Chennai Super Kings almost won from an impossible situation as MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja showed their class leaving it very late at the end to lose by just 3 runs in the IPL 2023. Chasing 176 runs to win, Ruturaj Gaikwad failed to contribute much.
Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, and Ambati Rayudu failed to contribute much as CSK lost wickets. Despite Devon Conway’s decent knock, CSK looked in a tough situation. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja showed their class in the 3 overs to make the match interesting.
There are concerns for the Chennai Super Kings side after the Rajasthan Royals fixture and fans looked in disbelief after the narrow loss.
Here we look at the 3 Areas of concern for CSK after the RR match
- Middle Order
Chennai Super Kings is a big worry going ahead of the tournament. Ajiyanka Rahane continued his form where he left from the Mumbai Indians encounter. He showed intent in taking on the spinners and pace bowlers.
Devon Conway looked impressive but could not kick on for a big score. The likes of Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, and Moeen Ali did not contribute much which resulted in too much. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja were at their best taking almost Chennai Super Kings to an impossible win.
If Chennai Super Kings need to do well their middle order should perform consistently as the tournament moves on.
- Mahesh Theekshana performance
Chennai Super Kings is known to help the spinners a lot and create trouble for the opponent bowlers. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of bowlers for Chennai Super Kings with 2 wickets giving away just 21 runs in his 4 overs.
Theekshana was included in the playing XI for yesterday’s match. The Sri Lankan spinner had a disappointing outing for CSK giving away 42 runs in his 4 overs and did not pick any wickets.
He needs to perform well for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming matches if the team management decides to pick him in the playing XI.
- Injury to Sisanda Magala
Chennai Super Kings has been dealt another major blow as Sisanada Magala has been ruled out for the tournament for at least 2 wickets. He injured himself after attempting a catch and split his right hand and suffered split webbing.
Magala bowled decently enough giving away just 14 runs in his 2 overs. He struggled with his injury and went off the field. It is a big blow for Chennai Super Kings as they are injury issues as Ben Stokes, Deepak Chahar, and MS Dhoni are suffering from injuries.
Chennai Super Kings will next face Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 17 April.
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