“Only MSD's CSK can bring my life on track” - Twitter erupts as Ajinkya Rahane & Shivam Dube share 85-run partnership off 32 balls vs KKR in IPL 2023
Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube starred with the bat for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata on Sunday, April 23.
Rahane remained unbeaten on 71 off just 29 balls at a staggering strike rate of 244.83, including five sixes and six boundaries. Dube meanwhile scored 50 off just 21 balls at a strike rate of 238.10, including five sixes and two boundaries.
The duo stitched together an 85-run partnership off just 32 balls for the third wicket to put the visitors in the driving seat. CSK eventually finished with a mammoth total of 235 runs.
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Du-Ra-ble Duo Taking turns to Tonk! ⚡️
5️⃣0️⃣ (16) 💥
#KKRvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 https://t.co/KNOCMfGV2J
CSK fans were mesmerized by Shivam Dube and Ajinkya Rahane performance. One user tweeted:
“Rahane playing scoop, Dube slogging short ball. This is Chennai Super Kings.”
Rahane Playing Scoop 🫠
Dube Slogging Short Ball 💛
This is Chennai Super Kings 😎
Here are some of the other best Twitter reactions:
After seeing the batting performance of Rahane & Dube
Only MSD's CSK can bring my life on track
#CSKvsKKR #Dhoni
24 ball fifty by Rahane and 20 ball fifty by Shivam Dube. What dhoni fed them😭😭
Who the fuck would have thought. It's 2023 and I am getting excited to see Dube and Rahane hitting out of the park with 200+ Strike Rate.
CSK tax is unreal.
#IPL2O23 #KKRvCSK
IPL script writer watching dube and Rahane this season:
#KKRvCSK #IPL2O23 #MSDhoni𓃵 https://t.co/8sCsHY9X3c
#Rahane #jinx #Dube #shivamdube #CSKvsKKR https://t.co/dl0jC7Irok
What is it with #CSK and their players. They always turn up for them. Mukesh last season, Rahane / Dube / Akash Singh this season.
Best managers in #IPL without a doubt!
Dube & Rahane Got up and forgot they are Cricketers 🥵🔥 https://t.co/eDItKIsiVn
85 off 34
Dube-Rahane partnership was truly 🔥
CONGRATULATIONS SHIVAM DUBE & AJINKYA RAHANE for your respective 50s 🔥🔥🔥
Rahane and Dube under Dhoni : https://t.co/O1LcOcFB2N
CSK is Blessed With RAHANE & DUBE💛 https://t.co/v0opetYc2C
Dube and rahane under ms dhoni https://t.co/gQ47FIC1Qp
Csk fans looking at Dube #KKRvCSK #Dube #Rahane #Dhoni #TATAIPL2023 https://t.co/XH7TcqJOpw
#CSK's Dube and Rahane unleash a brutal display of power hitting against KKR. THIS IS SOME CARNAGE. CSK should aim for 240+ score. #KKRvCSK
Rahane has so far scored 209 runs in five games this IPL at a strike rate of 199.04, including two half-centuries. Meanwhile, Dube has bounced back after initial failures to score 184 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 157.26, including two fifties.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube help CSK set 236-run target for KKR
Clinical batting performances from Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, and Devon Conway helped Chennai Super Kings post 235/4 in their allotted 20 overs after being asked to bat.
Besides Rahane and Dube’s heroics, Conway scored 56 off 40 balls, while Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed 35 off 20 balls. Conway and Gaikwad provided CSK with a decent opening partnership of 73 runs. Ravindra Jadeja also contributed 18 off eight balls.
We hit the breaks for the second half pace! 🦁
#KKRvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛 https://t.co/K8W61gdkNk
For KKR, Kulwant Khejroliya emerged as the pick of the bowlers with a couple of wickets, while Varun Chakaravarthy and Suyash Sharma settled for one apiece.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): N Jagadeesan (w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w/c), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, and Maheesh Theekshana.
Follow KKR vs CSK live score updates here.