The reigning champions Chennai Super Kings have almost lost their play-off dream after losing 7 of the 10 matches they have played.
IPL Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore clashed in the 49th league match of the cricket series yesterday. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Bangalore scored 173 for 8 in 20 overs. Following this, the middle order and backline batsmen disappointed the Chennai team which started with a target of 174 runs.
Captain Dhoni was on the field as he needed 39 runs in the last 2 overs so the Chennai team fans were hopeful. In the end, CSK lost by 160 runs for the loss of 8 wickets at the end of 20 overs. Bangalore won by 13 runs
Speaking after the appearance of the match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni said, “The bowling was satisfactory. They gave up only 170 runs. When batting second, I thought the ground would be more cooperative. The openers performed better. However, I see the main reason for the defeat was that the batsmen in the middle order continued to falter and conceded consecutive wickets.
Knowing how many runs are needed and shooting shots accordingly. Did not do so. If he had played without losing wickets, he would not have had to score so many runs in the end. Success is achieved by correcting mistakes and shortcomings. If they win, the points table will do its job, ”said Dhoni.
The reigning champions Chennai Super Kings have almost lost their play-off dream after losing 7 of the 10 matches they have played so far. Chennai will next face Delhi Capitals on the 8th.
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