• Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 33 of IPL 2023.

  • Ajinkya Rahane played a blistering knock of 71 runs off 29 deliveries.

IPL 2023 [Twitter reactions]: Ajinkya Rahane headlines in CSK’s dominant win against KKR at Eden Gardens
CSK beat KKR in a thriller (Image Source: Twitter)

In the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced a massive defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at their home ground at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Put to bat first, the Super Kings put up a mammoth total of 235/4 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to a brilliant display of batting by their top order. Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane smashed half-centuries, with Rahane scoring the maximum 71 off just 29 deliveries, including 6 fours and 5 sixes. All-rounder Shivam Dube also chipped in with a quickfire 50 off 21 balls.

In response, the Knight Riders struggled to get going and lost wickets at regular intervals. Jason Roy played a blistering knock of 61 off 26 balls, and Rinku Singh also scored a quickfire half-century, but it was not enough as KKR fell short by 49 runs. Tushar Deshpande and Maheesh Theekshana were the pick of the CSK bowlers, taking two wickets each.

Highest match aggregates at the Eden Gardens in the IPL:

  • 433 – KKR vs SRH, 2023
  • 430 – KKR vs MI, 2019
  • 421 – KKR vs CSK, 2023
  • 416 – KKR vs RCB, 2019

Here is how Twitter reacted:

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