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IPL 8 KKR vs CSK: Robin Uthappa plays Batman, powers Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win

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30 April 2015 7:35 PM GMT
KKR rule the night after Uthappa, Andre Russell up huge stand vs CSK
IPL 8 KKR vs CSK: Robin Uthappa plays Batman, powers Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win
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Be it Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy in clever field settings and bowling changes to Chennai Super Kings fielders all-out approach, the two-time title winners ticked all the boxes defending the small target of 135 against Kolkata Knight Riders. (

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders rode on a fantastic innings by opener Robin Uthappa to trounce Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens, here on Thursday.

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Chasing CSK’s 165, KKR were down in the dumps at 57 for 3 in the 10th over when Uthappa (80, 58 balls, 7x4, 1x6) and Andre Russell (55, 32 balls, 4x4, 4x6) got together in the middle. The two were involved in a huge stand of 112 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket that condemned CSK to their second defeat.

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Earlier, a stunning four-wicket haul by veteran Brad Hogg enabled KKR restrict the marauding CSK to 165 for 9. Put into bat, CSK were off to an explosive start, courtesy Brendon McCullum’s 12 ball 32 (3x4s, 3x6s) and Faf du Plessis’ 11-ball 20 (5x4s), but the 44-year-old chinaman bowler, who had come in as replacement for Sunil Narine, lived up to the faith by returning with magnificent figures of for for 29.

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CSK: 165-9 (20 overs)

Hogg claimed the prized scalps of McCullum and Du Plessis in his first over and completed his spell with the wickets of Ravindra Jadeja (24 from 30 balls; 1x4, 1x6) and Pawan Negi (27 from 13 balls; 4x4s, 1x6) to restrict CSK to 165. With McCullum looking ominous at a strike rate that almost touched 300, CSK had stepped on the gas very early after the first ball dismissal of Dwayne Smith, who was brilliantly caught by a diving Ryan ten Doeschate at point off Pat Cummins.

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There were raining sixes and fours all over the park with McCullum at his murderous best as CSK were 52 for 2 after Gambhir bowled his two pacers Cummins and Yadav in tandem. T20 format’s prized score of 200 was looking inevitable for CSK but a 44-year-old Australian turned around the fortunes for KKR striking twice in his first over.

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Hogg dismissed McCullum LBW with his first ball after the latter tried to go for an expansive pull but failed to read the bounce and then in the fifth ball Du Plessis stepped out only to be stumped by wicket-keeper Robin Uthappa.
Dhoni (1) could survive just four balls before being castled by a Chawla wrong one as KKR bounced back in the game, even as CSK were 72 for five after 7 overs. Bravo and Jadeja ensured that there was no further damage.

Meanwhile, late Ankit Keshri's father was felicitated by the BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya.

(Photo: BCCI)

Scorecard:

Chennai Super Kings: D. Smith c ten Doeschate b Cummins 0, B. McCullum lbw b Hogg 32, S. Raina c Chawla b UT Yadav 8, F du Plessis st Uthappa b Hogg 20, D. Bravo b Russell 30, M.S. Dhoni b Chawla 1, R. Jadeja c Cummins b Hogg 24, P. Negi b Hogg 27, M. Sharma c Uthappa b Russell 0, A. Nehra (not out) 1, R. More (not out) 2. Extras (lb 14, w 6) 20. Total (for nine wickets in 20 overs) 165. FoW: 1-0, 2-43, 3-64, 4-69, 5-72, 6-129, 7-154, 8-160, 9-160. Bowling: Cummins 4-0-54-1, Yadav 2-0-16-1, Chawla 4-0-21-1, Hogg 4-0-29-4, Pathan 2-0-11-0, Russell 4-0-20-2.

Kolkata Knight Riders: R. Uthappa not out 80, G. Gambhir c More b Sharma 19, M. Pandey c Jadeja b Negi 3, S. Yadav c Bravo b More 2, A. Russell not out 55. Extras (lb-5, w-5) 10. Total (for 3 wickets in 19.5 overs) 118.
FoW: 1-33, 2-54, 3-57.
Bowling: M. Sharma 4-0-22-1, A. Nehra 4-0-36-0, P. Negi 4-0-23-1, R. More 3.5-0-31-1, R. Jadeja 2-0-25-0, D. Bravo 1-0-12-0

The team line-ups:

Injured Ravichandran Ashwin was replaced by Pawan Negi while Ronit More made his IPL debut.

( Source : PTI )
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