Big action against KKR even after defeating CSK, fine of 24 lakhs put a dent in the joy of victory
In IPL 2023, KKR has won the match played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on 14th May. But even after the victory of Kolkata Knight Riders, the team could not keep the happiness of winning this match for long.
Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered a major setback after defeating Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in this match and keeping their hopes of reaching the play-offs alive. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana has been fined Rs 24 lakh for slow over-rate in their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings. “This is the team’s second offense of slow over-rate this season and hence Rana will be fined Rs 24 lakh and each playing XI member Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their match fee (whichever is less),” the IPL said in a statement. Fined. KKR won by six wickets and remains in the race for the playoffs.
Let us tell you that this is the second time in this season when the team of Kolkata Knight Riders has been fined due to slow over rate. The fine has been imposed on the team and its players as per the slow over rule of the IPL Code of Conduct.
Kolkata won like this
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL T20 on the basis of a 76-ball 99-run partnership between captain Nitish Rana (not out) and Rinku Singh (54) after a brilliant performance by the bowlers led by Sunil Narine (2 for 15). In the match, Chennai Super Kings were defeated by six wickets at Chepauk Stadium on Sunday. KKR achieved the target for four wickets in 18.3 overs after restricting Chennai to 144 for six. This is KKR’s sixth win in 13 matches and the team remains in the race for the playoffs with 12 points. Chennai had a chance to win this match and secure a place in the playoffs but now they will have to wait.
Defending the target, Chennai got off to a good start by picking up three wickets in the powerplay but Rinku and Nitish sealed a record fourth-wicket partnership against Chennai at this ground to ensure the team’s victory. Mathish Pathirana gave life to Nitish in the 11th over by dropping a catch off Moin Ali. At that time he was batting on 18 runs. He hit six fours and a six in his 44-ball unbeaten innings. Man of the match Rinku hit four fours and three sixes in his 43-ball innings. Deepak Chahar took three wickets for 27 runs in three overs for Chennai. During this, he became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in the powerplay of IPL.
Earlier, apart from Narayan, Chakraborty got two successes but he spent 36 runs in four overs. Shardul Thakur (15 runs in three overs) and Vaibhav Arora (30 runs in four overs) got one success each. Shivam Dubey scored an unbeaten 48 off 34 balls with the help of one four and three sixes to take Chennai to a competitive score. Chennai had lost five wickets for 72 runs in the 11th over but Dubey pulled the team out of trouble with a 53-ball 68-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (24 runs in 20 balls). For the team, Devon Conway scored 30 runs in 28 balls with the help of three fours. He shared a 30-run partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad for the first wicket and a 30-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane for the second wicket.
Defending the target, Chahar got Chennai off to a good start by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz (one run) in the opening over. He showed the way to the pavilion after taking two fours from Venkatesh Iyer in the third over. Nitish Rana hit a six against this bowler but Jason Roy (12 runs) became Chahar’s third victim. Rinku Singh hit a six against Jadeja in the 12th over. From the other end, Captain Rana hit two consecutive fours against Moeen. Rinku hit a six in the 14th over to complete the team’s century. Rana sealed KKR’s grip on the match in the next over by hitting Teekshana for fours in consecutive deliveries. Rinku completed his half-century by hitting a four in the 16th over, while in the next over, Rana completed his fifty by taking a single against Teekshana. Rinku was run out in the 18th over and in the 19th over, Rana gave the team victory by hitting a four.
