Kolkata defeat holders Chennai as IPL receives underway
The increased Indian Premier League (IPL) was given underway with Kolkata Knight Riders beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings with the aid of six wickets inside the event opener on Saturday. Put in to bat in a rematch of 2021 final, Chennai suffered early blows and rode Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 50 to a beneath-par 131-five. Twice champions Kolkata reached the target with nine balls to spare of their first healthy under Shreyas Iyer, who replaced Eoin Morgan as the captain