- KOLKATA — Chennai
Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets to send the defending
champions virtually out of the IPL play-offs contention here on Wednesday.
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- CSK chased down the target of 180 with two balls to spare
with Dewald Brevis top-scoring with 52 off just 25 balls while Shivam Dube and
captain MS Dhoni chipped in with 45 and 17 not out respectively.
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- For KKR, Vaibhav Arora (3/48) was the most successful bowler
while Harshit Rana (2/43) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/18) took two wickets
apiece.
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- Earlier, KKR scored 179 for 6 after opting to bat.
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- Captain Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 48 while Andre
Russell and Manish Pandey chipped in with 38 and 36 not out respectively.
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- For CSK, Noor Ahmad was the most successful bowler with four
wickets.
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- Brief Scores:
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- KKR: 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 48, Andre Russell
38; Noor Ahmad 4/31).
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- CSK: 183 for 8 in 19.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 52, Shivam Dube
45; Vaibhav Arora 3/48,Varun Chakaravarthy 2/18).
