Yesterday’s IPL match: CSK VS KKR was between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
- KKR beat CSK by six wickets.
- CSK Choose to Batting first after winning the toss.
- CSK were held to 144/6 as KKR’s bowlers came up with a clinical effort.
- In the chase, Kolkata recovered from 33/3 to cross the target in 18.3 overs.
- Rinku Singh (54 off 43) and skipper Nitish Rana (57* off 44) added 99 for the fourth wicket to pave the way for Kolkata’s win.
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Yesterday’s IPL match Top Performers
- The top performers in yesterday’s IPL 2023 match between KKR and CSK were Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana from KKR.
- Rinku Singh scored 54 off 43 balls while Nitish Rana scored an unbeaten 57 off 44 balls.
- They added 99 for the fourth wicket to pave the way for Kolkata’s win.
First Inning : CSK VS KKR
- In the first innings of yesterday’s IPL 2023 match between KKR and CSK, CSK batted first after winning the toss and were held to 144/6. KKR’s bowlers came up with a clinical effort to restrict CSK’s scoring.
- The CSK openers added 31 before Ruturaj Gaikwad (17) perished in his endeavor to go after Varun Chakaravarthy.
- Ajinkya Rahane (16) holed out to long-on, also failing in his attempt to taken on Chakaravarthy.
- Devon Conway looked good again, but was dismissed for 30 off 28, miscuing a pull off a short of length delivery from Shardul Thakur.
- Sunil Narine then lifted his game and cleaned up Ambati Rayudu (4) and Moeen (1). Shivam Dube (48* off 34) and Ravindra Jadeja (20 off 24) added 68 for the sixth wicket as CSK crossed 140.
Second Inning
- In the second innings of yesterday’s IPL 2023 match between KKR and CSK, KKR chased down the target of 145 set by CSK.
- Kolkata recovered from 33/3 to cross the target in 18.3 overs.
- Rinku Singh (54 off 43) and skipper Nitish Rana (57* off 44) added 99 for the fourth wicket to pave the way for Kolkata’s win.
- The excellent stand ended when Rinku was run-out by a direct hit from Moeen Ali.
- Rana struck the winning runs, edging a drive off Tushar Deshpande to the third man boundary.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh has become a household name with his heroics in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. He smoked a brilliant 44-ball 53 against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (May 14) as Kolkata Knight Riders claimed a six-wicket win. The southpaw raced past 400 runs in the season during his knock. Rinku Singh is currently the eighth-highest run-scorer in IPL 2023. He has scored 407 runs in 13 matches at an average of 50.87 and a strike rate of 143.3.
