A clip is spreading online with claims Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fans got denied entry with banners, posters, and placards into Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on April 8th when KKR faced CSK away. In the lopsided game, CSK halted KKR’s undefeated IPL 2024 streak. CSK won the toss, bowled first, restricting KKR to 137-9, Jadeja took 3-18, Deshpande 3-33. Chennai chased the target in 17.4 overs, 7 wickets remaining, captain Gaikwad unbeaten on 67 off 58 balls.
Throughout the match, an online video circulated, alleging KKR supporters were prohibited from bringing posters and banners into Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium. This sparked outrage on social media platforms. The clip raised questions about fan rights and policies at the IPL 2024 fixture.
Although the video’s credibility is unconfirmed, numerous viewers condemned the Chepauk Stadium management’s conduct. However, others asserted such occurrences have become ordinary during IPL matches at cricket grounds nowadays.
Concurrently, following Monday’s result, Kolkata Knight Riders occupies second place in the IPL 2024 points table with six points from four matches at a net run rate of +1.528. Meanwhile, CSK resides in fourth position, having accrued six points from five matches with a net run rate of +0.666.
“We fell short in terms of assessing the wicket” – KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Shreyas Iyer accepted responsibility for misjudging the pitch conditions after their seven-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings. He provided insights on the loss, stating:
“We fell short in terms of assessing the wicket. Phenomenal start in the power play but we couldn’t capitalize. Couldn’t assess conditions, pitch completely changed after power play and to score runs, it wasn’t easy.
“They [CSK] know conditions pretty well, bowled according to their plan. It was tacky, wasn’t easy to go big right from first ball. It changed tremendously after power play and the way we were trying to construct our innings, didn’t go to plan.”
Shreyas Iyer
Just 34 runs came from the bat of Kolkata’s leader in 32 deliveries against Chennai. Three boundaries characterized his knock. Sunil Narine scored a steady 27 off 20 balls. Young Angkrish Raghuvanshi made a valuable 24 in 18 balls. However, the remaining batters underwhelmed.