Anguished Chennai fans demanded that the all-rounder Kedar Jadhav be named Man of the Match after he alone guided Kolkata to a victory, thanks to his ‘Test knock’ in the penultimate T20 game ‘easily winnable’. Chennai suffered a shocking 10-run loss at the hands of Kolkata, a victory that was snatched from their mouths as Chennai’s batting order proved problematic once again. Chasing 167 runs, Chennai seemed ready to hit the target comfortably before the Kolkata bowlers cut the plug off the hitters, slowing their momentum and eventually drowning the hitters.
Kedar Jadhav earned the ire of Chennai fans after it took too long to get going, ultimately costing MS Dhoni’s men the game. Taking a slam to get off the mark, Kedar Jadhav surprised many after he turned down a single on the first installment of the latter, even as surreal pressure mounted in Chennai. However, things got worse for fans after Jadeja hit three consecutive limits to end the game, however desperate.
Kedar Jadhav, however, found himself in a difficult situation in the match on Wednesday, having to enter the 17th when MS Dhoni departed after another slow blow. Shane Watson (50) and Ambati Rayudu (30) left the team off to a good start after a fit Faf Du Plessis left for just 17 runs. However, Chennai witnessed the same collapse Kolkata felt in the last four overs of its innings with the latter’s bowlers completely drowning new batsmen in the fold, snatching a victory right under Chennai’s nose.
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MS Dhoni reveals what went wrong
“In the middle of the overs there was a phase where they threw 2-3 good overs. If we hit better and didn’t lose 2-3 wickets in a row. We should have been careful in the first 5-6 overs. Curran was really good with the ball. ball, and I think we did well overall with the ball, but the batters disappointed the pitchers today. The strike rotation was important, but I think there were hardly any limits in the later overs, so they need to be innovative at the end when they’re continuously hitting a long back. That’s where we need to adapt better with the bat and I don’t think we did, “said Dhoni.
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