Du Plessis out for 27, CSK lose 1st wicket
May 03, 2018  20:30
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CSK 57-1 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Mystery spinner Sunil Narine comes into the attack. Du Plessis picks one from the first ball before du Plessis defends the next ball.

Narine then drops short as Watson pulls it through square leg for a four to get five from the over.

Johnson comes back as Watson smashes the second ball straight back at the fast bowler, hitting him on the left arm, and despite that the ball goes through midwicket for a four.

Two balls later, du Plessis pulls a short ball from the pacer over square leg for a six before Watson repeats the shot off the last ball to get 19 from the over.

Chawla comes back into the attack from the other end. He strikes first ball with the wicket of du Plessis, who is beaten by the googly and is bowled after a quickfire 27 from 15 balls.

Suresh Raina starts off in smashing fashion, lofting the first ball he faces, from Chawla over the covers for a four.

Two balls later, he pulls a short ball fine on the leg side for another boundary.

Chawla then nearly strikes with the wicket of Raina (8), who edges the googly but wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik puts down the catch.

CSK have got off to a start, reaching 57 for one in six overs with Watson on 21 and Raina on nine.
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