Ravindra Jadeja made optimum use of a cheesy Chepauk floor as Chennai Super Kings had been again to successful methods after they comfortably outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in an IPL match on Monday. It was CSK’s third win in 5 video games, all of which have come at Chepauk, having misplaced the final two matches away from dwelling. Jadeja, whose spin bowling has usually taken a back-seat in previous few seasons, took three wickets in an area of eight deliveries to clinically dismantle KKR, who may solely handle 137 for 9 on a observe the place stroke-making turned troublesome. The chase wasn’t the issue as skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 58-ball-67 and was duly supported by Daryl Mitchell (25 off 19 balls) and in-form Shivam Dube (28 off 18 balls). The chase was accomplished in 17.4 overs.

Fittingly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was current within the center once they lastly acquired the successful runs.

The match was a typical one from the KKR playbook, the place they all the time apply the choke with their spinners on a floor the place the ball grips after which their top-order controls the chase which is inside manageable limits prefer it was on Monday.

Earlier, Jadeja labored his magic, ripping the guts out of KKR’s batting.

Having misplaced again to again video games on the street, CSK had been again of their component on a well-known Chepauk turf the place the ball gripped and allowed Jadeja (3/18 in 4 overs) and Maheesh Theekshana (1/28 in 4 overs) had been completely good with each their line and size.

While KKR misplaced Phil Salt (0) cheaply off the very first supply, Sunil Narine (27 off 20 balls) and younger Angkrish Raghuvanshi (24 of 18 balls) continued from the place they’d left towards DC, chancing their arms and including 56 in Powerplay however as soon as spinners got here into operation all of it fell aside.

With the ball gripping and never coming onto the bat, Narine’s lofted shot was holed out within the deep and Raghuvanshi’s inexperience turned his undoing as he performed an indiscreet reverse sweep to a straight supply.

Venkatesh Iyer (3) was unwell comfy towards Theekshana, who acquired his mojo again after being hit for 2 sixes in his first over after which Jadeja acquired his man, who wished to slog out of hassle.

With three wickets in eight balls, Jadeja appeared to grab the momentum decisively in favour of CSK.

Shreyas Iyer (34 off 32 balls) by no means acquired going and Rinku Singh (9 off 14 balls) and Andre Russell (10 off 10 balls) could not up the ante because the canny Mustafizur Rahman (2/22) and Tushar Deshpande (3/33) had been implausible on the loss of life.

The KKR batters tried going hammer and tongs however the second Jadeja got here in after Powerplay, out of the blue it appeared that tempo off the observe had vanished.

Both took tempo off the deliveries and bowled extensive strains which was out of the hitting vary of the 2 finishers. The catching within the deep was additionally high notch for CSK as KKR batters had a forgettable day in workplace.