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CSK vs KKR IPL 2021 Live Score: Du Plessis misses half-century, Chennai’s opening pair returns to pavilion

September 26, 2021
Bharat Times English News

06:18 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Russell gives first success to KKR

Andre Russell has given KKR a big breakthrough in his very first over. Although he had to hit a six off the first ball, but after that he made a great comeback and got Rituraj Gaikwad caught by Morgan on the very next ball. Gaikwad scored 40 runs in 28 balls before being dismissed. CSK scores after 9 overs: 78/1, Faf du Plessis (37*), Moeen Ali (1*)

06:04 pm, 26-Sep-2021

1st powerplay ends

The opening pair of Du Plessis and Gaikwad have given CSK a quick and a strong start. Together they have scored 52 runs in the first powerplay without losing a wicket. CSK scores after six overs: 52/0, Faf du Plessis (29*), Rituraj Gaikwad (22*)

06:02 pm, 26-Sep-2021

CSK targets Varun-Naren

Chennai’s opening pair has scored 24 runs in the last two overs targeting the spin duo of KKR’s Varun and Narine. Chennai score after five overs: 42/0, Faf du Plessis (20*), Rituraj Gaikwad (22*)

05:51 pm, 26-Sep-2021

CSK starts batting

For Chennai, the opening pair of Rituraj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis are in the field. Both have made a modest start. CSK scores after three overs: 18/0, Rituraj Gaikwad (8*), Faf du Plessis (10*)

05:29 pm, 26-Sep-2021

CSK set a target of 172 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders, batting first after winning the toss, scored 171 runs in 20 overs for the loss of six wickets. KKR have given Chennai a challenging target on the back of the stormy innings of Rahul Tripathi (45), Nitish Rana (37 *) and Dinesh Karthik in the last overs.

Shardul Thakur was the most successful bowler for Chennai. He took two wickets for 20 runs, apart from him, Hazlewood also took two wickets in his name, although he proved to be very expensive. At the same time, Sam Curran, playing the first match of this phase, proved to be the most expensive, conceding 56 runs in the over without any wicket.

05:22 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Karthik’s stormy batting, Karan looted 19 runs

Dinesh Karthik has beaten Sam Karan fiercely here. He scored a total of 19 runs in the 19th over.

05:05 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Russell becomes victim of Shardul

Shardul Thakur has once again given big success to CSK. This time he dodged Andre Russell and scattered his bails. Russell Length wanted to hit the ball by lifting it on the side but the ball hit the wickets after hitting the bat. Before being dismissed, Russell scored 20 runs in 15 balls.

04:59 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Chahar’s economical bowling

Deepak Chahar’s economical bowling in the death overs. He kept Rana-Russell trapped in the 16th over and conceded just three runs. KKR’s score after 16 overs: 121/4, Nitish Rana (17*), Andre Russell (19*)

04:58 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Russell took Karan’s class

Match resumed after time out, ball in the hand of Sam Curran and 14 runs in the over by Russell. KKR scores after 15 overs: 118/4, Andre Russell (18*), Nitish Rana (16*)

04:45 pm, 26-Sep-2021

KKR completes 100 runs

This time Nitish Rana opened his hands and hit a six over deep midwicket off Hazlewood. This was also Rana’s first boundary. KKR’s 100 runs have also been completed with a six. Kolkata score after 14 overs: 104/4, Nitish Rana (16*), Andre Russell (4*)

04:40 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Rahul Tripathi misses half century

Rahul Tripathi, who was seen in good rhythm, missed his half-century. He was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja on the score of 45 runs. Rahul lost his wicket due to reverse sweep. Andre Russell has now come into the field as the new batsman. KKR scores after 13 overs: 93/4, Nitish Rana (9*), Andre Russell (2*)

04:32 pm, 26-Sep-2021

KKR need a bigger partnership

Kolkata team needs a strong partnership at this time. Currently, Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi are present at the crease. KKR scores after 12 overs: 89/3, Rahul Tripathi (45*), Nitish Rana (7*)

04:26 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Morgan fails again

Chennai got off to a great start after the time-out break and Josh Hazlewood hit captain Eoin Morgan on the very first ball as soon as he came. Morgan wanted to take a big shot over long on but Faf du Plessis, who was near the boundary, did not make any mistake and took a good catch. With this, Kolkata’s third wicket fell. Before being dismissed, Morgan scored eight runs in 14 balls.

04:07 pm, 26-Sep-2021

1st powerplay ends

The first powerplay was mixed for both the teams. While Kolkata scored 50 runs, Chennai got two successes. KKR scores after six overs: 50/2, Rahul Tripathi (21*), Eoin Morgan (0*)

04:05 pm, 26-Sep-2021

Shardul’s Maiden Over

Shardul Thakur has made a great start. He also took the big wicket of Venkatesh Iyer along with throwing his first over Maiden.

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