CSK vs KKR – IPL 2022: KKR trump CSK despite Dhoni’s heroics
CSK vs KKR – Match 1- IPL 2022 Report: Kolkata Knight Riders were off to a winning start in the 15th edition of Indian Premier League. Leading KKR in his first match, captain Shreyas Iyer hit the winning runs to seal the deal with 9 balls remaining. Dwayne Bravo picked 3 out 4 wickets in the target defence as he equalized Lasith Malinga on the All-Time IPL wickets tally with 170 wickets.
Toss: Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elect to bowl
Playing XIs:
Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tushar Deshpande
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Highlights:
MS Dhoni rescued CSK from 61/5 in 10.5 overs to 131-5 in 20 overs. He recorded his 24th IPL half-century as he put on an unbeaten stand of 71 runs in 55 balls with the new skipper Ravindra Jadeja.
DJ Bravo picked 170 wickets in IPL cricket – It is now on par with Lasith Malinga’s tally.
Umesh Yadav was adjudged the Player of the Match for removing CSK openers and pushing the opponents on back foot. He won the award after a wait of two years.
CSK vs KKR – Match 1, IPL 2022 – Match Summary:
CSK 131-5 in 20 overs
Robin Uthappa 28 (21) – 2 fours & 2 ssixes
Ravindra Jadeja 26*(28) – 1 six
MS Dhoni 50*(38) – 7 fours & 1 six
Umesh Yadav 4-0-20-2
Varun Chakravarthy 4-0-23-1
Andre Russell 4-0-38-1
Sunil Narine 4-0-15-0
KKR 133-4 in 18.3 overs
Ajinkya Rahane 44 (34) – 6 fours & 1 six
Venkatesh Iyer 16 (16) – 2 fours
Nitish Rana 21 (17) – 2 fours & 1 six
Shreyas Iyer 20*(19) – 1 four
Sam Billings 25 (22) – 1 four & 1 six
Sheldon Jackson 3*(3)
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-20-3
Mitchell Santner 4-0-31-1
Result: KKR won by 6 wickets
Player of the Match: UMESH YADAV
