The defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders' chances of reaching the playoffs are weak
Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday. With the loss, defending champions Kolkata's chances of reaching the playoffs have become slim. Chennai's chances of reaching the playoffs of the tournament had already ended.
Chasing 180 runs for victory, Chennai scored 183 runs in 19.4 overs after losing 8 wickets. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 17 runs and remained not out. He hit a six off 18 balls. The top contributor for the
team was Dewald Brevis. He scored 52 off 25 balls. It included 4 fours and 4 sixes.
Shivam Dubey also scored 45 runs off 40 balls. Urvil Patel scored 31 runs and Ravindra Jadeja scored 19 runs. Jadeja hit 2 fours and 1 six off 10 balls. With the win, Chennai has 6 points. The team is at the bottom of the table. Kolkata finished sixth with 11 points.
Kolkata won the toss and elected to bat first. After losing 6 wickets, the score was 179 runs. Captain Ajinkya Rahane contributed 48 runs in this. He hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in 33 balls.
opener Sunil Narine added 26 runs. Manish Pandey scored 36 runs and Andre Russell scored 38 runs. Russell in particular was more aggressive. He faced only 21 balls. It included 4 fours and 3 sixes. Among the Chennai bowlers, Noor Ahmed was the most successful. He took 4 wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Anshul Kamboj took 1 wicket each.
