Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni plays a shot during the cricket match of the Indian Premier League against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengalur. (AP) Chennai Super Kings suffered a narrow two bank defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengalur in their IPL match on Saturday, with CSK MS Dhoni captain for being responsible during the persecution of 214 runs in Bengalur.
Ayush Mhatre’s Explosive 94 of 48 balls and Ravindra Jadeja is undefeated 77 of 45 supplies in vain when CSK did not reach the target, unable to score four runs from the last ball.
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The duo Mhatre and Jadeja strongly built CSK with their partnership 114 to escape 64 balls for the third goal.
“When I went to the bat, with the necessary van and running, I felt I should have converted several other shots to relieve the pressure. I’ll blame,” Dhoni said after the match.
Dhoni acknowledged the restriction of launching CSK, especially their fight with low throws.
“Not all doughs are comfortable to play that (paddle) shot.
“Jadeja plays that he fired, but he supported his shots (down the ground) more. The launching was an area where we were slightly behind. But today, as a separation, he feels that the batting did very well,” Dhoni added.
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Captain RCB Rajat Patidar appreciated the performance of his team and Bowling Death Yash Dayal.
“It was a tight game, but the credit goes to Batsmen as they burned. The way the pitching showed courage was great,” Patidar said.
“He (Dayal) is the main manager of the team, he is a specialist in death, it was a clear idea that he was giving the last Yash. He also did well and I am happy last year.
RCB Romario Shepherd, who scored the fastest fifty season with undefeated 53 out of 14 balls, played a key role in victory.
“I had the opportunity today. I waited for a long time, finally got on the bat, the team wanted to give a good goal,” Shepherd said.
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“(It’s because of) my base and the way we swing. Timmy (Tim David) told me to just hold my shape and swing like a ball from there,” he explained.
“The first few games we failed as a branding unit. DK (Dinesh Karthik, coach and mentor) took us and gave us a specific job, today it paid off,” Shepherd concluded.
