KKR vs CSK Man of the Match today: Who was awarded Man of the Match in IPL 2020 Match 49?

KKR vs CSK Man of the Match: The batsman from Chennai Super Kings was awarded with the ‘Man of the Match’ award in Dubai.

During the 49th match of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in Dubai, Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets to register their fifth victory this season.

After Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to field, Kolkata posted 172/5 in 20 overs on the back of Nitish Rana’s 11th IPL half-century, 87 (61).

As for the bowlers from Super Kings, Lungi Ngidi picking two wickets were supported by their spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner and Karn Sharma picking a wicket apiece.

KKR vs CSK Man of the Match

Chasing a 173-run target, Super Kings were left requiring 52 runs in the last five overs. It was a match-winning 38-run partnership between Sam Curran (13 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (31 not out) which aided them to seal the chase in the form of a last ball-six from Jadeja.

However, it was 23-year old Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored his second half-century in a row to play a match-winning innings. Opening the batting with veteran batsman Shane Watson (14), Gaikwad ended up scoring 72 (53) with the help of six fours and two sixes before getting out in the 18th over.

Just heartwarming to see our Rocket Raja on a classic roll. 😍🦁💛#Yellove #WhistlePodu #WhistleFromHome #CSKvKKR pic.twitter.com/mqbTq3cSC5

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 29, 2020

“It is feeling good. Pretty confident as well. I have backed myself. Both the innings when I got out early, I knew the situation was a little tough. Covid has made me tough. As our captain says, face every situation with a smile. I stayed positive and didn’t think much about the future,” Gaikwad told Star Sports after winning the ‘Man of the Match’ award tonight.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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