KKR vs CSK HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2023: Chennai thumps Kolkata by 49 runs at Eden Gardens for fifth win, tops points table

Just had a clear mindset. If the thing between your ears is right, your mind is right then you’ll be fine. I’m just trying to enjoy my game. The wicket was a bit sticky, but once you are in you have a great chance. We had a great start, and after that, I wanted to play my shots and keep the momentum. I’ve enjoyed all my knocks, but I still feel the best is yet to come. I’ve played under Mahi bhai for India for many years, and now even at CSK it has been a great learning.

I will just say thanks for the support, they came in big numbers. Most of these guys will come in a KKR jersey next time. They are trying to give me a farewell, so thanks a lot to the crowd. Fast bowlers are doing their job, and so are spinners in the middle. The wicket was short on one side so we needed to get early wickets and keep the pressure. They have plenty of power hitters, so we had to give respect to the opposition. I have a clear funda, if someone is injured he can’t do anything. You just move on and motivate the youngsters to perform. We have been fortunate that all the guys coming in performs. [On Ajinkya Rahane] We realise the potential of someone when we allow him to bat the way he bats. Give him the freedom, give him the best position. In a team environment, someone has to sacrifice his slot to allow the others to get more comfortable

Tough to digest. Always going to be difficult chasing 236 especially if you don’t have a good powerplay. Have to give credit to Rahane. As I said, it’s tough to digest that we conceded a score like that. We do have some positives. But if you don’t improve. If you keep repeating mistakes against such a big team, you’ll lose.

I think my partnership with Rutu (Ruturaj) calms the nerves. A lot of credit needs to go to Rutu. Just trying to be as clear as possible. I’ve always had an issue with the ball on the body, but have been getting over it. By using my feet (against spin), I get into good positions and get momentum. The culture we have here in Chennai is very special and for us it’s about continuing this momentum. Certainly, having MS makes us feel like every game is like a home fixture.

Pathirana floats in a couple of dippers and Rinku fails to put bat on ball. FIFTY for Rinku as he smacks a SIX to the mid-wicket fence. He misses out on another dipper. Two more dots and CSK annihilates KKR by 49 runs for its fifth win in seven games.

Rinku flicks Theekshana to deep mid-wicket for two runs. Theekshana skids one on and Rinku can only manage a single while pushing to long-on. Theekshana to Umesh, OUT! A blinder from Conway at long-on. Umesh pumps it flat to the deep and Conway nimbly moves forward and scoops low to see the back of Umesh. CSK nearly through and through to the top of the table. Varun Chakaravarthy in at 10. Length ball from Theekshana and Varun slaps it straight back to the bowler’s palm. He is in some pain as the physio rushes in.

Umesh Yadav c Conway b Theekshana 4 (4b)

Deshpande goes full and wide and Rinku drills it down the ground for SIX. A single follows. Deshpande deceives Wiese with a slower-ball onto the pad. Umpire Nitin Menon is unmoved but Dhoni signals for a review. ‘ DRS’ wins again, THREE REDS on review.

Umesh Yadav is in at 9. A couple of wides to follow. Umesh slams a length ball high into the night sky and Ruturaj spills a catch running in from long-on. A sharp throw from the deep hits the stumps at the non-striker’s but Rinku makes his crease.

David Wiese lbw b Deshpande 1 (2b)

Pathirana starts with a wide to Rinku. Pathirana overpitches and Rinku creams it through cover for FOUR. A single to follow. Pathirana nails the yorker and Russell fails to clear the inner-circle. Pathirana to Russell, OUT! Straight up and Dube takes his team and completes a clean catch. Dhoni follows up with a few words of advice to his young seamer.

Andre Russell c Dube b Pathirana 9 (6b 1x6)

Deshpande is back. Low full toss and Rinku blasts it through extra cover for FOUR. Full and wide and Rinku gets a thick outside-edge rushing past a flying Pathirana at short-third for FOUR. A single to follow. 150 up for KKR. Deshpande tails the ball in and Russell clears his front leg and whips the ball over cow corner for SIX.

Theekshan goes wide of off-stump and Roy shuffles across and blasts the ball through wide long-on for FOUR. Low full-toss and Roy sweeps it through square-leg for FOUR. Theekshana to Roy, OUT! Knocks over the middle-stump. The carrom ball does the trick for CSK as Theekshana foxes Roy for a massive breakthrough. Andre Russell is in at 7.

Jason Roy b Theekshana 61 (26b 5x4 5x6)

Pathirana starts with a wide to Roy. Width on offer and Roy slices the ball behind backward point for FOUR - 19-ball FIFTY for ROY! A couple of dots to follow and Pathirana sends in a toe-crusher. Roy clears his front leg and gets some wood on the ball to fine leg for a single. Eight from the over.

Jadeja continues and Rinku pushes the ball to long-on for a single. A slew of singles to follow as Jadeja maintains a tight line. Fraction short and Rinku slog-sweeps Jadeja for SIX through mid-wicket.

Theekshana returns. Short delivery and Roy drags it hard across the line for FOUR. He brings up the 100 for KKR with a single. Rinku obliges with another single. Theekshana slides the ball in and Roy clobbers the ball to the wide long-on cushion for another SIX!

BANG! Jadeja floats one in and Roy picks the ball up on the bounce and sends it 92m across to the mid-wicket stands for SIX. Roy makes room and slashes the ball through cover for FOUR. A single to follow. Jadeja comes over the wicket and offers another length ball. Rinku cashes in and pumps it over long-on for SIX.

Matheesha Pathirana into the attack. Pathirana rushes the batters with his extra zip. Pathirana bangs in short to Rinku and the umpire signals a wide. Tighter line on length and Pathirana rushes the ball past Rinku’s outside-edge to Dhoni. Just the five runs from the over.

Ravindra Jadeja replaces Akash. Jadeja sends in a flatter one and Rana late-cuts it past Dhoni for FOUR. Jadeja to Rana, OUT! Gone this time. Another flatter ball on the shorter side and Rana pulls it across to the deep mid-wicket fielder. Rinku Singh walks in at 6. He reverse-sweeps to find backward point for one run. Jadeja cramps Roy with a straighter ball and he pushes it straight back to Jadeja who rolls the ball with a no-look pass to the stumps as Rinku was short of his crease. The ball rolls past the stumps and there’s a brief mix-up between the batters for a single and Roy is forced to dive into the crease by Jadeja and Dhoni. He winces in pain but continues to bat on.

Nitish Rana c Gaikwad b Jadeja 27 (20b 4x4 1x6)

Moeen Ali into the attack. Moeen to Iyer, OUT! Moeen lands one on the full and Iyer misses the sweep. That’s plumb and given. Iyer and Rana deliberate and KKR reviews. THREE REDS and gone! Jason Roy is in at 5. A couple of singles to follow. Moeen wafts one in and Roy slog-sweeps it and bisects square-leg and mid-wicke to find a SIX. SIX more. Similar lengths and Roy blasts it even further into the stands with another slog-sweep. SIX more! A sensational switch-hit as Moeen feeds him the perfect length to find the point fence.

Venkatesh Iyer lbw b Ali 20 (20b 2x4 1x6)

Dhoni is bowling Akash out. Another short ball and Rana flicks the ball through backward square-leg for FOUR. A single to follow. Another short ball outside the off-stump and Iyer blazes one through point but Conway puts in a fine dive to deny a boundary. Akash sends in another bumper and Rana top-edges it towards deep fine-leg for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana into the attack. Theekshana in a couple of deliveries that beat the left-handed batters. Just the five runs from it as CSK seal a superb PowerPlay.

Third straight over for Akash. Iyer attempts to make room but Akash follows him and forces a tame push to the cover fielder. Quick bumper and an even quicker response as Iyer slams the ball through mid-wicket for FOUR. Another short ball and Rana pulls the ball over the mid-wicket fielder for FOUR.

Deshpande continues. He tails a ball across the turf and Nitish gets a thick outside-edge past the keeper for FOUR. Deshpande carries out a brilliantly recovery, adeptly varying his pace to keep Rana wound to the crease. Just the four runs from it.

Akash constricts Iyer with three dots. Full and straight this time and Iyer charges down and lofts the ball down the ground for FOUR. Akash strays to the pads and Iyer flicks it behind square for FOUR more.

Tushar Deshpande from the opposite end. He starts with a short ball and Jagadeesan mistimes a pull towards mid-on. Deshpande to Jagadeesan, OUT! A hint of shape away from length and Jagadeesan slashes it to deep third and Jadeja completes a superb running catch. Nitish Rana is in at 4. Deshpande rushes a ball to the pads and goes up in a loud appeal. Dhoni chuckles before denying a review for the ball that is sliding down leg. Short from Tushar and Rana swivels to pull the ball in front of square for SIX.

Narayan Jagadeesan c Jadeja b Deshpande 1 (3b)

Akash opens the attack and Jagadeesan is off the mark with a single. Width on offer and Narine swings down the ground but misses. Akash pitches fuller and gets some serious shape away from Narine who attempts to make room through punch through cover. Akash to Narine, OUT! The off-stump goes for a toss. Narine charges down the wrong line and Akash strikes early for CSK. Venkatesh Iyers comes in at 3, replacing Suyash Sharma as IP. He attempts to charge but Akash moves the ball sharply past the outside-edge.

Sunil Narine b Akash Singh 0 (3b)

Akash Singh replaces Ambati Rayudu as IP. Sunil Narine and N Jagadeesan open for KKR!

Highest strike-rate among batters playing in top 3 in IPL 2023 - min. 150 runs (runs):

• 199.04 - Ajinkya Rahane (209)
• 180.18 - V Iyer (200)
• 165.30 - Faf du Plessis (405)
• 159.00 - Prabhsimran Singh (159)

Highest IPL totals at Eden Gardens:

• 235/4 - CSK v KKR, 2023*
• 232/2 - KKR v MI, 2019
• 228/4 - SRH v KKR, 2023
• 218/4 - KKR v PBKS, 2019
• 213/4 - RCB v KKR, 2019

Low full toss from Khejroliya and Jadeja flicks it over wide long-on for SIX! Another fuller delivery and Jadeja drills it down the ground and finds two runs. Another full toss and Jadeja smashes it over deep mid-wicket for SIX! Khejroliya to Jadeja, OUT! Another full toss and he flicks it straight to square-leg. The umpires check for a no ball. Fair delivery and MS Dhoni walks out to a massive roar. Wide full toss and Dhoni misses out on it and MSD instantly reviews for a no ball. Free hit! Another low full toss and Dhoni misses out on a slog and is livid with himself. Can he finish with a six now? Fuller deliver and Dhoni drills it down the ground and reels in two runs and CSK finishes at 235 for four.

Ravindra Jadeja c Singh b Khejroliya 18 (8b 0x4 2x6)

Rahane attempts a switch-hit to disrupt Varun but misses it altogether. In the slot and Rahane steps out to smack a SIX down the ground. SIX more! Rahane sends this this the same with a little added muscle on it. Width on offer and Rahane drills it through cover for FOUR this time! 19 runs off the over.

Khejroliya returns. Short ball and Dube swivel-pulls it over square-leg for a massive SIX - FIFTY for Dube off just 20 balls! Khejroliya to Dube, OUT! Fuller delivery and Dube digs it out to Roy at long-off. A sensational knock comes to an end. Ravindra Jadeja is in at 5. He finds a single. Rahane has entered God-mode! Wide full-toss and Rahane reverse paddles with a mere switch off his hands for FOUR over short-third.

Shivam Dube c Roy b Khejroliya 50 (21b 2x4 5x6)

Andre Russell into the attack. Short ball and Dube slaps it to long-off for a single. In the slot and Rahane wallops it across the line for a cracking SIX over mid-wicket! Russell follows up with a wide. A couple of singles follows. Short ball and Rahane hooks the ball behind square for FOUR - FIFTY for Ajinkya Rahane off just 24 balls. What an innings!

Suyash returns. He starts with a googly and Dube plays all around it. Suyash tosses one in and Dube pumps the ball down the ground for SIX. Another googly and Dube misses out on a rash slog. Nine from the over.

Wiese replaces Varun. Slower ball on length and Dube flat-bats it over long-on for SIX. Another length delivery and Dube pumps it past mid-off for FOUR. This is absolute carnage from the CSK batters at the Eden Gardens. A couple of singles to follow. Wiese overpitches and Dube biffs the ball through extra cover for two runs - 50-run partnership off just 16 balls!

Umesh is back. Umesh slides one and Rahane dismisses the ball from his presence with a manic flick over backward square-leg for SIX. Back-of-length from Umesh and Rahane unleashes a sensational paddle for SIX more! Umesh overpitches and Rahane drills it through extra cover for FOUR this time. He is in some otherworldly nick right now! A single to follow. Fuller delivery from Umesh and Dube gets a thick outside-edge past the keeper for FOUR. 22 runs from the over.

Varun to Conway, OUT! Straight to Wiese at long-off. Varun offers room from over the wicket and Conway lofts the ball to the deep but fails to clear the fielder. Shivam Dube is in at 4. A couple of singles to follow. Varun comes around the wicket and slides the ball in and Dube wallops it over deep mid-wicket for SIX! Fuller delivery and Dube clobbers it down the ground, straight towards the CSK dugout for SIX - Moeen Ali jumps off his seat to step away.

Devon Conway c Wiese b Varun 56 (40b 4x4 3x6)

Suyash slides one into Rahane’s pads. Loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The bowler prompts Rana for a review. KKR reviews. Umpire’s Call on wickets and Rahane survives! Rahane steps out and drags the ball to wide long-on to find two runs. Short and wide and Rahane cuts fiercely past point for FOUR. He follows up with a sweep to square-leg for a single.

Slower ball from Varun and Conway nearly chips the ball back to hi on the full. Fraction short and Conway sweeps the ball past square-leg for FOUR. 100 up for CSK.

Fourth consecutive FIFTY for Devon Conway! The Kiwi has been in some form at the top for CSK. Five runs from the Suyash over.

Narine continues. A couple of singles to start the over. Narine floats one in and Conway pushes it to long-on for another run. Rahane dabs another ball to point and sneaks in a single. Narine offers length and Conway dances down and hoists the ball over deep mid-wicket for a massive SIX.

Suyash Sharma into the attack. Suyash hits the pad as Conway misses out on a reverse-sweep. Sliding down leg probably and Conway finds a single. Suyash to Ruturaj, OUT! A crackerjack to castle Ruturaj. A superb wrong’un drifts in sharply after pitching and Ruturaj plays all around it. Ajinkya Rahane is in at 3. He is off the mark with a risky single after tapping to cover. A direct-hit at the non-striker’s and Rahane was a goner. Suyash rushes one to Conway who finds a single. Short from Suyash and Rahane drags it across the line for FOUR.

Ruturaj Gaikwad b Suyash Sharma 35 (20b 2x4 3x6)

Sunil Narine into the attack. Narine nearly squares up Ruturaj with a ball that skids in and straightens from length. Short ball and Ruturaj rocks back to slam the ball through cover for FOUR. Narine tosses one up and Ruturaj elegantly pumps the ball over extra cover for SIX this time!

Kulwant Khejroliya into the attack. A hint of room and Gaikwad drives the ball towards mid-off for one run. Short and wide from Khejroliya. Conway slashes hard at it and the ball flies over short-third for FOUR - 50 up for CSK. Full toss and Ruturaj swings his arms and smashes the left-armer for SIX over mid-wicket. 14 runs from the over.

Change of ends for Wiese. Short from Wiese and Conway swats the ball in front of square for FOUR. Slower ball and Conway checks his drive through cover and finds two runs. Full and wide from Wiese and Conway mistimes a straight drive but it still beats the mid-off fielder to find FOUR runs. 14 runs from the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Wiese. Varun starts with a short ball and Conway slaps it straight to cover. Varun switches sides and comes over the wicket. He overpitches and Conway fails to get past mid-off this time. In the slot this time and Conway pumps the ball down the ground for SIX.

Conway attempts another flick across the line but Umesh moves the ball the other way and rushes it to the keeper. Sharp inswinging yorker and Conway does well to get some wood on the ball. He clips it to mid-on and finds a quick single. Short from Umesh and Ruturaj finds a top-edge that sails over fine leg for SIX.

David Wiese from the opposite end, on his KKR debut. Slower bouncer to start and Ruturaj gets away with a single. Wiese targets the ribs and Conway slides the ball to short-fine leg. Fuller ball and Conway chips the ball just wide of Wiese to mid-on for a single. Ruturaj taps the ball to mid-on and sets off on another quick single. Length from Wiese and Conway flicks the ball off his pads in front of square for SIX!

FOUR! Streaky start for Ruturaj as Umesh finds an inside-edge that rushes past the stumps for a boundary. A single to follow. Beaten! A sharp inswinger and Umesh beats Conway’s outside-edge first-up.

Umesh Yadav takes the new ball for KKR. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway open for CSK.

CSK Impact Player options: S Senapati, Shaikh Rasheed, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, R Hangargekar

KKR Impact Player options: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Litton Das, Venkatesh Iyer

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

Kolkata Knight Riders XI: N Jagadeesan(w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

TOSS: KKR wins toss, opts to bowl

Dhoni: Would’ve bowled first as well. Players have grown in confidence, especially the bowling department. What is important is for everyone to contribute. Take that one good catch, one good run out. I have played a lot of cricket over here. I had a job in Kharagpur which was two hours from here. The love comes from there.

Rana: Would like to bowl. Looks a good pitch. Will be better to chase if dew comes. If we can click in all three departments, result will be in our favour. Two changes - Wiese in for Litton, Jagadeesan for Mandeep.

MS Dhoni and Nitish Rana in the middle for the toss.

• Matches played: 26
• Kolkata Knight Riders won: 9
• Chennai Super Kings won: 17
• Last result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets (Wankhede, 2022)
• Last five results: KKR won - 1; CSK won - 4

Pitch Report from Daren Ganga: It’s pitch number 4 being used. Square boundaries - 56 metres and 70 metres, straight - 70 metres. The pitch looks very good for batting, it’s very typical of an Eden Gardens pitch. There’s a tinge of green, the grass is even, so I expect consistent bounce and consistent pace. What we’ve seen here is of course seamers dominate with wicket-taking, spinners a little more economical. The trend is to opt to chase. But if you score in excess of 200, you give yourself a very good chance of winning.

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Wicketkeeper: Devon Conway

Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (vc)

Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana

Team Composition: KKR 6:5 MI | Credits Left: 9.5

Andre Russell needs five sixes to become only the third batter to complete 600 T20 sixes.

KKR Impact Player options: Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, David Wiese, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy.

CSK Impact Player options: Ambati Rayudu, Shaikh Rasheed, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, R Hangargekar

CSK Predicted XI (batting first): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana

CSK Predicted XI (bowling first): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Akash Singh.

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KKR Predicted XI (batting first): Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer , Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR predicted XI (bowling first): Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan (wk), Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma.

Led by the astute M.S. Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings will look to carry its winning momentum and consolidate its position in the top half of the Indian Premier League table when it meets Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

Having won its last two matches, CSK will be high on confidence. Its batting mainstay Devon Conway and effective all-rounders, such as Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali, will continue to be the core of the side.

Notwithstanding the presence of promising pacers Tushar Deshpande and Akash Singh, CSK’s bowling strength lies in its spin department – also comprising Maheesh Teekshana and Mitchell Santner.

Rain gods permitting, it will be a fascinating duel as KKR also relies a lot on its spin department of Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma and Anukul Roy.

KKR’s batters have performed well, barring their odd flop-show in the loss against Delhi Capitals. The host will try to perform better in both PowerPlays to reverse its three-match losing streak. KKR may need its top batters Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh to fire to script its third win of IPL 2023.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, Litton Das(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, David Wiese, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, N Jagadeesan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Aarya Desai

Chennai Super Kings Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, RS Hangargekar, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu

Which TV channels will broadcast KKR vs CSK IPL 2023 match?

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings IPL match will be telecast live across the Star Sports network from 7:30 PM IST.

Where is the KKR vs CSK IPL 2023 live streaming available?

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings IPL match can be live streamed on the Jio Cinemas app/website.