Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday registered a thrilling 10- run win against Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi as Dinesh Karthik-led side complete their third win of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/ipl">Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020</a>.

After opting to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders played a new opening pair in Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi. While Gill was dismissed by Shardul Thakur early on for 11, Nitish Rana followed the young opener after a watchful 9 off 10. Sunil Narine walked in at no. 4, for the second time in his IPL career, and departed after a quick knock of 17 off 9.&nbsp;

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Eoin Morgan was sent out at no. 5 but struggled during his stay and scored 7 off 10. Andre Russell too fell for 2 off 4. As KKR saw their fiery-looking batting line-up fall apart, skipper Dinesh Karthik was sent packing 12 off 11.

Pat Cummins’ brisk 17 off 9 took KKR only to 167. While KKR batters didn’t looked too comfortable out there, credit Super Kings bowlers for restricting the Knights to a modest score despite a strong start for the batting side.&nbsp;

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In reply of 168, Chennai Super Kings started at good pace with Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis finding the gaps early on. Du Plessis was caught by Karthik for 17. Ambati Rayudu played a cautious knock of 30 off 27 before getting caught by Gill at long-on. Sam Curran looked dangerous in his 11-ball 17 but Andre Russell the bowler didn’t even sweat to get the southpaw out.&nbsp;

Dinesh Karthik’s captaincy masterclass to bring in Sunil Narine in the second part of the chase added with Russell’s terrific spell helped KKR seal a thrilling 10-run win. 
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Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday registered a thrilling 10- run win against Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi as Dinesh Karthik-led side complete their third win of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday registered a thrilling 10- run win against Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi as Dinesh Karthik-led side complete their third win of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. After opting to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders played a new opening pair in Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi. While Gill was dismissed by Shardul Thakur early on for 11, Nitish Rana followed the young opener after a watchful 9 off 10. Sunil Narine walked in at no. 4, for the second time in his IPL career, and departed after a quick knock of 17 off 9. ALSO READ: IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals' Smith latest skipper fined for slow over-rate Eoin Morgan was sent out at no. 5 but struggled during his stay and scored 7 off 10. Andre Russell too fell for 2 off 4. As KKR saw their fiery-looking batting line-up fall apart, skipper Dinesh Karthik was sent packing 12 off 11. Pat Cummins’ brisk 17 off 9 took KKR only to 167. While KKR batters didn’t looked too comfortable out there, credit Super Kings bowlers for restricting the Knights to a modest score despite a strong start for the batting side. ALSO READ: IPL trivia: Top records of 'Thala' MS Dhoni in the tournament In reply of 168, Chennai Super Kings started at good pace with Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis finding the gaps early on. Du Plessis was caught by Karthik for 17. Ambati Rayudu played a cautious knock of 30 off 27 before getting caught by Gill at long-on. Sam Curran looked dangerous in his 11-ball 17 but Andre Russell the bowler didn’t even sweat to get the southpaw out. Dinesh Karthik’s captaincy masterclass to bring in Sunil Narine in the second part of the chase added with Russell’s terrific spell helped KKR seal a thrilling 10-run win.

IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik's Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Chennai Super Kings after tactical masterclass

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Abu Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/ipl">Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020</a>. While KKR head into the match after a nail-biting defeat to Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings would be riding high on confidence following their 10-wicket triumph against Kings XI Punjab.&nbsp;

KKR are still in the top four after winning two matches out of their four encounters played so far, whereas CSK are sitting fifth with three defeats and two victories from their five matches.&nbsp;

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Both teams have match-winning players but it would be interesting to see what combination they put out and all eyes will be on their batting line-up after much scrutiny from pundits and fans in the last couple of weeks. Nonetheless, it is going to be battle between youth and sheer experience given the average age of both the squads.

<h2>KKR vs CSK, Head-to-head stats:</h2>

Talking about the head-to-head stats from KKR vs CSK matches, the Kolkata outfit have just seven wins from 21 face-offs with the MS Dhoni-led Chennai bagging 13 wins from their matches.

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In last five matches, KKR have won two clashes whereas CSK have a slight advantage with three wins under their belt. This will be for the first time that both CSK and KKR are locking horns in the UAE.

<h2>KKR vs CSK Squads:</h2>

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Murali Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Monu Kumar, Karn Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Abu Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. While KKR head into the match after a nail-biting defeat to Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings would be riding high on confidence following their 10-wicket triumph against Kings XI Punjab.

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Abu Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. While KKR head into the match after a nail-biting defeat to Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings would be riding high on confidence following their 10-wicket triumph against Kings XI Punjab. KKR are still in the top four after winning two matches out of their four encounters played so far, whereas CSK are sitting fifth with three defeats and two victories from their five matches. ALSO READ: IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals' Smith latest skipper fined for slow over-rate Both teams have match-winning players but it would be interesting to see what combination they put out and all eyes will be on their batting line-up after much scrutiny from pundits and fans in the last couple of weeks. Nonetheless, it is going to be battle between youth and sheer experience given the average age of both the squads. KKR vs CSK, Head-to-head stats: Talking about the head-to-head stats from KKR vs CSK matches, the Kolkata outfit have just seven wins from 21 face-offs with the MS Dhoni-led Chennai bagging 13 wins from their matches. IN PICS | IPL trivia: Top records of 'Thala' MS Dhoni in the tournament In last five matches, KKR have won two clashes whereas CSK have a slight advantage with three wins under their belt. This will be for the first time that both CSK and KKR are locking horns in the UAE. KKR vs CSK Squads: Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Murali Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Monu Kumar, Karn Sharma

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