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Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Knight Riders (Image Credit : BCCI/IPL)
The opening game of the 15th season of Indian T20 League saw Kolkata win against Chennai in a one-sided game. After winning the toss, the newly-appointed Kolkata skipper Shreyas Iyer decided to field first. The defending champions had a forgettable start as they lost five wickets for 61 runs. Last year Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad got out on a four-ball duck. His new opening partner, Devon Conway could only score three.
Robin Uthappa (28) started well but his innings was cut short by a wide delivery from Varun Chakravarthy. The former was stumped by Sheldon Jackson. Ambati Rayudu (15) was run-out due to a misunderstanding with his new skipper Ravindra Jadeja. All-rounder Shivam Dube (3) could not create an impact in his debut game for the Yellow Brigade.
The unbeaten partnership between 70 runs between MS Dhoni (50* off 38 balls) and Jadeja (26*) took the team to a respectable total of 131/5 from 61/5. In reply, the two-time winners got off to a decent start with an opening partnership of 43 runs between Venkatesh Iyer (16) and Ajinkya Rahane. The former was caught behind by Dhoni off Dwayne Bravo in the seventh over. Nitish Rana scored a brisk 21 runs off 17 balls before he was dismissed by Bravo.
Rahane (44) was the next wicket to fall after playing an attractive inning with the scorecard reading 87/3. Sam Billings scored a quick 25 before he was caught at midwicket, trying to slog a dipping slower one from Bravo. In the end, the team won the game by six wickets and nine balls to spare. Skipper Shreyas Iyer (20*) and Sheldon Jackson (3*) helped the team to cross the line. Twitter went berserk after the one-sided win by the Men In Purple and Gold.
This is how Twitter reacted
Before the match, every single expert was going on and on about how CSK are CSK, and KKR have no chance.
Every one. Haha
โ Sarah Waris (@swaris16) March 26, 2022
#CSKvKKR #CSK๐ฌ #KKR
Here, for all those who needs to hear this:The rate at which Dhoni and Jadeja played for CSK sparring the last 3 overs in Wankhede in a T20 is a daylight crime
Taking deep? While loosing it in middle overs itself?
โ dethroned (@Pranam97) March 26, 2022
No problem #Jaddu ๐
Just the start of the tournament ๐#CSK #cskvskkr #TATAIPL2022 #MSD #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/fgIzmYFAqOโ CSKian (@proudcskian) March 26, 2022
Thala fans on their way to say
"Tumhari jeet se jyada hamare haar ke charche hai" : pic.twitter.com/wCPENw6Gf7โ Paras Jain (@_paras25_) March 26, 2022
Or Jaddu Bhaiya Aa Gaya Swaad ?? ๐#KKRvsCSK #CSKvsKKR
โ Dev (@iam_srk_dev555) March 26, 2022
Great first win by KKR who were only my team in the game due to having 3 of their players vs 1 of CSK... so decent start to the IPL and about average in the fantasy league... #IPL
โ brett Fish anderson (@BrettFishA) March 26, 2022
CSK's 1st match in
2008 - Won vs KXIP
2009 - Lost vs MI
2010 - Lost vs DEC
2011 - Won vs KKR
2012 - Lost vs MI
2013 - Lost vs MI
2014 - Lost vs KXIP
2015 - Won vs DC
2018 - Won vs MI
2019 - Won vs RCB
2020 - Won vs MI
2021 - Lost vs DC
2022 - Lost vs KKR*#CSKvsKKRโ ComeOn Cricket ๐๐ฎ๐ณ (@ComeOnCricket) March 26, 2022
GUYS WE GOT OUR CHAMPIONS FOR THE SEASON. CSK JAB PEHLA MATCH HARTHA H THO FINAL HAR HAAL MEI JEETHTHA H.
THANK GOD. I WAS HELLA SCARED.
CSK FOR THE WON ๐
Wohoooooooo!!!#IPL #CSKvsKKR #WhistlePodu #CskForever #TejRan #RulaDetiHai pic.twitter.com/ocIGbNVx94โ Ash ~ (@EndearingTejRan) March 26, 2022
So what we lost? I saw my vintage Mahi take the field today. Manifesting a season full of runs for MS Dhoni this IPL ๐ค๐#MSDhoni #CSK #CSKvsKKR#IPL2022
โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ช (@dreamgirl10055) March 26, 2022
We will come back stronger @ChennaiIPL ๐
Bowling is the real concern for CSK, and if Shivam Dube can't perform at CSK then no where he can perform.#CSKvKKR | #TataIPL2022 | #IPL2022 | #TATAIPL | #CSKvsKKRโ Paritosh Kumar ๐ (@Paritosh_2016) March 26, 2022
#CSKvsKKR knights ๐ deserved it but that vintage #MSDhoni knock won me over ๐ฅบ ๐
โ โกShravu ๐ (@naillthecaptain) March 26, 2022
This is the second occasion #CSK has lost their opening game as defending champs.
They had lost their first game in 2012 to Mumbai Indians at Chennai after winning the title in 2011#IPL #IPL2022#CSKvKKR #CSKvsKKR#KKRvCSK #KKRvsCSKโ Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 26, 2022