IPL 2018, KKR vs CSK: 4 masterstrokes from the game

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It was a clash between two most widely followed IPL teams in the history of the league as Kolkata Knight Riders were hosting Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens.

Put into bat, the men in yellow had a blazing start with both their openers coming to the party. However, KKR bowlers pulled back things nicely by picking some quick wickets in the middle overs to put the shackles on the scoring rate. But some late fireworks from MS Dhoni saw the visitors post a respectable total of 177 runs in their 20 overs.

The home team didn’t get off to a great start but the likes Sunil Narine and Shubman Gill always kept them in the hunt to chase the target. It was eventually a matter of time when Dinesh Karthik along with Gill propelled their side to victory by six wickets.

Let’s take a look at some of the masterstrokes from the much-anticipated game:

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#1 Bowling Chawla for two overs in Powerplay

Coming after a win in the previous game, Kolkata had to continue the winning momentum and needed something magical form their bowlers to restrict the Chennai’s on-song campaign. The skipper came up with a nice plan to bowl his most experienced bowler in Piyush Chawla in the powerplay.

The veteran didn’t let his captain down as he managed to grab the prized scalp of Faf du Plessis. The SA skipper was looking dangerous with his quick fire 27, but Chawla was quick to send him packing in his second over of the spell bowled in the powerplay.

The decision to bowl a leg-spinner in the powerplay was a courageous ask but Piyush passed with flying colours to give his side the first breakthrough in the game.

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