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In the 49th match of the IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final ball thriller at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai).

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni chose to bowl first after winning the toss. KKR scored 172/5 (20 overs) at the end of the first innings. In reply, CSK chased down that target on the final ball after losing four wickets (178/4 in 20 overs).

IPL 2020, Match 49: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (CSK vs KKR) – Highlights

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) innings

CSK openers Shane Watson and Ruturaj Gaikwad also put the 50 runs partnership for the opening wicket. In the eighth over, Watson was dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy for 14 runs. But then Ruturaj and Ambati Rayudu controlled the innings with a solid partnership.

They put the 68 runs partnership for the second wicket. During that partnership, Ruturaj completed his fifty in 37 balls. Finally, Cummins broke that partnership in the 14th over as Rayudu lost his wicket after scoring 38 runs off 20 balls (5 fours and only six).

Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK, KKR, CSK vs KKR, highlights, Twitter Reactions — Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image Credit: IPL)

In the crucial 18th over, Ruturaj was bowled by Pat Cummins. Before that dismissal, the CSK opener scored 72 runs off 53 balls (6 fours and 2 sixes).

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While CSK required 30 runs in the final two overs, Lockie Ferguson and Kamlesh Nagarkoti were mostly in control but Ravindra Jadeja finally managed to finish in the best position with his power-hitting abilities and utilising the opportunities. Ferguson delivered a costly over the waist hight no-ball in the 19th over, and Jadeja took that opportunity as he smashed a sixer on the free hit delivery.

In the final over, CSK had to score 10 runs to win that game. Though Nagarkoti conceded only three runs in the first four balls, Jadeja finished the game successfully after hitting two sixes in the final two balls of that over. Jadeja scored crucial match-winning 31 not out off just 11 balls (2 fours and 3 sixes) and Sam Curran was also not out on 13 runs off 14 balls (only four).

Among the KKR bowlers, Cummins (2/31) and Varun (2/20) both picked up two wickets each.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) innings

KKR openers Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana provided a good start as they scored 48/0 at the end of the powerplay. They set up the 53 runs partnership for the opening wicket before Karn Sharma bowled Gill for 26 runs off 17 balls (4 fours).

Since that dismissal, KKR lost their next wickets at regular intervals as the next batsmen were struggling to handle CSK bowlers. However, opener Nitish Rana controlled that innings with his solid batting performance as he completed his fifty in 44 balls.

CSK, KKR, CSK vs KKR, highlights, Twitter Reactions — Nitish Rana (Image Credit: IPL)

Rana scored 87 runs off 61 balls (10 fours and 4 sixes) before Lungi Ngidi dismissed him in the 18th over. Except for the openers, only Dinesh Karthik managed to score 20+ runs in that innings as Karthik scored 21 not out off 10 balls (3 fours).

Among the CSK bowlers, Lungi Ngidi was the only man who picked up more than one wicket in that innings as he had the bowling figures of 4-0-34-2.