Billings Powers CSK Home, Despite Russell's Thunder

It was a night of raining sixes at Chepauk. Only once had a 200-plus target been chased down at Chepauk, and that was Chennai Super Kings themselves, back in 2012 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was something that Chepauk crowd was missing from more than two years.

However, CSK were needed a solid start to chase this total down. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayadu did exactly same as they came off to a flier and completes team fifty in just 3.4 overs, KKR's spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine did bring the visitors back in the game. But it turned out to be Sam Billings day as his blitzing 23-ball 56 helped the hosts chase the huge total down with one ball to spare.



Earlier, after winning the toss, CSK put KKR to bat first. KKR seemed to be in complete control before CSK turned the table around when KKR lost three wickets in space of 11 deliveries. But wasn't last for long as it took for Russell to find the fence was two deliveries. It took 11 deliveries for Russell to hit first six and that took him off, in next 8 balls, Russell hit 5 sixes-two off Bravo, two off Shardul and one-off Watson. He reached on his fifty in just 26 balls. Bravo-the hero of the other night, his spell 3 overs 50 runs, proved to be a most expensive bowler for CSK.

While Russell kept targeting the stands, CSK didn't help themselves by feeding the power hitter with juicy deliveries. However, Dhoni stayed with his death over a specialist to do the job for him. But it just wasn't Bravo's day as his first three balls of his final over went for three sixes. His knock of 88* of 36 balls ensured KKR got over 200-run mark.

Sam Billings named Man of the match for his brilliant knock.



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