IPL 2023 CSK vs KKR Highlights: Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh dished out another impressive show with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to remain alive in the IPL 2023 play-offs race. Both the batters slammed fifties each as KKR chased down the 145-run target with 9 balls to spare. Rinku was dismissed for 54(43) after a direct-hit by Moeen Ali, while Rana returned unbeaten on 57 off 44 balls. The pair added 99 runs for the fourth wicket after early blows by Deepak Chahar had reduced KKR to 33/3 in 4.3 overs. The seamer got rid of Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 1(4), Venkatesh Iyer for 9(4) and Jason Roy for 12(15) in his three overs. Earlier, Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine helped KKR restrict CSK at 144/6 in 20 overs after opting to bat. Both the spinners picked two wickets each, with Narine conceding only 15 runs in his four overs. Their efforts helped KKR reduce CSK to 72/5 in 11 overs, before Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube added 68 runs for the sixth wicket. Dube returned unbeaten on 48 off 34 balls.
Chennai Super Kings (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Arora b Varun | 17 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 130.76 |
| Devon Conway | c Singh b Thakur | 30 | 28 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 107.14 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Roy b Varun | 16 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Ambati Rayudu | b Narine | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Shivam Dube | not out | 48 | 34 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 141.17 |
| Moeen Ali | b Narine | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Varun b Arora | 20 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
| MS Dhoni (c)† | not out | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Extras | (nb 2, w 4) | 6 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 7.20) | 144/6 | |||||
| Did not bat: Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3.3 ov), 2-61 (Ajinkya Rahane, 7.6 ov), 3-66 (Devon Conway, 9.3 ov), 4-68 (Ambati Rayudu, 10.1 ov), 5-72 (Moeen Ali, 10.6 ov), 6-140 (Ravindra Jadeja, 19.4 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harshit Rana | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.66 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Kolkata Knight Riders (T: 145 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | c Pathirana b Chahar | 12 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Deshpande b Chahar | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Jadeja b Chahar | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 225.00 |
| Nitish Rana (c) | not out | 57 | 44 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 129.54 |
| Rinku Singh | run out (Ali) | 54 | 43 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 125.58 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 1, w 10) | 12 | |||||
| TOTAL | 18.3 Ov (RR: 7.94) | 147/4 | |||||
| Did not bat: Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.6 ov), 2-21 (Venkatesh Iyer, 2.5 ov), 3-33 (Jason Roy, 4.3 ov), 4-132 (Rinku Singh, 17.1 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chahar | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tushar Deshpande | 3.3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH FLOW
- Chennai Super Kings innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 0
- Over 7.2: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Vinod Seshan, Batter – DP Conway (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings – 65/2 in 9.0 overs (DP Conway 30, AT Rayudu 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings – 99/5 in 16.0 overs (S Dube 24, RA Jadeja 7)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 0
- Over 16.3: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Tapan Sharma, Batter – RA Jadeja (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (S Dube 35, RA Jadeja 15, Ex 1)
- KKR were imposed penalty for slow over-rate in the 20th over
- Over 19.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wide, Umpire – Vinod Seshan, Batter – MS Dhoni (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings – 144/6 in 20.0 overs (S Dube 48, MS Dhoni 2)
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 46 runs, 3 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 62/3 in 9.0 overs (N Rana 13, RK Singh 24)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (N Rana 13, RK Singh 36, Ex 1)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
- Over 15.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged – NoBall, Umpire – Vinod Seshan, Batter – RK Singh (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 126/3 in 16.0 overs (N Rana 47, RK Singh 51)
- RK Singh: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- N Rana: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
MATCH DETAILS
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to bat first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | Rinku Singh |
| Match days | 14 May 2023 – night (20-over match) |
| CSK Player Replacement | Impact player: Matheesha Pathirana for Shivam Dube (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| KKR Player Replacement | Impact player: Venkatesh Iyer for Suyash Sharma (2nd innings, 0.6 ov) |
| Umpires | Tapan SharmaDRSVinod SeshanDRS |
| TV Umpire | Nitin Menon |
| Reserve Umpire | VM Dhokre |
| Match Referee | Javagal Srinath |
| Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Chennai Super Kings 0 |
