Xtra Time Web Desk: A late blitz from Ravindra Jadeja helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) win a last ball thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2021 match at Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Jadeja (22 off 8 balls) launched into pacer Prasidh Krishna, who bowled the 19th over. Jadeja hit two sixes and two boundaries to take the match away from KKR’s grip.
Krishna conceded 22 runs in the penultimate over to leave CSK with four runs to get in the final over. But there was more drama in store as Sam Curran and Jadeja were snuffed out by Sunil Narine in the 19th over before Deepak Chahar ended the match with a single off the final ball.
The win also meant that CSK remained unbeaten after the IPL resumed and once again were back at the top in the pecking order, with 16 points.
Earlier, KKR had posted 171/6, as they rode on late flourish by former skipper Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana after the foundation was laid by Rahul Tripathi (45). CSK wasn’t able to capitalise on the aggressive 74-run opening start given by Ruturaj Gaikwad (40 off 28 balls; 2 fours and 3 sixes) and South African Faf Du Plessis (43; seven fours). KKR pegged CSK by sending both the openers back in quick succession. CSK then suffered a middle-order collapse. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy had got KKR back into the game by dismissing Mahendra Singh Dhoni. But as it turned out, Ravindra Jadeja took Prasidh Krishna to the cleaners, hitting for two sixes and two fours.