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Patna : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 10 runs in the 21st match of IPL at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on October 7, 2020, night, with its opener Rahul Tripathi scoring 81 in 51 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes. Tripathi was declared Player Of The Match.
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik scored 12 while Eoin Morgan scored 7. Sunil Narine made 17 in 9 balls hitting a four and a six while Andre Russel scored 2 runs. It was third win for KKR in 5 matches while for CSK it was their 4th defeat in 6 matches in IPL 2020. Nitish Rana scored 9 runs. fast bowler Pat Cummins remained unbeaten on 17 in 9 balls hitting a four and a six.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, KKR scored 167 in 20 overs and then restricted CSK to 157/ in 20 overs with its fast bowlers Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Andre Russel, and spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy taking one wicket each.
For CSK, opner Shane Watson scored 50 in 40 balls with 6 fours and a six while Ambato Rayudu scored 30 in 27 balls with 3 fours. Watson and Rayudu added 69 runs for the second wicket.Captain M S Dhoni (wk) scored 11 in 12 balls hitting 1 four. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 21 in 8 balls hitting 3 fours and a six. Jadeja scored 14 runs including a six and two fours on last three balls of the 20th over.