IPL 2018 Match 05- CSK vs KKR Match Highlights: Sam Billings Powers Chennai 5 Wickets Win on Home Return

Sam Billings's knock of 56 runs to guide Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in 5th match of this season on MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.



Toss: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opt to bowl
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chris Gaffaney
Third Umpire: Nand Kishore
Match Referee: Sir Richie Richardson

Kolkata Knight Riders-
Playing XI: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Tom Curran, Kuldeep Yadav

Andre Russell's unbeaten 88 runs took Kolkata Knight Riders to 202/6 in 20 overs. He hitted 11 sixes in his innings and done a 76 run partnership for the sixth wicket with Dinesh Karthik. Chennai bowlers are literally hammered by Russell. Robin Uthappa's 29 and captain Dinesh Karthik's 26 runs contributes for the team to reach the total score 200+ .



Chennai Super Kings-
Playing XI: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur

Shane Watson's 42 and Ambati Rayudu's 39 gave CSK a perfect start to their run-chase.In 6th over csk lost Watson's wicket,then 75 runs were on the board. After which MS Dhoni built on a partnership with Billings by adding 25 runs.Sam Billings scored 50 runs in 21 balls.In 19.5 over Ravindra Jadeja finished the match by hitting a six.


Final Score-

KKR: 202/6 (20.0 Overs)

CSK: 205/5 (19.5 Overs)




Chennai Super Kings Won by 5 Wickets
Player Of The Match: Sam Billings

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