In the first match of the 15th IPL, Chennai beat Kolkata by 6 wickets.
Chennai and Kolkata, who clashed in the final of the IPL last season, were wrestling in the first match of the current series. Kolkata won the toss and elected to field Accordingly, the Chennai team, at the end of 20 overs, 131 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
Initially, Chennai lost 5 wickets in a row and lost 5 wickets for 61 runs. After this, Jadeja and Dhoni, paired for the sixth wicket, stumbled hard to add runs early.
But, in the last few overs, Dhoni had scored 131 runs to chase down consecutive fours. Dhoni, who faced a total of 38 balls, had scored 50 runs with 7 fours and a six. After two years in the IPL, Dhoni has failed to score a half-century. He also changed his critique of batting to some extent.
The Kolkata team, which continued to play, played leisurely towards the easy target. Rahane, the opening batsman, was out for a maximum of 44 runs. Kolkata reached the target in the 19th over to add runs for the rest of the team. Many congratulations to the Kolkata Knight Riders for starting the series with success.
Meanwhile, one of Sachin's tweets comparing a Kolkata player to Dhoni has gone viral among IPL fans. In today's match, Sheldon Jackson oversees the work of the wicket keeper of the Kolkata team. Sheldon Jackson, the keeper, stumped Chennai batsman Robin Uthappa with an excellentrun early on.
Sachin Tendulkar has tweeted about thi. "That's a great stumping. Sheldon Jackson's speed, reminded me of MS Dhoni. Lightning fast!!" He noted with surprise.
Sheldon Jackson, an Indian batsman, has scored a number of runs in the Ranji Trophy. It is noteworthy that such a famous Indian player has recently been described by some journalists as a foreign player.
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