Two consecutive consecutive Indian Premier League (IPL) has not been the finals without the presence of MS Dhoni. The former captain of India has caught the Shikhar clash on eleven occasions since the league in 2008.
The incredible records, however, are in sufficient threats as long as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) can swing their luck by acting a four -match defeat.
The five-time IPL-winner will withdraw the captain Super Kings, when it will take the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, when captain Ruturaj Gikawad was dropped from the tournament with a elbow fracture.
Now at the age of 43, Dhoni has been called in action with bat in each of the five matches of CSK this season, with 103 runs in 67 balls. But, there has been a significant difference compared to his exploits by Yor – he has failed to carry the team before the finish line in four of those four.
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During these four encounters, CSK required an average of 78 runs in the last five overs, which was at the required rate of 13 per over. The run rate between over 11 and 15 overs is the worst among ten teams in the run rate league (7.80), showing that it is scoring a lot of runs for batsmen to hunt in the overs of death.
On the eve of the encounter, head coach Stephen Fleming said, “We are not trying to leave too much (for death), but is it good bowling or we lose wickets at the wrong time, it is just catching us back. We need to match someone what the opposition has done.”
Ruturaj Gikwad of CSK and coach Stephen Fleming during the practice session. , Photo Credit: Ragu R/The Hindu
Ruturaj Gikwad of CSK and coach Stephen Fleming during the practice session. , Photo Credit: Ragu R/The Hindu
Gaikwad’s injury can pave the way for the renovation of Rahul Tripathi in XI. The Maharashtra batsman’s border percentage is the highest during the opening of six overs (22.39 percent), and it can force the team to push Rachin Ravindra down to three in the batting line-up.
Another scary issue for the home side is bleeding with the ball in the powerplay. CSK has the second worst powerplay economy rate in the competition, only behind Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Despite Khalil Ahmed’s ability to take wickets with the new ball, bowlers from the other end have failed to maintain pressure, R. None other than Ashwin who has the worst economy rate for any bowler with more than one in this phase (15.60).
Ashwin’s figures show massive improvements in the middle overs – he has accepted in just 7.50 RPOs and has taken four wickets. The CSK can be better perfectly using its quota through the middle, and can use his main wicket -taking Noor Ahmed, who has a 7.14 career economy rate in Powerplay in T20s. However, the left -arm wrist spinner bowled only two overs in the IPL in the IPL, suggesting that it could be an option with danger.
On the other hand, the worry of Knight Riders will be about its lower-order batting. The defeat against Mumbai Indians and LSGs, although the polar opposite in nature stems from the lack of runs from the middle-order. Andre Russell has not yet been closed in his disqualified style, while Ramandeep Singh and Rinku Singh have also failed to play an innings of the note.
The team led by Ajinkya Rahane will also do a bank on a better return from Ace Spinner Sunil Narin, who has chosen only two scalps and is in the middle of its most expensive IPL season.
A win for the host can lead a long way to revive its season, while the visitor will aim to improve its win-loss ratio in the hope of climbing the compact points table.
