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'Beta, tumse na ho payega' - Fans react as KL Rahul's Lucknow lose against Chennai by 12 runs in high-scoring affair at Chepauk

The fans were also ecstatic following the first win for Chennai in the tournament. They took to Twitter lavish the praises on the efforts of

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Chennai vs Lucknow

Chennai and Lucknow locked horns in the sixth match of the ongoing Indian T20 League 2023; both teams played this match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Lucknow skipper KL Rahul won the flip of the coin and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the yellow outfits managed to post a big total of 217 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

While chasing the target, Lucknow could score 205 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the entire 20 overs and lost the match by 12 runs. The fans were also ecstatic following the first win for Chennai in the tournament. They took to Twitter to come up with interesting reactions; fans also praised the performance of Chennai and  the efforts of their players in the match against

Here’s how fans reacted:

Speaking of the entire action of the match, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway started things in style for Chennai. The opening duo of Chennai managed to stitch an amazing opening partnership of 110 runs for the first wicket in 9.1 overs. Gaikwad played this season’s second consecutive half-century by scoring 57 runs off 31 balls including three boundaries and four sixes to his name.

Whereas, the senior southpaw contributed with 47 runs off 29 balls with five sixes and two sixes. Skipper MS Dhoni himself also played a brief cameo of 12 runs off just 3 balls with two consecutive big sixes against Mark Wood. On the back of these two knocks, MS Dhoni’s men posted a decent total of 217 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

The senior pacer Mark Wood and star spinner Ravi Bishnoi scalped three wickets each; other than these two, Avesh Khan also registered a wicket to his name.

While defending the target, the veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali played a match-defining role with the bowl, he scalped four wickets by conceding only 26 runs in his quota of four overs. Other than him. Tushar Deshpande and Mitchell Santner also claimed two and one wickets respectively. Eventually, Chennai won the match by 12 runs by restricting Lucknow to the score of 205 runs for the loss of seven wickets.

Eventually, Chennai won the match by runs to register their first win in the ongoing edition of the Indian T20 League 2023.

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