Tonight, Kolkata Knight Riders won the home game by beating Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets at the very famous Eden Gardens of Kolkata.
Before KKR won the match, they won the toss and choose to bowl first. CSK players performed brilliantly and scored 177 runs.
The men in yellow jersey started the first innings of the match with a bang-on performance. The openers, Faf du Plessis scored 27 runs off 15 balls before he was bowled out by Piyush Chawla, while on the other hand, Shane Watson scored 36 off 25 balls, hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes.
Suresh Raina began his knock with a stunning four and scored 31 runs in 26 balls. While Ambatti Rayudu, the sensational hitter of the team scored 21 runs in 17 balls.
The skipper of the team, MS Dhoni, he remained unbeaten at the score of 43 runs which he scored in 25 balls, hitting many stunning shots during his knock. From smashing ‘maximums’ to his ‘helicopter shots’, he smashed 4 sixes and 1 four.
In the second innings of the match, Kolkata Knight Riders chased the scores brilliantly by giving devastating performance.
The skipper of the team, Dinesh Karthik remained unbeaten at 45 runs which he scored in only 18 balls. With the thrilling strike rate of 280, he smashed 7 fours and 1 six. Apart from him, the young player Shubman Gill scored 57 runs in 36 balls. He impressed everyone with his thrilling shots, he smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes.
They played a wonderful innings and chased the runs by saving 6 wickets into their account.
Here’s how twitteratis reacted to the great win by KKR, have a look:
Calm & collected win like Captain @Dineshkarthik himself & my babies gaining in every match @realshubmangill @shivammavi23 &Narine is Narine
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 3, 2018
So nice to see generation next own this #Vivoipl2018 ???. Wow ! Maza aa Gaya ? #Under19 #Youngblood #Futureofcricket #Ting
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) May 3, 2018
#KKRvCSK
Ten years back, more or less, the same stars were playing for CSK, while Shubman Gill was learning C. A. T. cat in primary school. #JustSaying— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) May 3, 2018
Prithvi Shaw one night and Shubman Gill the next. Graduates of the class of 2018 U19 CWC. A wealth of youthful Indian talent being exposed to a greater worldwide audience in #vivoipl2018. Pleasure to watch.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 3, 2018
Shubman Gill !!!! Another India U19 player lighting up the #IPL ……….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/SirIshantSharma/status/992083648835923968
Player to Watch – KKR – Shubman Gill https://t.co/DKQbMUIWc1 via @YouTube Time is right to share this one….#replug #AakashVani
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 3, 2018
Some really ordinary bowling from #CSK in the last few overs….Game Over. #KKR definitely Hai Taiyar. ??? #KKRvCSK #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 3, 2018
Just how talented is Shubhman Gill…super impressive. #KKRvCSK #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 3, 2018
Lovely debut by Jadeja for KKR. Deserves man of the match. #KKRvCSK
— Karan Talwar (@BollywoodGandu) May 3, 2018
I will be seeing a lot of Shubman Gill in the years ahead. And I will enjoy what I will see. Special.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2018
The look in the eyes of Thala seemed to show that he knows exactly what needs to be worked on! Keep calm and believe in Thala! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #KKRvCSK ??
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P?du Whistle P?du! (@ChennaiIPL) May 3, 2018
Job well done by our #Knights! ?#KKRvCSK #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar https://t.co/Fv5Lf7hglv
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 3, 2018
Dhoni to Jadeja after the match#KKRvCSK pic.twitter.com/EmReU1Pl7x
— RS (@AwaraRish) May 3, 2018
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