Live Score, Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2018 5th Match: Russell's fireworks power KKR to 202/6
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LIVE STREAMING: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match number five between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Missing the live cricket action on TV? Follow CSK vs KKR live cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary here through our live blog. After registering a one-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the IPL 2018, MS Dhoni-led CSK will aim to dominate Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) when they host the Dinesh Karthik-led side at the MA Chidambaram Stadium today. The presence of Chennai's die-hard fans will add to their arsenal when they play their first IPL home game in two years. After serving a two-year suspension due to spot-fixing, the Super Kings came back with a bang as they defeated the Rohit Sharma and Co on their home turf in a thriller. As all seemed lost for CSK, Dwayne Bravo stepped up and finished the job for the Yellow cramp. It won't be an easy encounter for CSK as the visiting Kolkata side started with a win against the strong Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as Sunil Narine, blasted a quickfire 50. KKR's batting sports a formidable look with in-form Dinesh Karthik leading a mix of experience and youth. The bowling department, however, will miss Australian pacer Mitchell Starc but his replacement Tom Curran will look to put his best foot forward.Who won the toss in today's match?
IPL Toss: Chennai Super Kings win toss, opt to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai
LIVE CRICKET SCORE, CHENNAI SUPER KINGS VS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS, IPL 2018 MATCH 5 FROM MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM
21.44 IST: Kolkata Knight Riders post 202/6 in 20 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. Russell 88*, Watson 2/39
21.35 IST: MS Dhoni's daughter Ziva cheers for Chennai Super Kings;
21.31 IST: Tom Curran comes into bat.
21.30 IST: OUT! Watson removes Karthik for 26. Watson strikes and breaks the 76-run stand. Excellent, excellent delivery from the Aussie veteran. He comes running in and spears in an inswinging yorker on middle. It keeps tailing down and catches Karthik low on the back pad. The appeal is made and the finger goes up. DK talks to Russell, thinks it might be going down leg so he reviews it. Replays roll in and it shows the ball to be clipping leg stump. He's gone, Chennai have their breakthrough. Kolkata Knight Riders 165/6 in 17.4 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
21.26 IST: FIFTY! Andre Russell hits his 4th IPL half-century off 26 balls. DROPPED and SIX! 4th Indian T20 League fifty for Andre Russell! Full and outside off, the big man smacks it flat over covers. Rayudu out in the deep, moves to his right and leaps to take it. But it somehow slips through his palms and goes over the rope. Can't believe it, that should have been taken. Kolkata Knight Riders 163/5 in 17.1 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
21.22 IST: Since the ball went out of the stadium, a replacement has been called for.
21.21 IST: That's huuuugggeeeeee!!!!! When Russell hits 'em, they stay hit. So much power behind that. Full on the stumps, Russell has this in his slot. He clears the front leg and smokes this out of the park for a biggie. His power can't be doubted, like most from the Caribbean. Ooofff!!
21.18 IST: SIX! Consecutive big ones from Dre Rus! Juicy full toss, He stands his ground and launches this with all his might, over long on and deep into the stands. What a shot.
21.16 IST: SIX! The knuckle ball and it's dispatched. BOOM! Fuller in length, around off, Russell ensures his gets his front foot out of the way to generate power behind this. Connects well and smokes it over wide long off. Biggie.
21.10 IST: SIX! Brute force for Andre Russell! Fuller ball, right in his zone. He clears his front leg and goes bang over long on. Clears the fence with ease and gets a maximum to his name.
21.00 IST: Imran Tahir to Andre Russell, no run. Outside off, played to point to end the over. KKR 104/5 in 12 overs.
20.57 IST: FOUR! The 100 comes up for Kolkata! Overpitched delivery from Watson, just outside off, Russell drills this perfectly between extra cover and mid off. Through the gap and it's away to the fence for a boundary.
20.51 IST: Andre Russell comes out to bat.
20.50 IST: OUT! Shardul Thakur removes Rinku Singh for 2. Half the side back in the hut now for Chennai! What a turnaround this has been. From 80-2 they are now 89 for 5. Rinku Singh is the man walking back. A soft dismissal. He gets a full ball outside off, Singh goes after it with a drive but does not keep it out. It goes straight into the hands bravo who accepts it gleefully. Kolkata Knight Riders 89/5 in 10 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
20.46 IST: FOUR! Short and wide outside off. A hit me ball and Dinesh cuts it well through point for a boundary.
20.44 IST: Rinku Singh comes out to the middle.
20.43 IST: OUT! Uthappa Run Out for 29. The last thing Kolkata wanted. Second wicket in the over. Now I do not know what to write here. Was Uthappa's carelessness the reason for this wicket or Raina's brilliance. Uthappa drives this ball on off towards covers and is ball watching. Karthik thinks there is a run it and there was one. He sprints towards the other end but Robin is not looking at him. He realizes very late that Karthik is next to him and then goes for it. However it is too late by that time as Raina dives to his left, he does not make a clean collect but recovers quickly and scores bull's eye at the non-striker's end. Watson too does well to let it go. Uthappa is well short and Kolkata are now in a spot of bother here. Kolkata Knight Riders 81/4 in 8.2 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
20.41 IST: Dinesh Karthik walks into the middle next.
20.39 IST: OUT! Watson removes Nitish Rana for 16. The bowling change has worked wonders! Watson gets the wicket of Rana. A short ball on the pads cramping the batsman for room. Rana tries to pull but it goes off the gloves and balloons towards Dhoni who runs to his right and takes an easy catch. He appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Rana walks back cheaply today. The runs are coming for Kolkata but they are losing wickets at regular intervals. Kolkata Knight Riders 80/3 in 8.1 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
20.36 IST: Shardul Thakur to Nitish Rana, 1 run. One to end the over! A good by Shardul in the context of the game. Shorter in length on the body of the batsman. Rana mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket for a run. KKR 80/2 in 8 overs.
20.34 IST: FOUR! TOP SHOT! Thakur goes full this time and pays the price. Rana picks his spot. Sees mid off is in and lofts the delivery over that fielder and into the fence.
20.32 IST: FOUR! Bad ball and put away! Short and outside off, Rana rocks back and cuts it through point. There is a fielder who tries to stop it but his effort goes in vain.
20.26 IST: Nitish Rana strides out to the middle.
20.25 IST: OUT! Jadeja removes Chris Lynn for 22. TIMBER! Jadeja strikes! A much-needed wicket for Chennai as these were going bonkers. That is it for the Lynn show today as he comes down the track a little too early. Jadeja sees that and darts it on middle. Lynn swings across the line and misses to see the ball disturb the furniture behind. Chennai will now try and put a lid on the scoring. Kolkata Knight Riders 51/2 in 5.2 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
20.19 IST: Just 2 runs from the over. After 4 overs, KKR are 35/1 in Chennai.
21.16 IST: FOUR! Edged, but runs! Dealing in boundaries are Kolkata here! This was nicely played. On a length outside off, Uthappa guides it past the slip fielder and the ball races away to the fence. KKR 33/1 in 2.5 overs.
21.15 IST: FOUR! Second off the over! Bread and butter stuff for Uthappa. He gets it full on the pads. Robin flicks it up and over square leg. It almost goes all the way but bounces in front of the fence for a boundary.
20.14 IST: FOUR! Welcome to the bowling crease Watson. A loosener by him, outside off and on a shorter length. Lynn slaps it hard through the off side. He loves it there, not a good idea by the Chennai pacers to bowl there.
20.13 IST: Shane Watson is into the attack.
20.10 IST: Robin Uthappa walks out to the middle.
20.09 IST: OUT! Harbhajan removes Narine for 12. In the air... taken! Harbhajan Singh draws first blood and the fans here in Chennai go crazy. No more fireworks from Narine as he is walking back. Harbhajan uses all his experience and bowls this slower through the air. He gets it to spin away from the batsman. Sunil tries to heave it across the line but gets a top edge which goes high, HIGH up in the air. Raina from covers runs towards mid off and takes an excellent tumbling catch. Never easy these. A big wicket for the home side and they are pumped. Kolkata Knight Riders 19/1 in 1.3 overs vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.
20.06 IST: SIX! This is even bigger! What a start to this game. 18 from the first over. A similar delivery to the last one. Narine once again clears his front leg, this time he connects even better and sends it over the long on fence for a huge one. KKR 18/0 in 1 over.
20.04 IST: SIX! Narine starts from where he left off in the last game. Off the mark with a biggie. Chahar lands it on a length around middle, Narine clears his front leg and smashes it over long on for a biggie. This is already turning out to be an expensive first over.
20.02 IST: Lynn gives KKR a flying start. One ball is all he needed as a sighter. He gets width outside off this time. Lynn loves it there as he slashes at it. The ball goes off the middle and over covers for a boundary. Kolkata are underway in style!
20.00 IST: We are all set for the game to begin. The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. They are followed by the dynamic duo of Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine who are the openers for Kolkata.
19.58 IST: Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(wk/c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Tom Curran, Kuldeep Yadav
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI for the IPL 2018 Match 5
19.55 IST: Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings, MS Dhoni(wk/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI for the IPL 2018 Match 5
19.52 IST: "Toss is something we cannot control, so don't mind batting first here. I'm from Chennai and it's good to be here. Not many changes in the plan, some steady cricket and good aggression is what we are looking for. We have got one change. Tom Curran comes in for Mitchell Johnson," Karthik says at the toss.
19.50 IST: "We always like to chase whenever we get a chance. It's amazing. The fans have been waiting for the last two years. It's great to be back in Chennai. Few overs in the death and batting as a unit is something we are looking to improve. Overall, as a team, we would like to contribute. We have two changes. Shardul Thakur and Sam Billings come in for Mark Wood and Kedar Jadhav," says Dhoni after winning the toss.
19.45 IST: Chennai Super Kings win toss, opt to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.
19.40 IST: The toss has been delayed. The captains are ready, the commentator for the toss is ready but the officials, apparently, aren't on ground yet.
19.37 IST: "There is even covering of grass. There's not going to be much spin. KKR have three high-quality spinners and so do CSK. Don't think it will spin much. 175-180 will be the par score here. Teams batting first win 75% of the games here. I'm not sure what teams will opt if they win the toss," Kevin Pietersen says after having a look at the pitch.
19.27 IST: Protests flared in Chennai on Tuesday as people demanding a Cauvery Management Board took to the streets against an IPL match to be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Even as the rival teams made it to the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium - popularly known as Chepauk Stadium - through the back gate, the complex turned into a fortress with the deployment of hundreds of police personnel, many in riot gear.
19.25 IST: MS Dhoni is back in his den after two years.
19.20 IST: "Playing in Chennai brings the best out of Sunil Narine. The numbers, well, they speak for themselves," claims Kolkata Knight Riders.
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19.10 IST: Even though the protests intensified in the city today against the conduct of IPL matches amid raging Cauvery demonstrations, fans came in to cheer CSK at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
19.02 IST: CSK players are having fun warming up at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
18.50 IST: Here are the IPL teams for the 5th match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran
18.45 IST: A rejuvenated and excited Chennai Super Kings will aim to dominate Kolkata Knight Riders in the presence of their die-hard fans when they play their first IPL home game in two years. For the legion of CSK fans, it will be a homecoming like no other as the 'Men in Yellow' will play at M A Chidambaram Stadium for the first time since May 2015. Their loyal supporters also turned up in huge numbers to watch them train.
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