• Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings to keep themselves alive in IPL 2023.

  • Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh smashed respective fifties to help KKR win the contest.

Twitter reactions: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh keep KKR alive with crucial win over CSK in IPL 2023
KKR beat CSK in IPL 2023 (Image Source: @IPLT20)

Even after 61 matches, no team has yet confirmed their qualification spot in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). In the second contest of the Sunday’s double header, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered an impressive 6-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chepauk and kept themselves alive in the exciting competition.

Batting first, CSK got off to a slow start with only Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway getting into double digits. Later, Shivam Dube played a brilliant knock of 48 runs off 34 balls, including three sixes, to help the Super Kings reach a total of 144/6 in their 20 overs. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy were the pick of the bowlers for KKR, picking up two wickets each.

In reply, KKR got off to a shaky start, losing two wickets in the powerplay. However, Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh played superb innings to steady the ship. Rana scored 57 runs off 44 balls, including six fours and one six, while Singh scored 54 runs off 43 balls, including four fours and three sixes.

The duo shared a crucial partnership of 112 runs for the third wicket, which proved to be the difference between the two teams. Deepak Chahar was the only wicket taker for CSK, bagging three scalps in his three overs.

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