Highlights:
- 13th edition of Indian Premier League.
- Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders.
- Team Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik made the decision to bat first at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday.
Tripathi Explosive Batting
Rahul Tripathi, who caught his eye during the last match against Delhi Capitals, got the chance to start the innings against CSK. The right-handed batsman took advantage of the Super Kings bowlers. He hit a half century off 31 balls to give the team a good start.
CSK vs KKR Live Scorecard
A modified CSK
Kolkata Knight Riders have fielded an unchanged team. However, Chennai Super Kings have made a change, replacing veteran leg spinner Piyush Chawla with young spinner Karan Sharma.
Playing Eleven
KKR Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper / skipper), Ian Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarakoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakraborty.
CSK Playing XI: Shane Watson, Faf D’Place, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper / captain), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Karan Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Profile of Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubhaman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper / skipper), Ian Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarakoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhidh, Sandeep , Chris Green, Prasad Krishna, Loki Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth.
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper / captain), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Murali Vijay, Murali Vijay, Santner, Ravishree Srinivasan, Sai Kishore, N Jagadeeshan, Rituraj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Monu Kumar, Karn Sharma.
KKR vs CSK (image: TOI)
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