• BATSMEN
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    11.2 straight through Samson, and that is too hot to handle for the World Cup winner! Zipped in full on middle and off. Bowled at 148.1kph and Samson loses his shape. Tries to go too square, and does not come to grips with the pace either. Indulges in a fresh-air shot and hears the rattling of his stumps soon after. Big, big wicket for KKR! 111/3
    2.2 straight to deep mid wicket, and the experiment has worked wonders! Fired in full just outside off. Gaikwad seems to pre-meditate the sweep and has to then adjust because of how full this is. Quite close to the body too and Gaikwad cannot free his arms fully. Simple chip to the sweeper, and Gaikwad throws his head back in disappointment immediately. Gaikwad's lean run continues, and this is a vital breakthrough for KKR! 25/1
    5.6 this goes a mile up, and taken on the fence! Arora sticks to the short ball and finally it yields dividends. Gets a little too big on off stump, and Mhatre cannot generate the power he wants. Skies it and Ramandeep, stood at deep mid wicket, does the rest. A brisk cameo from Mhatre and he, like Gaikwad, is also livid with himself as he walks off! 72/2
    17.3 sliced tamely to short third, and another CSK batter fails to make his start count! Slower ball on a back of a length outside off. Brevis swishes at it with all his might but the lack of pace means the ball spirals off the top edge. Arora dives smartly to his left and Brevis has to walk back for a 29-ball 41! 171/5
    23
    18
    29
    1
    2
    127.77
    16.1 off stump knocked back, and Narine gets rid of Sarfaraz! Back of a length, angling into off. Pitches and moves away, though. Sarfaraz has an ungainly swipe across the line and misses the ball by a mile. Off stump rattled, and Sarfaraz's scratchy cameo comes to an end! 162/4
    not out
    13
    12
    23
    1
    0
    108.33
    not out
    7
    6
    16
    1
    0
    116.66
    Extras
    15 (lb 4, w 11)
    TOTAL
    192/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)
    Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2.2 ov), 2-72 (Ayush Mhatre, 5.6 ov), 3-111 (Sanju Samson, 11.2 ov), 4-162 (Sarfaraz Khan, 16.1 ov), 5-171 (Dewald Brevis, 17.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    VG Arora4055113.7578240
    C Green203001533210
    AS Roy30211791140
    SP Narine402115.25111100
    CV Varun302608.6663100
    Kartik Tyagi403528.7592210
  • BATSMEN
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    1.4 a wild mow across the line, and Kamboj's wicket-taking streak continues! Fullish outside off and leaving the batter late. Allen loses his shape completely and whooshes at it. Goes straight up off the outer half of the bat and Dube, stood at point, makes no mistake! 13/1
    4.2 zipped through to short third, and Gurjapneet gobbles it up! Not sure how this got there, to be fair. Sizzling yorker just outside leg. Narine looks to work it through mid wicket and somehow gets it diametrically opposite to where he was aiming. Off the leading edge, and Khaleel is off on his celebratory run! 29/2
    10.5 sliced again, and taken this time! Noor into the wickets too! Seems like another googly, dipping on a length on middle and off. Rahane looks to go inside-out but slices it horribly. Gaikwad runs back from extra cover and snares it. Noor with a dodgy celebration, where he puts his hands above his eyes, but CSK will not be complaining about that! 85/4
    9.3 third time is the charm in the deep, and Akeal opens his IPL account! Darted in on a back of a length on middle and leg. Sticks and spins away, and that causes the slightly mistimed shot. Raghuvanshi gets a good chunk of it but nowhere near good enough to clear long on. Simple catch for Brevis, and CSK break this parntership! 79/3
    12.5 catching practice for long on, and Noor is weaving a web around the Knight Riders! Slowed up full just outside off and Rinku cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. The ball drops on him late, meaning he has to reach out. Loses all power on his shot and hits it straight down Dube's throat. CSK surge further into the ascendancy! 90/6
    10.6 hot knife through butter, and KKR's million-dollar buy has been dispensed with for a golden duck! Seems like the leg-spinner, fizzing through on a back of a length outside off. Spins in with the angle and Green is all at sea. Tries to punch it too square on the off side and misses it, with the ball rattling into middle and leg. Green's woeful run continues; CSK tightening their grip now! 85/5
    not out
    31
    22
    54
    1
    2
    140.9
    19.3 sharp work by Sarfaraz, and Kamboj has another! Low full toss just outside off. Ramandeep shapes for the reverse-lap and gets good purchase on it too. Sarfaraz, though, is alert and springs down to his left at short third to hand Kamboj his second wicket! 153/7
    not out
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    100
    Extras
    7 (lb 2, w 5)
    TOTAL
    160/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8)
    Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Finn Allen, 1.4 ov), 2-29 (Sunil Narine, 4.2 ov), 3-79 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 9.3 ov), 4-85 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.5 ov), 5-85 (Cameron Green, 10.6 ov), 6-90 (Rinku Singh, 12.5 ov), 7-153 (Ramandeep Singh, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KK Ahmed3.502416.26121200
    A Kamboj40322893120
    AJ Hosein402616.571100
    Noor Ahmad402135.2581000
    Gurjapneet Singh1.1023019.7112210
    J Overton3032010.6662220

Match Details

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45

Match days

14 April 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Chennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0

Match Notes

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13SP NarineFH Allen
2nd16SP NarineAM Rahane
3rd50AM RahaneA Raghuvanshi
4th6AM RahaneRK Singh
5th0RK SinghC Green
6th5RK SinghR Powell
7th63R PowellRamandeep Singh
8th7R PowellAS Roy