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Noor Stars as Chennai Keep Kolkata Winless in IPL
- On April 14, 2026, Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs in the Indian Premier League's 22nd match at Chidambaram Stadium, led by left-arm spinners Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein.
- Posting 192-5 after being invited to bat first, Chennai relied on Sanju Samson's 48 and Dewald Brevis's 41 to set a challenging target on the slow home pitch.
- Noor and Hosein restricted Kolkata to 160-7, taking 3-21 and 1-26 respectively as the visitors struggled against the spin-friendly conditions.
- Kolkata remains winless after four losses and one rain-abandoned game, while Chennai's back-to-back victories move the team to eighth place in the standings.
- Ajinkya Rahane praised his team's bowling effort despite the loss, while Ruturaj Gaikwad noted the pitch became slower and helped spinners, emphasizing its role in the result.
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Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) IPL season just went from bad to worse with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) demolishing them by 32 runs on a tricky surface, exposing head coach Abhishek Nayar’s poor planning and skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s archaic approach on Tuesday, April 14. On a two-paced track, CSK, after a blazing powerplay that fetched them 72 runs, managed a decent 192 for five, which was 20 short of par but proved to be good enough to outc…
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Spinners earn Chennai a 32-run victory and leave Kolkata still searching for first IPL win
Left-arm spinners Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein made full use of a slow wicket and led Chennai Super Kings to a 32-run victory over winless Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right9Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left, 41% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left, 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 41%
C 18%
R 41%
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