🏏IPL 2026: CSK vs KKR, 22nd Match,Chennai 14 Apr 7:30pm IST🏏 - Page 80

Another complete bowling display by CSK, and that will give them great belief, given how their campaign had begun. Khaleel and Kamboj kept things tight in the powerplay, before Akeal and Noor spun a yarn around the KKR batters. Overton was not as effective as the other day but Kamboj's death-overs execution was on point.

Plenty to dissect for KKR. They shook up their batting order by promoting Narine but it was a familiar tale of lacking intent. None of their batters got going and even though Powell and Ramandeep got a few boundaries away, those ended up being consolatory runs, rather than acting as a catalyst for a turnaround.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

Bro after Prasidh, CSK holds the spot for most wickets and we are still at the bottom lol

Yes

I really was waiting ki Kamboj gets another wicket.

He was at no. 3 at the start of the match.

Even Sanju is at No. 5 in the Orange Cap race

At least we moved one spot. Hopefully we go up only now.

Akeal Hosein: (on the pitch and his plans) Finally good to see a good cricket wicket with something in it for everyone, and not just a belter. We just exploited whatever was on offer. There was something there, so about using natural variations. Most important thing was staying on the stumps and making them hit to balls that were slower or were skidding through. (On bowling with Noor) Very happy for Noor. last couple of games, he was struggling but happy for him to get some success and confidence behind him. (On the score) Cricket games, when you see teams score between 170-190, you know you will get a hell of a game. It was a day where you had to work for what you wanted, and not just turn up with eyes closed and magical things would happen.

Originally posted by: PunnyPotato

Yes

I really was waiting ki Kamboj gets another wicket.

He was at no. 3 at the start of the match.

Even Sanju is at No. 5 in the Orange Cap race

It feels happy to see them at these spots!

Ajinkya Rahane, KKR captain: I thought with the ball, we did very good. 190 on this wicket was very good. To pull it back for 190 (after the powerplay CSK had) was very good. 36-37 in the powerplay (from us) was very important (in the result). We needed one batter to bat through till the end (for us to have a good chance). Combination wise, the one we had, last game and this, was really good. It is tough, not winning matches. About having to keep our heads up, chins up. If the results are not going your way, you have to think about combinations, but it is about being positive and keeping your heads up. (On Tyagi) He is bowling really good. All credit to him. The pace he is bowling at is amazing. Game by game, he is improving his skills. Not easy for batters to hit big sixes. From both sides, spinners bowled really well. We have to keep our head up, be positive and have self-belief.

Originally posted by: Arpita00001

Me nd Palak are almost doing the same thing

Originally posted by: rac1

At least we moved one spot. Hopefully we go up only now.

Onwards and upwards from now on, hopefully.

KKR lose again. A familiar story for them this season. They would've been happy to have kept CSK to 192. But KKR's batting faltered again. Finn Allen went early and there was no momentum in the powerplay. Narine was sent to open and despite his two sixes he struggled. Raghuvanshi took his chances and after a drop went to Akeal. Rahane started slowly and then hit two sixes before going to Noor. Green fell first-ball and it was too much of a task for the likes of the out-of-form Rinku and Ramandeep to do. Powell and Ramandeep fought hard but Anshul Kamboj was excellent at the death once again as he trusted his round the wicket wide outside off yorker length line. Khaleel supported him well too. But the real damage was done by the spinners - Noor and Akeal who took 4/47 in their 8 overs.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

And they have defended it well, if I may so. Not to mention the missed catches.

There was a lot of dew. I saw Rutu and Brevis ka miss.

Sarfraz ka drop catch miss kar diya maine.

For a change, Dube didn't drop catches that came directly in his hand

I hope Rutu worries about his fielding too.