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182 would have been a good target. But KKR made only 171, so the target is 172.
At one point i never thought they will reach 150 runs when Andre Russell was back in the pavilion in the 17th over and the score was 125 runs and to reach 171 runs from that score, full credits goes to Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana.
And right now the CSK openers (Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis) are smashing KKR bowlers all around the park. The poor form of Sunil Narine (with both the bat and ball) is a big handicap for the KKR. Even today, he's proving to be expensive and so far he has conceded 25 runs from his 2 overs. Other bowlers have been tidy, but Narine has handed over the advantage back to CSK. KKR needs a wicket soon, as the match is rapidly drifting out of their control. Won't be a bad idea for Andre Russell to have a couple of overs. He is a partnership breaker.
Chennai Super Kings started really good but the middle order is the issue, if they can score some quick runs then they can continue their winning tradition and i expect CSK to win the match, but you never know what will happen in the final few overs, if KKR can pick wickets then the pressure will be back on CSK, if not they will win the match.