Therefore, After losing against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni believes that 150 would have been a fine total on the Dubai pitch.
CSK lost four wickets in nine overs after being sent in to bat first, but Ambati Rayudu (55*) and MS Dhoni (18) compiled a 64-ball 60-run stand to enable the team to reach 136.
“We were looking to get closer to 150. After we lost a few wickets, around the 15-16th over the mark, the platform was nice. We failed to accelerate. he said
“I thought it was a tough pitch and two-paced. Anything close to 150 would’ve been a good score. It’s not like it slowed down drastically. You can’t just play your shots. That’s what the Delhi batters also faced,” said MS Dhoni in the post-match interview. he added
CSK suffered because of MS Dhoni’s strike rate. Ravindra Jadeja played just two balls thanks to his 27-ball 18, while Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, and Deepak Chahar did not get to bat. It’s possible that this was the 150 they were looking for.
The CSK bowlers were much better after getting tanked by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) batters on Saturday, virtually taking the game to the final ball.
MS Dhoni applauded his bowlers for making a game out of the modest score, but he pointed out that they were harmed by a large over in the powerplay.
Shikhar Dhawan
In the fifth over of DC’s innings, Shikhar Dhawan scored 21 runs off Deepak Chahar.
“It was a very good effort [by the bowlers] to make a game out of it. But it was important not to give too many in the first six. There was one expensive over in the first six, but when quality players are batting it can happen,” added MS Dhoni.
CSK dropped to No. 1 in the IPL 2021 points table to DC, who now have 10 wins from 13 games, one more than CSK. MS Dhoni’s CSK will play the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dubai before the playoffs begin.
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