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Dhoni came out at bat at number seven in Tuesday’s game and took some time to calm down before unleashing his powerful shots. When he found his range, he didn’t have many balls at his disposal to perform the required runs.
They ultimately lost the game by 16 runs and Dhoni remained undefeated on 29 of 17 balls.
Dhoni argued that the extended two-week quarantine on his side hampered his preparations as he did not have enough time to practice.
“We have this question every year. He was in, in 14, which is a pretty optimal time, and he kind of hit accordingly. He’s coming back from not playing a lot of CricketFleming said at the post-game press conference.
“So the expectations of seeing him at his best is going to take some time. But you see him towards the end, it was very good. Faf du Plessis led the way, so we weren’t too far away. It wasn’t hitting that was the concern to be honest “.
Dhoni sent people like Sam Curran and Kedar Jadhav ahead of him.
When asked about the reason for the play, the former New Zealand captain said: “MS is a specialist towards the end of innings, he always has been. Curran was there trying to hit and keep us in the game at the time. when we were falling. behind. It has good hitting power as we saw. ”
“Ruturaj (Gaikwad) … it was his first game and we wanted to get him into the game, in the (batting) order. We wanted to be aggressive. We have a long batting order and we are just trying to use our resources wisely.”
Fleming said his spinners were slow to adjust the length of their deliveries (they exaggerated). Sanju Samson (74) was on fire against her spinners.
“Their hitting (RR) was very good in the 8 overs they faced. It was a good surface (to hit) and we were slow to adjust. We didn’t adjust quickly. There was an intention to adjust but the execution was poor.
“So it was a dangerous moment and we had to hold on and try. We were close to falling back to a manageable score, but that last change put us out of reach.”
Jofra Archer, the Royals running back, hit Lungi Ngidi for four sixes in the final over, allowing 30 runs, bringing the total to 216 of 7.
Royals captain Steve Smith said Samson’s brilliant performance has given him more options at the top of the order.
“Samson takes the game head-on and hit some really good sixes. He has a positive intention and my role was to give him more strikes. Fortunately it worked out well,” Smith, who was playing his first game after suffering from problems related to a concussion. in the UK, he said.
“It gives us more options. Samson played incredibly well. It seems like everything he was hitting was going for a six. It was a serious inning. Jos (Buttler) is coming for the next game, it’s a huge advantage for us. Jofra (Archer) on the back end was absolutely amazing. ”
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The Australian star hitter, however, said Buttler is likely to hit as a starter in his next game.
“We will wait and see. He offers options, right? We will do what we think is best. Obviously, Jos has an incredible record at the top. He probably recovers and gives options for sure.”
Speaking of the heroics of Jofra’s hitting, Smith said: “Jofra was great at the end, bringing us to that total. He loves to hit. He’s a fantastic player for us and he did well on the ball too.”
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