Chennai Super Kings maintained their fourth spot in the IPL 2024 points table with an easy win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Ravindra Jadeja and Tushar Deshpande were the best performers with the ball and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was running A superb performance in the dynamic chase, CSK scored 6 points in 5 games. The unbeaten run in the tournament has finally come to an end and KKR have also retained their second spot in the tournament, where they have the same number of points as Lucknow Super Kings and CSK but with a much better net run rate (NRR). Rajasthan Royals are at the top of the table with 8 points.

Ravindra Jadeja made the most of a cheesy Chepauk surface as Chennai Super Kings bounced back after comfortably beating Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets The road to victory.

It was CSK’s third win in five games, all played at Chebauk, having lost the last two away games.

Jadeja, whose spin bowling has often taken a backseat in the past few seasons, took 3 wickets in 8 deliveries, clinically outplaying KKR, who could only manage on a track where batting became difficult. Scored 137 runs for 9.

The chase was not a problem as skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad made 58 off 67 balls and got Daryl Mitchell (25 off 19 balls) and the in-form Shee Suitable support from Shivam Dube (28 off 18 balls). The chase was completed in 17.4 overs.

When they finally got the win, Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared right in the middle.

This game was typical of KKR’s playbook, they always choke with spinners on the surface where the ball catches and then their top order controls the chase, keeping it within a manageable range, like on Monday Same.

Earlier, Jadeja worked his magic and tore KKR’s batting to shreds.

After losing back-to-back games away from home, CSK regained their footing on the familiar turf of Chepauk, holding on to the ball and leaving Jadeja (3/18 in 4 overs) and Maheesh Theekshana (1/28 in 4 overs) absolutely Excellent as well as their lines and length.

(with PTI input)