• Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 33 of IPL 2023.

  • Ajinkya Rahane played a blistering knock of 71 runs off 29 deliveries.

IPL 2023 [Twitter reactions]: Ajinkya Rahane headlines in CSK’s dominant win against KKR at Eden Gardens
CSK beat KKR in a thriller (Image Source: Twitter)

In the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced a massive def꧋eat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at their home ground at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Put to bat first, the Super Kings put up a mammoth total of 235/4 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to a brilliant display of batting by their top order. Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane smashed half-centuries, with Rahane scoring the maximum 71 off just 29 deliveries, including 6 fours and 5 sixes. All-rounder Shivam Dube also chipped in with🍒 a quickfire 50 off 21 balls.

In response, the Knight Riders struggled to get going and lost wickets at regular intervals. Jason Roy played a blistering knock of 61 off 26 balls, and Rinku Singh also scored a quickfire half-century, but it was not enough as KKR fell short by 49 runs. Tushar Deshpande and Maheesh Theekshana were the pick of the CSK bowlers,🦩 taking two wickets each.

Highest match aggregates at the Eden Gardens in the IPL:

  • 433 – KKR vs SRH, 2023
  • 430 – KKR vs MI, 2019
  • 421 – KKR vs CSK, 2023
  • 416 – KKR vs RCB, 2019

Here is how Twitter reacted:

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