All-rounder Sunil Narine of the Kolkata Knight Riders was dismissed for 27(20) against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday, April 8, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, marking his team’s fourth IPL 2024 match where he once again fell short of expectations. Though his innings were brief, the southpaw made sure to thrill his supporters by hitting three fours and two sixes while he was at the crease.
Narine blasted Maheesh Theekshana for a massive maximum over long on, showcasing his incredible six-hitting ability. As Theekshana bowled the ball precisely in his slot on the final ball of the fifth over in the first inning, the KKR stood in his crease. The cricket player from the West Indies gave it his all for an extended period of time, sending the ball hurtling toward the night sky on its way to a maximum.
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Following KKR’s loss of Philip Salt on the opening delivery of the innings, Narine and Angrish Raghuvanshi (24 off 18) had a 56-run partnership for the second wicket off 36 balls. In his opening over, Ravindra Jadeja removed both Raghuvanshi and Narine, ending the important CSK stand. In his second over, he removed Venkatesh Iyer (3 off 8). The left-arm spinner completed four overs with figures of 3/18.
Ruturaj Gaikwad reached his season’s first half-century mark.
To keep KKR away, Tushar Deshpande (3/33) also claimed the significant wickets of Rinku Singh (9 off 14), Andre Russell (10 off 10) and Salt. In addition, Mustafizur Rahman (2/22) contributed two wickets to keep KKR at 137/9 in the 20 overs that were allowed.
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With captain Ruturaj Gaikwad leading them home with an undefeated half-century (67* off 58), the hosts easily chased down the mark in 17.1 overs in response. Shivam Dube (28 off 18) and Daryl Mitchell (25 off 19) both contributed significantly. After their victory, CSK moved up to the fourth position in the standings with three victories from five games, while KKR held onto second place despite dropping their opening encounter following three straight victories.
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