Head Coach of Chennai Super Kings Stephen Fleming Best time for where on Monday M S Dhoni Come out to bat after 15 overs. Shikhar DhawanWith the help of an unbeaten 88, Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs at the Wankhede Stadium here. Ambati Rayudu78 off 39 balls went in vain as CSK lost their sixth match of the season.
He said, “We lost a wicket in the 13th over, when we have seen MS Dhoni coming in the last 13 years. We discussed it a lot, MS’s best time is around 15 overs and Jadeja has played some good innings … off the stage for us, and we don’t throw it out on a 1-2 game basis,” Fleming said during the post-match press conference.
Regarding the match, Fleming said that when a match is high scoring like the one played on Monday, there are always some twists and turns where the team could have done better.
“For most of the innings, we were in control. But they (PBKS) did really well,” said the CSK head coach.
Regarding Rayudu’s hand injury, Fleming said the first check was done around the break and the player was hurting his hand.
“It was just a matter of icing on it and getting it down and I think there was a little bit of padding around the glove. It was the same hand that broke a while back so it is still very tender and thus K’s knock could obviously do some damage but luckily for us it was decided that he batted well.”
Fleming said that the all-rounder Moeen AliThe one who injured his ankle is in the recovery period.
“The X-rays showed there was no fracture, which is good. We hope to recover soon, as there is no fracture,” Koch said.
Punjab Kings lost the captain by coming in the match Mayank Agarwal early during powerplay. But the 110-run partnership between Shikhar Dhawan (88*) and Bhanuka Rajapakse (42) and some tough strokes Liam Livingstone (19), PBKS reached 187/4 at the end of their 20 overs.
Chasing 188, CSK lost wickets at regular intervals, however. Ruturaj Gaikwadi (30) and Ambati Rayudu ensured that the team crossed the 50-run mark in 7.5 overs. Later, Rayudu (78) continued his attack on Punjab’s bowling line-up and shared a 64-run partnership with the captain. Ravindra Jadeja (21). The equation came down to 27 in the last over, MS Dhoni attempted to take his team over the line, but was caught by Jonny Bairstow While attempting to hit over the ropes.
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Punjab Kings won the match by 11 runs and Shikhar Dhawan was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award for scoring 88* off 59 which included nine fours and two sixes.
With this win, Punjab Kings are at the sixth position on the points table with eight points while Super Kings are at the ninth position with just four points. PBKS will take on Lucknow Super Giants on April 29 while CSK will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 1.
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