Kolkata deepen Chennai’s IPL woes in eight-wicket win

In a crushing defeat, the Chennai Super Kings suffered their lowest total at home in Indian Premier League history, leading to their fifth consecutive loss as Sunil Narine’s stellar performance with both bat and ball propelled the Kolkata Knight Riders to an eight-wicket victory with nearly 10 overs to spare. Chennai managed to avoid their lowest ever total but were restricted to 103 runs, with Kolkata’s spin trio of Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Moeen Ali dominating with a combined bowling figure of 6 wickets for 55 runs. Despite a valiant effort from Shivam Dube, who scored 31 not out, Chennai’s dismal performance and Kolkata’s efficient chase lifted them to third place on the table, while Chennai remains just above the bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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