But it was arguably the biggest slip-up for CSK. Rudraj Kejriwal, who was instrumental in CSK’s victory by winning the Orange Cup in the last IPL series, was stunned by a duck out in the first over. Another starter Conway was out for 3 runs. Uthappa (28), Ambati Rayudu (15) and Shivam Dubey (3) were the main contributors.
Captain Jadeja and MS Dhoni played consistently. In the final overs, Dhoni played aggressively and scored 50 off 38 balls and was on the field till the last. In the end, CSK scored only 131 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at the end of 20 overs.
Following this, the KKR team played better with a simple target of 132 to win. Venkatesh Iyer was out for 16 and Nitish Rana for 21. Bravo took the first 2 wickets. Rahane played brilliantly in this match and was out for 44 off 34 balls.
Kolkata finally reached the target, losing only 4 wickets in 18.3 overs. Captain Shreyas Iyer was on the field till the last with 20 runs. Bravo took 3 wickets for Chennai. The Jadeja-led CSK team’s defeat in the first match has disappointed fans.
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