IPL 2018: Match 5, CSK vs KKR – Most Valuable and Liable player of the game

A wait of 1065 days for an IPL game came to an end for the fans in Chennai as they witnessed a spectacular game of T20 cricket played between the Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The home side successfully chased 204 with help of small contributions to thump down Andre Russell’s blitz. The Windies all-rounder was the reason behind making the game a high-scorer as he struck 11 sixes in the 36 balls he faced to score 88*.

His knock powered KKR to finish with 203/6 after they were five down for 123 at end of the 15th over. Andre Russell’s performances in the game got a superlative value of 1.03 crores according to CricTracker’s player value algorithm. Despite ending on the losing side, the KKR player stood out as the most valuable player in the game. Shane Watson’s all-round show helped him to be the MVP of CSK as he struck a 19-ball 42 after bagging two wickets with the ball.

Vinay Kumar, who turned out to be the villain for Kolkata Knight Riders with his ordinary final over, aptly turned out to be the liable player of the game. He contributed only two dot deliveries and a catch which were valued at 2 lakhs to CT’s match value algorithm. Rinku Singh also returned with similar numbers but being bought at a lower price helped him to escape being the liable player of the game. Deepak Chahar, who was on the winning side, was valued at 1 lakh after he bowled only one over.

Chennai Super Kings’ player performances:

The man of the match, Sam Billings valued 62.5 lakhs for his quick-fire 56 that turned out to be the match changing knock. The England player turned out to better his average match salary by 8.68 times. He was bought for only 1 crore in the auction same as Tom Curran, who made his IPL debut in this game. Curran was valued at 22.5 lakhs helping him to multiply his average match salary by 3.15 times. Suresh Raina, who suffered cramps in the game, multiplied his average match salary by only 0.134.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ player performances:

(Involvement in the runouts is included in stumpings)