That is all folks. Tune in tomorrow to watch Rajasthan Royals take on Delhi Daredevils. It promises to be a cracker of a game. Goodnight.

“My pulse rises too - and that’s why we have a dressing room. I express myself in the dressing room but not in the dugout. If you’re too expressive in the field, then commentators get a lot of things to talk about. It’s good to see Sam bat the way he batted. Yes, we did go for runs, and Kolkata did bat well. Bowlers from both sides had a rough time, but I’m sure the crowd enjoyed,” said Dhoni.

“It feels good, to come back after two years and win. The crowd deserved the first innings, the second innings. Everybody has their own emotion levels, but in the dugout, we like to keep faith in our batsmen or bowler in a particular time,” said CSK captain MS Dhoni.

“Look, CSK had great support and we were expecting that. Hats off to them. Frustrating not to defend 202, but well done to Andre. These things happen in T20 cricket, so you’ve got to keep your chin up and move on,” said Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik.

A brilliant win by CSK!
What a win for Chennai Super Kings on their home turf. They beat Kolkata by five wickets. Dinesh Karthik suffers his first defeat as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. MS Dhoni wins his first match at MA Chidambaram Stadium after two-year gap.

After 18.4 overs, CSK 184/5
WICKET! Billings goes as Tom Curran strikes. Robin Uthappa does nothing wrong this time and takes a clean catch. Chennai require 19 runs of 8 balls.
S Billings b T Curran c R Uthappa 56 (23b)

After 18.1 overs, CSK 177/4
Sam Billings smashes 21-ball 50. A brilliant innings by the Englishman. Can he take Chennai home?

After 18 overs, CSK 176/4
An expensive over by Andre Russell there. Sam Billings hits back-to-back sixes as Chennai close in on the total. They need 27 runs of 12 balls.

After 16.3, CSK 155/4
WICKET! Big wicket this for Kolkata as Dhoni departs for 25. Brilliant bowling by Piyush Chawla. Exactly what the doctor ordered for Kolkata. Good catch by Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps.
MS Dhoni b Chawla c Karthik 25 (28b)

After 16 overs, CSK 152/3
Chennai need 51 of 24 balls. Kolkata need to get a couple of quick wickets here. They need to put Dhoni & Co under pressure. This match promises to have a thrilling end.

After 15 overs, CSK 145/3
Expensive over there by Tom Curran as 17 runs come off it. Dhoni and Billings are stitching up a match-winning partnership here. Brilliant batting. 58 runs required of 30 balls.

After 14 overs, CSK 128/3
Dhoni gets into the act as he smashes Kuldeep Yadav for a six and a four. There is still hope for Chennai folks. They need 75 runs of 36 balls. Sam Billings has had a decent start. He has made nine of six balls.

After 11.2 overs, CSK 101/3
WICKET! Narine strikes as he gets the wicket of Suresh Raina who limps of. A good catch by Vinay Kumar.
S Raina b S Narine c V Kumar 14 (12b)

After 11 overs, CSK 100/1
Chennai reach 100 after 66 balls. They need another 103 in 54 balls. Dhoni and Raina out there in the middle. Raina seems to be getting cramped up. Kolkata need to get wickets here.

After 8.3 overs, CSK 85/2
WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav strikes in his very first over. Gets the dangerous Rayudu for 39. A good catch in the deep by India under-19 star Shivam Mani.
A Rayudu b Yadav c Mani 39 (26b)

After 8 overs, CSK 83/1
Narine comes into the attack. He gives only four runs of it. Advantage Chennai as of now. They need 120 runs in 72 balls with Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu at the crease. KKR have the bowling attack to dismantle this chase.

After 5.5 overs, CSK 75/1
WICKET! Tom Curran gets the prized wicket of Shane Watson. The wicket Kolkata were looking for. A superb catch by Rinku Singh there. However, Chennai are off to a solid start thanks to the Australian. He goes after a 19-ball 42.
S Watson b Curran c R Singh 42 (19b)

After 3.4 overs, CSK 52/0
Chennai has raced to 52 in under four overs. Kolkata bowlers are looking confused right now. Watson and Rayudu have given the home team a solid start here.

After 3 overs, CSK 36/0
Chennai are doing all the right things right now. Watson looks in ominous form. He has raced to 29 of just 12 balls. Kolkata need to get wickets here or else they risk of the losing the match despite Russell’s heroics.

After 1 overs, CSK 16/0
Shane Watson smashes Vinay Kumar for 16 runs in the first over. Game on ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be an exciting run chase. Chennai have the capability of chasing down the target.

“Special knock for me. I’ve been doing some work with Jacques. All he told me to do is stay still, so ‘just stay still, and you’ll be more focused on the ball’. Bravo’s my team-mate, a good friend, but I enjoyed the shot that went over the roof. I’ve learnt a lot since my one-year absence. I’ve learned how to build an innings,” said Andre Russell after his amazing innings.

After 20 overs, KKR 202/6
Kolkata end on a high as they cross the 200-run mark. Russell has made 88 runs in just 36 balls. His innings included 11 towering sixes and just one four. The entire innings had 17 sixes. Chennai has to bat clever here. What an innings this by Russell. Superb batting.

After 19 overs, KKR 188/6
Russell has smashed Bravo for three sixes on the trot. Impressive batting this by the all-rounder. Kolkata have almost reached the 200-run mark. What hitting this!

After 17.4 overs, KKR 165/6
WICKET! Captain Dinesh Karthik goes as Watson strikes again. He goes for 26 as he caught Leg Before Wicket. Tom Curran comes out for Kolkata now.
D Karthik lbw Watson 26 (25b)

After 17.1 overs, KKR 163/5
50 for Andre Russell of just 26 balls. Smashes Watson for six to bring up the landmark score. The West Indies all-rounder has smashes six sixes so far. 200 is on the cards for Kolkata as of now.

After 17 overs, KKR 157/5
Kolkata cross the 150-run as Bravo is smashed for 19 runs. Three towering sixes come off that over with Russell smashing one 105 metres back into the roof.

After 16 overs, KKR 138/5
Russell smashes Thakur for back-to-back sixes as Kolkata motor on. With four overs to go, Russell will be looking to send the balls into orbit now. Along with Karthik, the duo have build a partnership of 49 runs in 36 balls.

After 14 overs, KKR 118/5
10 runs come off Bravo’s over. Russell smashes him for a towering six in the fifth delivery. Six overs to go now and Kolkata need to hit the fifth gear if they are to close in on 180. Looks like a good batting wickets this.

After 11.4 overs, KKR 102/5
Kolkata cross the 100-run mark. Russell and Karthik are out there in the middle. They need to rebuild the innings now and make sure that they don’t play unwanted shots.

After 10 overs, KKR 89/5
WICKET! Shardul Thakur strikes to dismiss Rinku Singh. Brilliant catch by Dwayne Bravo. Kolkata have lost half their side for 89 runs. Chennai have pulled things back and are in complete control now.
R Singh b Thakur c Bravo 2 (4b)

After 8.2 overs, KKR 81/4
WICKET! Uthappa goes owing to a brilliant run out by Suresh Raina. This is not what Kolkata were looking for. There was never a run there gentlemen. Out comes Rinku Singh along with captain Dinesh Karthik.

After 8.1 overs, KKR 80/3
WICKET! Watson strikes as he gets the wicket of Nitish Rana. Easy catch for Dhoni in the end. The Delhi batsman depart for 16.
N Rana b Watson c Dhoni 16 (14b)

After eight overs, KKR 80/2
Robin Uthappa 29 (15b)
Nitish Rana 16 (13b)
Kolkata are looking towards a score in the excess of 180 definitely.

After six overs, KKR 64/2
Uthappa tears into Jadeja. Smashes him for back-to-back sixes. Brilliant batting this. Uthappa looks in top form. Nitish Rana at the other end looks on. MS Dhoni is in a fix.

After 5.2 overs, KKR 51/2
WICKET! Jadeja gets the dangerous Lynn. He tossed it up and Lynn was looking to smash him for a six. But he loses his stumps. Brilliant bowling this.
Lynn b Jadeja 22 (16b)

After 5.1 overs, KKR 51/1
Chennai need to bag a couple of quick wickets here. Uthappa and Lynn are looking good out there. Tahir is smashed for 12 runs in the fifth over. Jadeja is dispatched to the boundary as well.

After 3 overs, KKR 33/1
An expensive over by Shane Watson there. 13 runs come off it and Lynn and Uthappa steady the Kolkata innings after the early wicket of Narine. Three boundaries of Watson’s over there.

After 1.3 overs, KKR 19/1
WICKET! Harbhajan Singh strikes in his first over. Gets the dangerous Narine. Clever cricket by Dhoni there. Superb catch by Suresh Raina at mid off.
S Narine b Singh c Raina 12 (4b)

After 1 over, KKR 18/0
Lynn and Narine are quickly off the blocks. They smash Deepak Chahar for 18 runs. Lynn smashes him for a four. Narine then hits him for two back-to-back sixes. The ideal start for KKR.

Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Tom Curran, Kuldeep Yadav

Chennai Super Kings playing XI: Shane Watson, A Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings, MS Dhoni(w/c), R Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, D Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur

Will the team batting second win tonight?

One change for Kolkata Knight Riders as Tom Curran comes in for Mitchell Johnson.

MS Dhoni wins the toss and has decided to bowl first. Kolkata to bat at
“It is amazing. The fans have been waiting for a couple of years. It is good to be back here,” said Dhoni.
Shardul Thakur and Sam Billings are in for CSK.
Kedar Jadhav and Mark Wood miss out.

Toss coming up next. It will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni vs Dinesh Karthik tonight. Who do you think will win?

UPDATE: Police have chased away the protesters around the stadium. Earlier, The CSK team suffered a slight delay on its onward trip to the stadium for the match due to the disruption. Some protesters were seen raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not establishing the Cauvery Management Board.

“Faf du Plessis is not in full training at the moment. He is recovering from a slight side strain. And he also has a small fracture in his one of his fingers,” said Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey, ahead of the KKR game.
Imran Tahir might get another chance tonight to show his class against Kolkata.

Kedar Jadhav’s injury opens up a place in the Chennai middle-order. This is an oppurtunity for Murali Vijay to make a comeback. Ambati Rayudu will probably come in at No 4 and Vijay will probably partner Shane Watson at the top.

The Kolkata Knight Riders have only beaten Chennai Super Kings twice at home in the seven games that they have played.

Both teams have arrived at the stadium amidst tight security. Protesters continue to lay siege outside the stadium. Police are trying their best to detain these protesters.

“From our point of view, we understand its going to be an emotional homecoming for each one of us. We understand that this place is going to rocking tomorrow night. We have to somehow control that and focus on what our plans are and execute it as best as we possibly can and not get caught up with that emotion,” said Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey, ahead of the KKR game

Chennai Super Kings are aiming to dominate Kolkata Knight Riders in the presence of die-hard fans when they play their first IPL home game in two years at Chepauk on Tuesday.

Back with a bang with a thrilling win over Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener, Chennai Super Kings will look to improve further.

For the legion of CSK fans, it will be a homecoming like no other as the ‘Men in Yellow’ will play at M A Chidambaram Stadium for the first time since May 2015.

However, the match is under a cloud as Police ordered thousands of extra security forces to protect the game amid threats of protests over a mounting water crisis.

Tamil groups have said they could protest at the match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the second match for both teams in the new IPL season.

“Around 4,000 police personnel will stand guard around the ground. We have covered all bases to make sure that nothing goes wrong,” a Tamil Nadu state police spokesman told AFP.

Tamil Nadu has seen mounting protests in the past week over a disputed accord with neighbouring Karnataka state on how to share water from the key Cauvery river.