IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders blow Chennai Super Kings away

    Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their IPL clash played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

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    KKR won the toss and elected to field and the bowlers certainly came to the party as CSK were restricted to a paltry total of 103-9 in their 20 overs.

    West Indian spinner Spinner Sunil Narine took 3-13 while Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy took two wickets apiece.

    India internationalShivam Dube was the lone batter for the men in yellow to how any resistance with an unbeaten 31 while Vijay Shankar struck 29.

    The Knight Riders took just 10.1 overs to knock off he target with openers Narine and Quinton de Kock putting on 46 within the first five overs.

    Narine hit 44 from just balls to pick up the man-of-the-match award while De Kock 23 from 16 deliveries that included three sixes.

    KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane (20 not out) and Rinku Singh (15 not out) were left to finish off the demolition job in the 11th over.