KKR vs CSK Score, Match 1 of IPL 2022

Result · Mar 26 2022, Sat - 07:30 PM (IST)

Match 1, - Wankhede Stadium

CSK

131/5

KKR

133/4

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets

CRR:7.19

Player Of The Match

Umesh Yadav

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Shreyas Iyer ^*	20	19	1	0	105.26
Sheldon Jackson	3	3	0	0	100

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Adam Milne ^*	2.3	0	19	0	7.6
Dwayne Bravo	4.0	0	20	3	5

Last 5 overs :37 runs, 1 wkts

Last Wicket :Sam Billings 25 (22b)

Recent overs : 4 2 1 1 1 1 W 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 1 4

Commentary

Kolkata Knight Riders finally ended their losing streak against Chennai Super Kings as they registered an emphatic win over defending champions in the IPL 2022 opener.

Under the leadership of young and dynamic Shreyas Iyer, KKR defeated the Ravindra Jadeja-led side by 6 wickets with nine balls to spare at Wankhede Stadium.

Chasing 132 at the Wankhede Stadium track was never going to be a big task for the Knight Riders and they did so in some style.

The new opening duo of Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane gave KKR a brisk start in the powerplay. With the foundation laid the middle-order batted well to prevent Super Kings bowlers from causing them much damage as the asking rate never went out of their hands.

Rahane was unlucky to have missed out on a well deserved fifty as he was removed by Mitchell Santner for 44.

Nitish Rana, captain Shreyas Iyer, Sam Billings also played impressive cameos and helped the Knights cruise home comfortably.

Dwayne Bravo, however, was the pick of the bowlers for CSK as the West Indies all-rounder returned with superb figures of 3-20. Billings was the third wicket for Bravo in the game and the Caribbean cricketer is now joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with Lasith Malinga with 160 scalps to his name.

Earlier in the day, MS Dhoni returned to action with a blistering half-century and helped his team post 131/5 in 20 overs.

The former CSK captain - who was playing after a gap of 5 months - scored an unbeaten 50 off 38 deliveries. The Super Kings had lost their top-five under 11 overs with just 61 runs on the board.

Along with the new captain, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhoni - who walked into the middle at number seven - took his time to settle down before exploding in the death overs. The duo hammered 47 runs in the last three overs and rescued CSK.

Dhoni and Jadeja shared an unbeaten partnership of 70 runs of 57 deliveries and helped CSK post a respectable total and give the bowlers a chance to put up a fight on a tricky surface.

Umesh Yadav (2-20), Varun Chakaravarthy (1-23) and Sunil Narine (0-15) bowled economically to keep CSK batters in check for the most part in the first innings.

18.3

FOUR! Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer. Slower length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. KKR win by six wickets and open their account in the points table. Ajinkya Rahane made the chase easier with his fine knock. CSK regularly picked up wickets but they were 30-40 runs short tonight. Umesh Yadav has been adjudged as Player of the Match. Join us for the doubleheader tomorrow. Cheers.
18.2

Adam Milne to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 2 runs, run save by Rayudu.
18.1

Adam Milne to Sheldon Jackson. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Uthappa.
End of Over 18

Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: Dwayne Bravo. Kolkata Knight Riders: 126/4 (rr 7.00)
17.6

Dwayne Bravo to Sheldon Jackson. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
17.5

Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
17.4

Dwayne Bravo to Sheldon Jackson. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
17.3

Sam Billings c Tushar Deshpande b Dwayne Bravo 25 (22)

OUT! Caught. Dwayne Bravo to Sam Billings. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Deshpande. Sam Billings finds the man in the deep.
17.2

Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Deshpande.
17.1

Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
End of Over 17

Over 17. 9 runs. Bowler: Ravindra Jadeja. Kolkata Knight Riders: 122/3 (rr 7.18)
16.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rayudu.
16.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to short third man for 1 run, shy attempt by Milne, by Dhoni.
16.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Quicker ball half volley, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
16.3

SIX! Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
16.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, back to bowler for no runs.
16.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, down leg side backing away driving, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rayudu.
End of Over 16

Over 16. 9 runs. Bowler: Dwayne Bravo. Kolkata Knight Riders: 113/3 (rr 7.06)
15.6

Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
15.5

Dwayne Bravo to Sam Billings. Full toss, off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
15.4

FOUR! Dwayne Bravo to Sam Billings. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Billings picks the slower ball nicely.
15.3

Dwayne Bravo to Sam Billings. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by Milne.
15.2

Dwayne Bravo to Sam Billings. Slower ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to square leg for no runs, fielded by Rayudu.
15.1

Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.
End of Over 15

Over 15. 6 runs. Bowler: Ravindra Jadeja. Kolkata Knight Riders: 104/3 (rr 6.93)
14.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Dube.
14.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Santner.
14.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Dube.
14.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Stock ball full toss, to leg on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Deshpande.
14.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Milne.
14.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Billings. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Milne.
End of Over 14

Over 14. 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. Kolkata Knight Riders: 98/3 (rr 7.00)
13.6

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs. Will CSK defend the target from here?
13.5

APPEAL! Mitchell Santner to Sam Billings. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved to point for 1 run, fielded by Bravo, appeal made for L.B.W.
13.4

Mitchell Santner to Shreyas Iyer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Uthappa.

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