Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy bowled brilliant spells and became responsible for CSK’s lowest total at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the history of theĀ IPL. While Chakravarthy finished with figures of 4-0-22-2, Narine returned to form and claimed 3/13 in his spell of 4 overs after dropping a sitter to let Vijay Shankar bat a few more deliveries.
Narine and Chakravarthy’s partnership worked well for KKR, as the duo ran through the CSK middle order. The Indian spinner was the first to begin the party as he finally dismissed Shankar, who got 2 lives. What followed was a peach of a delivery from Narine, which helped him get rid of Rahul Tripathi.
Watch Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy’s spell here:
Wickets kept falling in every over in the second half of CSK’s innings. Narine operated in tighter line and length, and dismissed Ravindra Jadeja through a caught behind dismissal. As wickets fell at regular intervals, CSK was forced to send Deepak Hooda as the impact substitute, a move which did not go well for them.
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As Hooda tried to nudge Chakravarthy’s delivery towards the square leg region, the ball took off the edge of the star batter’s willow. Vaibhav Arora made no mistake as CSK’s 7th wicket fell. That was when MS Dhoni entered the middle for the first time in nearly two years as a captain.
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However, his return to leadership did not turn out to be well, as a controversial decision cost him his stay in the middle. As Narine appealed for an LBW dismissal, the on-field umpire did not hesitate to raise his finger. Upon reviews, it was evident that there was a slight inside edge before the ball hit the pads.
The decision was controversial, which led to the disappointment of the CSK dugout. However, Narine got his man and ended with a spell of 3/13 in 4 overs. Chakravarthy and the West Indian spinner ensured CSK was reduced for a total of just 103/9 in their 20 overs, which is their least total at the venue.
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