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CSK vs KKR, IPL 2018 Match 5 Live Scorecard: MS Dhoni's team stormed into the storm of Andre Russell; KKR sets the target of 203 runs

Speed News Desk 10 April 2018, 21:43 IST

CSK vs KKR, IPL 2018 Match 5 Live Scorecard: MS Dhoni's team stormed into the storm of Andre Russell; KKR sets the target of 203 runs

The fifth match of IPL season 11 is going on between Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team Chennai Super Kings and Dinesh Karthik led team Kolkata Knight Riders. Both the captains are a wicket-keeper batsman and that too from same time. After winning their first matches in the tournament both the team came front to front to each other for the first time.

 

MS Dhoni won the toss and like the trend is going on he follows and selected to bowl first. While Shah Rukh Khan-owned team came to bat first and played decently in the first half. Chris Lynn and Sunil Naraine came to open the innings and both took it on fourth gear and started the match by hitting four sixes. However, soon Sunil Naraine after hitting two sixes got out on Harbhajan Singh's bowling. Then Chris Lynn got out 22 runs on 16 balls.

Robin Uthappa with 29 runs on 16 balls, skipper Dinesh Karthik with 26 runs on 25 balls, and Andre Russell's strom of sixes and boundaries with 88 not out runs on just 36 balls by hitting 11 sixes took the score to 202 runs. Now KKR has set the target of 203 runs in front of Chennai Super Kings. Well, Chennai's batting squad is also better and it has to see how they will manage to get this score.

Also Read - KKR Team 2018 Players list: complete IPL Squad of Kolkata Knight Riders

Although, they have a benefit of playing the match on their home ground and they have full support. The team has made a comeback to the IPL after two years gap and the home support is very strong for them.

Also Read - CSK Team 2018 Players list: complete IPL Squad of Chennai Super Kings

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