IPL 2023: KKR beat CSK in Chepauk after 4004 days, Rinku Singh becomes player of the match; MS Dhoni went round the ground and thanked the spectators

CSK vs KKR IPL 2023: In the 61st match of IPL 2023, Chennai Super Kings were defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets. KKR got this win over CSK in Chepauk after 4004 days. In this match, the hero of KKR’s victory was Rinku Singh and team captain Nitish Rana, who played a half-century innings.

Although Rinku Singh was dismissed after scoring a half-century, Rana returned to the pavilion unbeaten. Rinku Singh was given the player of the match title for his best innings. After the match, MS Dhoni went around the ground to greet the spectators and also autographed Sunil Gavaskar’s T-shirt.

Rinku Singh becomes player of the match

Batting first in this match, CSK had scored 144 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, but when KKR came on the field to chase the target of victory, then this team’s 3 wickets fell on the score of 33 runs. After this, Rinku Singh along with captain Nitish Rana handled the first innings and then shared a 99-run partnership for the fourth wicket to bring the team to victory.

Rinku Singh played an excellent inning of 54 runs in 43 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours and was run out in this match. At the same time, Nitish Rana stayed at the crease till the end and won the team by playing an unbeaten 57 off 44 balls with the help of one six and 6 fours.

Dhoni toured the ground, gave autograph on Gavaskar’s T-shirt

This was CSK’s last league match at Chepauk and even after the defeat in this match, MS Dhoni went around the ground and greeted the spectators. At the same time, when Sunil Gavaskar asked for an autograph from Dhoni after this match, Dhoni gave his autograph on his T-shirt. Gavaskar said that a player like MS Dhoni comes once in a century. Knee was seen putting a guard on his left knee during his rounds on the field.