IPL 2020: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Wednesday.

In reply, CSK were stopped at 157 for five in the stipulated 20 overs.

Chasing a tricky target of 168 on a pitch that seemed to have slowed down, CSK were off to a brisk start with Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis adding 30 runs in less than four overs.

Watson made 50 off 40 balls, while Ambati Rayudu contributed 30 off 27 balls, but the others could not do much as CSK fell short.

Earlier, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) put up a masterclass of death over bowling on Wednesday to bowl out Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for 167.

KKR's decision to promote Rahul Tripathi to the top of the order bore fruit as the Maharashtra batsman smashed 81 runs off 51 balls. Sunil Narine came in at no.4 and scored a quickfire 17 off nine before being dismissed thanks to a blinder of a combined catch from Ravindra Jadeja and Faf du Plessis.

Narine looked to hit Karn Sharma between long-on and deep midwicket and Jadeja ran to his right before putting in a dive to seemingly complete the catch. However, he decided to relay the ball to du Plessis nearby when he figured that he may slide towards the boundary rope.

Tripathi fell at the end of the 17th over after which CSK dominated the proceedings.