Kolkata Knight Riders courtesy of Rahul Tripathi's 45 off 33 balls were able to post 171/6 against Chennai Super Kings in 20 overs. Tripathi smashed 4 fours and 1 six to help KKR post a fightable target in front of CSK. Dinesh Karthik also played a useful hand of 26 runs in 11 balls, smashing 3 fours & 1 six at the end.
For CSK, Shardul Thakur picked up two wickets, including a wicket maiden over in the powerplay. Hazlewood picked up two wickets as well, while Jadeja got 1 wicket.
Earlier, KKR Captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat first against CSK in the 38th Match of the IPL 2021. The match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Brief Score:
Kolkata Knight Riders - 171/6 in 20 overs. (Rahul Tripathi - 45(33), Thakur - 2/20, Hazlewood - 2/40)
