KL Rahul has scored 302 runs in five innings this season at 75.20 with two half-centuries and a blistering 132 off 69 against his former franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. Yet, KXIP stand in the bottom end of the points table with just one win from five matches.
Varun Chakravarthy took the wicket of MS Dhoni in the 17th over of the innings as KKR beat CSK by 10 runs.
KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan was in the stands during KKR's win over CSK, and shouted his iconic dialgoue for Rahul Tripathi as he collected his Man of the Match award.
Chennai have shown a trend that their skipper MS Dhoni has followed over the years - take the chase deep, no matter the total, and target the weaker bowlers to finish off in style. But on Wednesday the plan failed as Karthik had reserved his best for the last.
CSK fell short by 10 runs against the KKR as the side faced its fourth defeat in six games.
Both the sides need a win to keep afloat in IPL 2020 campaign.
The 17th over was game-changer of the match, where young Varun Chakravarthy castled MS Dhoni, after getting hit for a four on the first ball.
After Rahul Tripathi guide KKR to 167, KKR death bowling prove their mettle with a 10-run win over the mighty CSK.
The CSK skipper has a tough task on his hand as the three-time champions have slumped to their fourth loss in six games with 10-run defeat against KKR.
Chasing a formidable target of 168, CSK managed to score 157/5 in the 20 overs as KKR won the match by 10 runs.
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