Faf du Plessis’ magnificent 95 not out and Deepak Chahar’s impressive four-wicket haul helped Chennai Super Kings reel off their third win in a row despite blistering half centuries from Andre Russell and Pat Cummins in an Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs in a match that was arguably the best of the tournament so far. The win took CSK to the top of the table with six points from four matches, while KKR slipped to sixth.
Put in to bat, CSK posted a big total of 220/3, riding on du Plessis’ 60-ball unbeaten 95 and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 64.
Chasing a stiff target, KKR found themselves in deep trouble as they slumped to 31/5 inside five overs after a top-order collapse with Chahar wrecking havoc with eventual figures of 4/29 from his four overs.
But the two-time champions threatened to pull off one of the greatest T20 comebacks on a pitch that was easing out with dew setting in.
Russell (54 off 22…
