IPL 2023, KKR vs CSK: Ajinkya Rahane Shines As Chennai Super Kings Go Top Of The Points Table With A 49 Runs Win Over Kolkata Knight Riders - In Pics

MS Dhoni is working his magic around and despite the iconic player might have announced his "farewell", his players are making sure he gets a resounding send-off. One of them is Ajinkya Rahane, whose T20 game has risen a notch as the Mumbai-born batter smashed a blistering 29-ball-71 to give Chennai Super Kings a 49-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. A transformed Rahane took Eden Gardens by storm with his sensational stroke-play which was complemented in equal measure by the muscular Shivam Dube (50 off 21 balls) and ever-consistent Devon Conway (56 off 40 balls) with CSK scoring an imposing 235 for 4 in 20 overs. With Jason Roy pulling a hamstring while fielding, the chase was out of question and Dhoni's young pace troika of Akash Singh (1/29 in 4 overs),Matheesa Pathirana (1/27 in 4 overs) and Tushar Deshpande (2/43 in 4 overs) along with seasoned spinners Moeen Al🎉i (1/20 in 1 over), Maheesh Theekshana (2/32 in 4 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/34 in 3 overs) restricted KKR to 186 for 8 in 20 overs. The win took CSK to top of the table with 10 points from seven games while KKR are now placed eighth among 10 teams after fifth defeat at halfeay stage. ♉

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Updated on: 24 April 2023 3:59 am

IPL 2023: KKR vs CSK

MS Dhoni is working his magic around and despite the iconic player might have announced his "farewell", his players are making sure he gets a resounding send-off. One of them is Ajinkya Rahane, whose T20 game has risen a notch as the Mumbai-born batter smashed a blistering 29-ball-71 to give Chennai Super Kings a 49-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. A 🥃transformed Rahane took Eden Gardens by storm with his sensational stroke-play which was complemented in equal measure by the muscular Shivam Dube (50 off 21 balls) and ever-consistent Devon Conway (56 off 40 balls) with CSK scoring an imposing 235 for 4 in 20 overs. With Jason Roy pulling a hamstring while fielding, the chase was out of question and Dhoni's young pace troika of Akash Singh (1/29 in 4 overs),Matheesa Pathirana (1/27 in 4 overs) and Tushar Deshpande (2/43 in 4 overs) along with seasoned spinners Moeen Ali (1/20 in 1 over), Maheesh Theekshana (2/32 in 4 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/34 in 3 overs) restricted KKR to 186 for 8 in 20 overs. The win took CSK to top of the table with 10 points from seven games while KKR are now placed eighth among 10 teams after fifth defeat at halfeay stage.