Rahul Tripathi opened the innings in this match and didn't disappoint as he went on to score 81 runs off 51 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders got all out on 167 on the last ball of the 20th over. 

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Earlier, KKR captain Dinesh Karthik won the toss and opted to bat first. Kolkata scored 52 runs in the powerplay and lost the wicket of Shubman Gill. 

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Knight Riders kept losing wickets at regular intervals. No other batsman could go past 17 runs apart from Rahul Tripathi, who, in his innings of 81, smashed 8 fours and 3 sixes. 

For CSK, Dwayne Bravo took 3 wickets in his quota of 4 overs. Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, and Karn Sharma took 2 wickets each. 

Brief Score - 167 (Rahul Tripathi - 81, Sunil Narine - 17; Dwayne Bravo - 3/37)

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