In the end the platform set up by Uthappa and Dube helped CSK cross the 200-run mark with skipper Ravindra Jadeja and his predecessor M.S Dhoni landing a few lusty blows towards the end.
Hasaranga scalped his fourth wicket as Southee holed out to long-on. Yadav and Chakravarthy got a couple of boundaries to take Kolkata past 120.
Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 128 all out in 18.5 overs (Andre Russell 25, Umesh Yadav 18; Wanindu Hasaranga 4/20, Akash Deep 3/45) against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Hetmyer, who played a late cameo of 32 in just 13 deliveries, was cleaned up by Natarajan in the last over but he had already done the damage. In the end, Parag (12 off 9) and Nathan Coulter-Nile (1) remained not out as Rajasthan Royals posted 210/6 in 20 overs.
From being called ‘The Walking Assassin’, Robin Uthappa has transformed himself to be ‘The Calming Assassin’.
Glen and Vini completed their Indian-style wedding and the video of the ceremony has gone viral. In the video, both are seen exchanging garlands and participating in the ‘Varmala’ ceremony which is a popular ritual in typical Tamil marriages
The otherwise aggressive Krunal celebrated his brother’s dismissal in a subdued ‘no reaction’ manner
Chasing 159 for victory, Gujarat Titans overcame a few hiccups and reached 161/5 in 19.4 overs.
Shami, bowling beautifully and always in the channel, sent back Lucknow's other opener, Quinton de Kock (10), splitting the gap between the bat and pad with a peach of a delivery that was fullish and did a wee bit to fox the South African batter.
The pair of Kohli and Du Plessis kept the scoreboard ticking as they dealt in both boundaries and running between the wickets. Continuing his aggressive approach, Faf du Plessis hit Sandeep Sharma for 10 runs as RCB looked set for a big total.
Brief scores: RCB -- 205-2 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 88, Virat Kohli 41; Rahul Chahar 1/22) vs PBKS
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 177/5 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 81*, Rohit Sharma 41, Tilak Varma 22; Kuldeep Yadav 3/18, Khaleel Ahmed 2/27) v Delhi Capitals 179/6 in 18.2 overs. Lalit Yadav 48, Axar Patel 38, Prithvi Shaw 38; Basil Thampi 3/35) lost by 4 wickets
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 177/5 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 81*, Rohit Sharma 41, Tilak Varma 22; Kuldeep Yadav 3/18, Khaleel Ahmed 2/27) v Delhi Capitals.
Former skipper Dhoni hit a few vintage shots, scored a timely half-century and helped CSK post a respectable total
CSK share the 'Daddy's Army' tag with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as the two-time champions this time have players like Mohammad Nabi, Sheldon Jackson and Sunil Narine, who are all close to 35 or above
It will be the first time that Dhoni will play as a pure wicket-keeper batter and won't lead the side in an IPL match
Swiggy said this partnership brings together India's undying passion for snacking and its special fervour for cricket.
Proving the speculation by a cross-section of cricket experts correct, MS Dhoni has left the captainship of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2022 season. His old teammate and gusty all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja will take over the leadership role from Dhoni, much to the astonishment of CSK fans.
Many cricket experts feel that Dhoni has passed his prime and his prowess as a finisher has waned over the years
Shami’s economy rate could be a bit higher than Bumrah in white-ball cricket. However, Shami is always a wicket-taker and his strike rate is always brilliant, Ashish Nehra