IPL 2019: Match 18
CSK vs KXIP Post Analysis
Where KXIP lost the match?????
A Punjabi Turbanator playing for Chennai and Tamilan R Ashwin, M Ashwin playing for Punjab. They both met at a match at chepauk and its another win for CSK against the Kings XI Punjab in their home ground on this saturday evening. With this win CSK moved again to the table toppers. But this match looks like domination of spinners in both the innings. KXIP lost the match by 22 runs when chasing the target of 161 runs, eventhough at once they were 117 for 2 at the end of 16th over. Lets see how CSK won the match by defending an average total at Chepauk.
After losing with Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings made three changes in their team one is Faf du plesis came for injured Bravo and another one they replaced Newzealand Scott Kuggeleijn for Shradul Thakur and Bhajji replaced Mohit sharma. It seems like CSK depends mainly on spinners because of their home pitch. But they not having their death over specialist Dwayne Bravo. On the other hand KXIP picked a perfect team for Chepauk pitch like destructive Gayle and rahul, inform Mayank, Miller and Sarfaraz. Andrew Tye, Shami and Curran as fast bowlers and finally they picked murugan ashwin as spinner along with his skipper.
As expected Msd made a change in opening, Faf opens the innings along with watson. They both played a decent knock and watson satisfy with only 26runs. Then Raina and Faf keeping the strike constant. But KXIP skipper bowled some exceptional spell this time and took both raina and faf. The shot raina lost his wicket was unnecessary one at that time. Before that ball faf lost his wicket after completing his half century. Both the ashwin's were bowled well at middle over and didnt consider much runs. Once again R Ashwin showed his skill and proving that why he is one of the world class spinner. Rayudu and MSD played a tortoise innings asusual. Once its very difficult for CSK to cross 150runs. But after the completion of spinners over MSD played his own way and scored 37 runs in 23 balls and rayudu supported with a super six at 20th over first ball. Finally CSK scored 160 runs at the end of 20th over.
KXIP lost both gayle and mayank in Turbanator over and the score was 7runs for 2 wickets. Then Rahul and Sarfaraz made a brilliant partnership at powerplay and middle over. Both played till 17th over of the innings and both scored half centuries. While Rahul find difficult in playing the shots but Sarfaraz made some excellent drives and shots almost all the balls he played at the middle of bat. But still KXIP lost the match. You know why????
Spinners, from the starting match of this season Chepauk pitch becomes a slow pitch which helps for spinners and made batsman difficult to score runs. Based on that only MSD picked three best spinner of his team. Without any doubt all of them bowled well and controlled runs. Bhajji finished his 4 over with 17 runs and 2 wickets. Tahir express finished his 4 overs for 20 runs without taking wickets and Jaddu conceded only 24 runs in 4 over with no wicket. Totally CSK spinners bowled 12 overs and gave only 61 runs. So its for KXIP they have to score 100 runs in 8 over.....
One more biggest challenge CSK faced today that Bravo is not there then who will bowl the final two overs????? all the spinners over and three overs left... they have one over for Chahar and 2 overs for Kuggeleijn.... MSD have no option he gave 18th over to Kuggeleijn eventhough he gave more runs in his first spell. And Scott justified it by giving 7 runs and picked Rahul wicket. Then 19th over Deepak Chahar bowled first two balls he put as no ball with a boundary still he gave only 13 runs and took dangerous miller wicket.
Again Kuggeleijn bowled the lastover and have to defend 26 runs. But he performed well by giving 3 runs and took Sarfaraz khan wicket too. KXIP bowlers didnt take any attempt to play big shots against CSK spinners eventhough their last overs. Their KXIP lost their easy victory. Some how the experienced CSK win the match by using the inexperienced bowlers at death over.
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