KKR vs CSK, IPL 2023: Chennai Tremendous Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders performed within the thirty third match of IPL 2023 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, West Bengal. Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK emerged victorious, registering a formidable one-sided victory over the Nitish Rana-led opponent by a margin of 49 runs.
The toss on this match was succeeded by Nitish Rana, who opted to discipline first.
South African-New Zealand-origin opening batsman Devon Conway set the half-tone for the CSK staff with a secure begin whereas batting first. Later, Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dubey took the center section and wreaked havoc with their bats scoring 71* (29) balls and 50 (21) respectively.
Regardless of Dubey’s deadly innings laced with 5 sixes, the spotlight of the innings got here from former Indian Check captain Ajinkya Rahane, whose sensible innings not solely helped his staff submit a mammoth 235/4 on the board but additionally earned him a particular document.
Rahane performed aggressively to attain his second half-century of the season, which he completed in simply 24 balls, the primary one coming in 19 balls in opposition to Mumbai Indians.
It’s price noting that Rahane joined an elite listing of gamers who’ve scored the quickest half-century for CSK. He tied with Moeen Ali, who had completed the feat in 19 balls in opposition to Rajasthan Royals within the 2022 season. Nonetheless, Suresh Raina holds the highest spot on this regard, having scored a fifty in simply 16 balls in opposition to Punjab Kings within the 2014 season.
Amazed by Ajinkya Rahane’s harmful knock, followers celebrated what they’ve named the ‘Ajinkya Rahane 2.0’ by sharing hilarious memes on Twitter. Listed here are a few of the better of them-
‘Ajinkya Rahane 2.0’ Hilarious Memes
Ajinkya Rahane’s efficiency in IPL 2023 thus far:
- 61(27) Vs Mumbai.
- 31(19) Vs. Rajasthan.
- 37(20) vs RCB.
- 9(10) Vs. Hyderabad.
- 71*(29) vs KKR.
