifty. They both build a 99-run partnership. For CSK, three wickets went to Deepak Chahar and one was through run-out.

“Said at the toss that if all 3 departments do well, our chances are good. Have to give credit to Chandu sir (coach Chandrakant Pandit) for this – I wasn’t in favour of taking heavy roller but he insisted to go for it. I feared pitch might break up. But that didn’t happen and ball didn’t turn much,” Rana was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.

“Lost some wickets early. When I went in, Nitish bhaiyya said it’s a tough wicket. Will knock it around for singles and capitalise on loose balls. I bat in the same position in domestic cricket, play the same way. I eat well, have always had the power. A lot of hard work behind it,” Rinku was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.

Here’s how fans reacted to the game: