After defeating the Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) opener, Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Sam Curran praised captain MS Dhoni and described him as a “genius”. While chasing 163, Dhoni promoted Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran ahead of him and as a result the Englishman went on to play an 18-run cameo with just 6 balls to put CSK in a comfortable position.
In the end, Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni led CSK to a five-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi.
“Actually, I was very excited when I came to the Chennai team. I have not met many guys, directly on the bus, I have not had much to think about, I landed two days ago from the England-Australia series and directly there to do what I do, “Curran said, quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
“To be honest, very surprised that I got into number six, but he’s a genius, obviously he thought of something. Big win at the end. I think the left-right combination was his plan. Krunal Pandya’s 18th over was the end of us wanted to target – a six-or-out approach mentality. Take a chance, and if it comes out, it comes out, if not, no, “he added.
When asked why he chose to promote Curran and Jadeja, Dhoni after the game said: “At some point, I thought we had to give Jadeja and someone like Sam Curran to move forward in the batting order and express ourselves. They still had two. spinners. remaining, and we tried to intimidate the pitcher a bit, it was just a psychological aspect. We know we hit pretty deep, and we wanted them to go after the pitcher. If you knock out a six or two, then it’s easier for the hitters to follow. “
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For CSK, Ambati Rayudu played a winning shot of 71 while Faf du Plessis scored an undefeated 58. For Mumbai, Pattinson came back with the best of 1/27 of his quota of four overs.
CSK will face the Rajasthan Royals on September 22, while Mumbai, led by Rohit Sharma, will face Kolkata Knight Riders on September 23.
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