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The IPL 2020 extravaganza rolled out two more thrillers to finish off the weekend. In the first encounter of the day, bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab locked horns with Kolkata Knight Riders where the winner was decided by the narrowest of margins.

After electing to bat first, KKR managed to post a decent total of 164 on the back of skipper Dinesh Karthik’s blistering knock. Karthik hammered 58 off 29 and played a crucial role in KKR amassing a competitive total on the board.

In reply, KXIP started off strong with their in-form pair of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. The duo stitched 115 runs for the first wicket. However, the game completely turned upside down in the last few overs. KXIP lost wickets in quick succession and it all boiled down to KXIP needing 12 from the last five deliveries. Sunil Narine, stepping up with his bowling forte, restricted KXIP to 162 as KKR clinched the encounter by 2 runs in a dramatic fashion.

Talking about the second encounter, it was the battle between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Batting first, Kohli, leading his side from the front, slammed a brilliant 90 to guide RCB to a dominant 169-run total.

CSK, who are struggling to chase this season, failed this time too. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals, with Ambati Rayudu trying to save CSK’s sinking ship at the other end. Debutant Narayan Jagadeesan, scoring 33 off 28 deliveries, assisted Rayudu well but not a single CSK batsman was able to accelerate according to the asking run-rate.

In the end, Chennai managed to amass just 132 runs and their dismal run in UAE continued with this defeat. One of the most successful IPL sides, CSK have registered five losses in seven games and are sitting sixth in the points table with four points.

1. Albie Morke reacts to CSK’s thumping defeat 

CSK need to get some urgency and combinations going in their batting. Faf an Watson been good. Maybe give Bravo more balls. Running between the wickets lethargic.

— Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel) October 10, 2020

2. Tabraiz Shamsi backs Imran Tahir’s inclusion

@ImranTahirSA was the leading wicket taker in the whole @IPL last year, not just for his team

Can't even catch a game this year??🤔

Surely he's gonna be in!#ToughGig

— Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90) October 10, 2020

3. Sheldon Jackson hails RCB skipper Virat Kohli’s exemplary fitness

virat kohli's fitness🏃‍♂️💪🤩

— Sheldon Jackson (@ShelJackson27) October 10, 2020

4. RP Singh lauds Virat Kohli’s captaincy

This year #ViratKohli taking some fine decisions which is playing a key role in good show so far. Sundar in power play and Morris in death overs have reduced his big bowling headache.#CSKvRCB #RCBvsCSK #CSKvsRCB

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) October 10, 2020

5. Harbhajan Singh congratulates Virat Kohli and RCB for the victory

Virat kohli was the difference today..played an outstanding Inn @imVkohli congratulations @RCBTweets We @ChennaiIPL will bounce back stronger

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 10, 2020

6. Vinod Kambli reacts to CSK’s 37-run defeat against RCB

Seems like it will be the first-ever time in IPL when @ChennaiIPL won't qualify for playoffs

Brilliant performance from @RCBTweets to win this one and register their biggest win over CSK 👏#CSKvRCB

— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) October 10, 2020

7. Virender Sehwag opines on CSK’s woeful form this season

Feel sad for Chennai fans.
This was a team that fought & teams used to be wary till the end. Have been very disappointing especially with d bat, leaving it for too late.
Kohli was extra special today. Many batsmen can learn how to not get bogged down,played only 5 dots#CSKvsRCB pic.twitter.com/9AKFBan6F0

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 10, 2020

8. Kris Srikkanth heaps praise on Virat Kohli’s batting show

Brilliant win by @RCBTweets , the difference was King Kohli @imVkohli period! Starting to see what the top 4 teams are gonna be! #CSKvsRCB #RCBvsCSK #IPLinUAE

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) October 10, 2020

9. Glenn Maxwell reacts to KXIP’s narrow defeat against KKR

Shattered… 😞 #gameofinches

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) October 10, 2020

10. KKR celebrate their dramatic victory over KXIP

Just going to leave this @DineshKarthik appreciation tweet here 😍#KXIPvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/pB30VEtAiF

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 10, 2020

11. Shoaib Malik achieves an exemplary milestone

🔟0⃣0⃣0⃣ T20 runs 🙌
🥇First Pakistan batsman to take score 10K runs in the format
🥉Third in the world to achieve the feat

Congratulations @realshoaibmalik! 👏👏👏#NationalT20Cup | #HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/OXhebdzBfT

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2020

12. Shubman Gill elated after KKR’s victory

Hope you guys enjoyed as much as we did. 😋
Onwards and Upwards 💜@KKRiders pic.twitter.com/VliEpAfmBp

— Shubman Gill (@RealShubmanGill) October 10, 2020

13. Vinod Kambli lauds Virat Kohli’s stellar knock against CSK

What a heart-warming innings that from @imVkohli
Always good to see him scoring runs like he always does. Maza aaya!#CSKvRCB

— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) October 10, 2020

14. Hemang Badani reacts to Virat Kolhi’s shift in scoring rate

Virat Kohli – 90 (52 balls), S/R 173.1
Rest of RCB batsmen – 67 (69 balls), S/R 97.1 #CSKvRCB

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) October 10, 2020

15. Yuvraj Singh congratulates KKR

That was a unbelievable result for @KKRiders ! U cannot take the game so deep if your openers are set ! Puts too much pressure on the middle order with no time to settle ! Bad luck @lionsdenkxip #ipl2020 well played @RealShubmanGill @mayankcricket !@DineshKarthik game changer!

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 10, 2020