Overview
- Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs at Chepauk on Tuesday, reaching 192/5 before Noor Ahmad’s 3/21 halted KKR at 160/7.
- KKR stayed winless after five games and last on the table, with Ajinkya Rahane blaming a slow start and promising a review of combinations after a Sunil Narine opening gamble misfired.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru then downed Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets, chasing 147 in 15.1 overs as Virat Kohli scored 49 and Rasikh Salam took four to set up the win.
- CSK’s rise is being driven by Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis with the bat and a sharper spin plan led by Ahmad, even as captain Ruturaj Gaikwad acknowledges his own lean run.
- Variable pitches are pushing teams to test Impact subs and shuffled orders, and Ravi Shastri urged patience as KKR consider changes before facing Gujarat Titans on April 17.