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Chasing 168, veteran starter Shane Watson scored his second fifty straight to give CSK a perfect start, but the team choked late in innings and was limited to 157-for-five for their fourth loss in five games.
“In the middle of the overs, there was a phase where they threw two or three good overs. Then we lost two or three wickets in a row. If our hitting was different during that period, the result would have been different,” Dhoni said at the ceremony. post-game presentation.
Previously, ‘Birthday Boy’ Dwayne Bravo pitched a perfect final to finish in 3/37 figures, while the trio of Sam Curran, Shradul Thakur and Karn Sharma claimed two wickets apiece when CSK pitched KKR for 167.
“We initially gave away too many with the new ball. Karn (Sharma) did really well. The bowlers were right to bring them down to 160-odd. As a team, we should have achieved the goal, but the batsmen let the bowlers go.” .
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Dhoni promoted himself to No. 4 but was cleared by spinner Varun Chakravarthy, while Sam Curran became Andre Russell’s victim after a quick 17 of 11 balls.
“Strike rotation is always important. Sometimes we have to judge delivery. There were hardly any limits in the last three overs.
“You have to be a bit innovative in these settings. If someone is bowling a little further back, you have to find a way to push the limits. We don’t adapt well,” Dhoni said.
Having returned to the winning track, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik was full praise for his team, especially the duo of Sunil Narine (1/31 of four overs) and Andre Russell (1/18 of two overs) for their orderly bowling in death.
“There are some key players for each team. Narine is one for us. The least we can do is support him. Two or three bad games don’t matter,” Karthik said.
When asked about his changed batting order, Karthik said: “Our hitting is very fluid. I started at (number) three, I hit seven today. The way those guys hit early, they did really well.” .
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