Ipl 2026: Chennai Super Kings win (Photo-PTI)
CSK vs KKR: Chennai Super Kings team is finally back in rhythm. After losing the first three matches, Chennai has now won two consecutive matches. After defeating Delhi Capitals, Chennai now defeated Kolkata Knight Riders also. Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored 192 runs in 20 overs, in reply Kolkata team could not achieve this target. Kolkata scored only 160 runs and lost by 32 runs. The hero of Chennai Super Kings’ victory was Noor Ahmed, who turned the entire match by taking 3 wickets in 7 balls. Noor Ahmed took 3 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs. Apart from them, Sanju Samson played an inning of 48 runs and Dewald Brevis played an inning of 41 runs. Ayush Mhatre also scored 38 runs in 17 balls unbeaten.
KKR’s condition is bad
The poor performance of Kolkata Knight Riders continues. In this match he changed the opening pair but the result did not change. Finn Allen was out after scoring just 1 run. Sunil Narine, who came to open in place of Rahane, played an innings of 24 runs in 17 balls. Captain Rahane could score only 28 runs in 22 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 27 runs in 19 balls. After this, KKR’s batting collapsed like a house of cards in the middle overs.
KKR lost the match in the 11th over
KKR team was in the match for 10 overs but then Noor Ahmed turned the match in the 11th over. This player first dismissed Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane. After this, Noor Ahmed came from round the wicket on the very next ball and bowled Cameron Green on the first ball. In the 13th over, Noor Ahmed took the wicket of Kolkata’s vice-captain Rinku Singh. In this way, Noor took 3 wickets in 7 balls.
Sanju Samson gave a good start
Chennai Super Kings had a bad start. Captain Gaikwad was out after scoring just 7 runs. But after this, Sanju Samson and Ayush Mhatre played explosive batting and took Chennai to a powerful score in the powerplay. Ayush Mhatre scored 38 runs in 17 balls. Sanju Samson played an inning of 48 runs in 32 balls. Dewald Brevis scored 41 runs. Sarfaraz Khan scored 23 runs. Shivam Dubey played an inning of 13 runs.
