CSK vs KKR: The 5th match of the Indian Premier League is between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will begin at 8 PM IST on April 10. The venue of the match is at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. KKR has won their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings won the first match against Mumbai Indians. The pitch condition is good but however, the temperature is little humid.
After many oppositions in Tamil Nadu, the match is being held today at Chepauk stadium. Both the team players reached the stadium with full security. Tamil Nadu Government has provided a tight security in and near M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Most of the political parties and Cinema stars are in protests due to Cauvery issue to constitute Cauvery Management Board in Tamil Nadu. People asked to postpone the IPL matches in Tami Nadu but IPL officials refused it. However, KKR and CSK players reached the stadium safely.
CSK vs KKR Match Updates
- Man of the Match: Sam Billings
- CSK Won by 5 Wickets
- CSK 205/5 (19.5 Ovs)
- Innings Break
- KKR 202/6 (20.0 Ovs)
- CSK Won the toss & opted to bowl first
CSK vs KKR Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Shane Watson, Murali Vijay/N Jagadeesan, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh/Karn Sharma, Mark Wood/Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c&wk), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav, Vinay Kumar