England all-rounder Ben Stokes slammed the MA Chidambaram Stadium’s pitches so far in the IPL and called them thrash. Chepauk has been slow since the beginning of the Indian Premier League and several unfortunate games got played on those slow turners. The Chepauk pitch has already hosted nine games so gar and the game between SRH and Delhi Capitals on Sunday is the only remaining game at this venue.
Stokes IPL journey was curtailed by a left-thumb injury. After sustaining a fracture, he was ruled out of the IPL and went back to England to undergo surgery. Stokes was representing Rajasthan Royals. After being with Rising Pune Supergiants for a season in 2017, Stokes joined hands with RR in 2018. Since then, he has been a stalwart. RR are trying to fix up the puzzle as their defeats continue this season. RR will meet Kolkata Knight Riders this evening at Wankhede Stadium. Yesterday, Mumbai could manage 131 runs for 6 wickets. Punjab Kings chased down the total fashionably.
“Hope the wickets don’t get worse as the IPL gets deeper into the tournament.160/170 minimum not scraping to 130/140 cause the wickets are trash,” Stokes tweeted after Mumbai Indians defeat to Punjab Kings.
Ben Stokes Criticises Chepauk Pitch
Hope the wickets don’t get worse as the @IPL gets deeper into the tournament..160/170 minimum not scraping to 130/140 cause the wickets are trash..
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) April 23, 2021
Chasing at MA Chidambaram has been a nightmare for the teams. Only twice the opening teams have posted 170+ scores. Royal Challengers Bangalore amassed 204 against Kolkata Knight Riders, and KKR invited Sunrisers Hyderabad to chase 188 runs in their season opener.
The BCCI had selected six neutral venues to host the IPL matches. Mumbai and Chennai are hosting the opening games of the IPL. Apart from these two cities, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Kolkata will host the rest of the matches, with Ahmedabad hosting the playoffs and the final. Till now, Chennai has delivered nine games.
Chennai will host the last game of the season on Sunday where Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Delhi Capitals. Then the carnival will shift to Ahmedabad and New Delhi. The ending matches of the group stage will be hosted by Kolkata and Bangalore.
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