KOLKATA: It was Chennai Super Kings all the way here on Sunday. With the Eden Gardens wearing the colour yellow, it was a ‘home away from home’ for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side which thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs.
The visitors more or less sealed the tie in the first innings itself by setting up 235 for four, the highest score in this IPL, after being asked to bat first. While KKR suffered their fourth straight defeat this season, the win took CSK to the top of the table with 10 points at the midway stage of the league.
It was the usual picture for KKR this season. Their bowlers once again went for runs in the Powerplay and they lost both their openers — their fifth pair this season — inside the first six overs. In contrast, openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway once again built a solid foundation for Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube to launch an onslaught for CSK later in the innings.
