Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowler Noor Ahmed expressed happiness with the team’s victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday and performs his own bowling performance. He focused his focus on the team instead of personal praise. He also referred to his satisfaction with Raghuvanshi’s strategy to take the wicket and use the length effectively. “It was a super win. The work we had actually done as a team was really happy with my bowling and also with Developed Brevis. I didn’t think about the leading wicket -taking or purple cap, wanted to do well for my team, how it works for me.
Noor Ahmed took four wickets, and was a bowlers’ pick for CSK vs KKR, named the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance for bowling.
After winning the toss, KKR opted to bat first. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (33 balls with 48, four boundaries and two sixes) and Sunil Narin (26 in 17 balls, with four borders and a six) forward.
After that, KKR helped KKR reach 179/6 in his 20 overs from Andre Russell (38 with 38 in 21 balls, 38 with four borders and three sixes) and Manish Pandey (36*, one four and six).
Noor Ahmed (4/31) topped the bowling chart for CSK, while Anshul Kammboj and Ravindra Jadeja got a piece.
In the run-chase, CSK was reduced by 60/5 in 5.2 overs. Developed Bravis (in 25 balls, with four fours and four sixes) and Shivam Dubey brought some speed to men in 51 yellow from 51 from his 67-run stand. Dubey (with 45, two fours and three sixes in 40 balls) continued to be aggressive in his 43 -run partnership with captain MS Dhoni, taking CSK to the brink of a win.
However, in a turn, Vaibhav Arora received both The Cube and Noor Ahmed in the penaltimet, leaving CSK with two wickets, to reach the finals with eight.
Dhoni (in 18* 18 balls, with a six) pulled the finish fans from him, who used to tonk Andre Russell for six off the first ball of the final and hit Ansul’s winning run. The CSK ended at 183/8 in 19.4 overs, leading to the third win of the season.
Vaibhav Arora scored, but the bowlers’ pick for KKR was with 3/48 in three overs. Varun Chakraborty (2/18) and Harshit Rana (2/43) were also among those who took wickets for KKR.
With three wins and nine defeats, CSK still lives at the bottom of the points table. KKR currently has 11 points, with five wins, six necklaces and no results in 12 matches. As soon as he sat in the sixth place, his playoff opportunities have made a serious hit.
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