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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Chennai Super Kings brought back Mahendra Singh Dhoni as their captain after Ravindra Jadeja stepped down from the role to focus on his game, the Indian Premier League (IPL) giants said on Saturday.
MUMBAI : Chennai Super Kings brought back Mahendra Singh Dhoni as their captain after Ravindra Jadeja stepped down from the role to focus on his game, the Indian Premier League (IPL) giants said on Saturday.
Flamboyant opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller on Monday. Dhawan hit nine fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock to power Punjab to 187 for 4 after being asked to bat. Punjab then restricted CSK to 176 for 6 despite a stunning 39-ball 78 from Rayudu, studded with seven fours and six sixes. Dhawan also became only the second batter after Virat Kohli to complete 6,000 runs in IPL history.
Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller on Monday. Dhawan hit nine fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock to power Punjab to 187 for 4 after being asked to bat. Punjab then restricted CSK to 176 for 6 despite a stunning 39-ball 78 from Rayudu, studded with seven fours and six sixes. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableDhawan also became only the second batter after Virat Kohli to complete 6,000 runs in IPL history. Rayudu hit three consecutive sixes and a four to take 23 runs from the 16th over bowled by Sandeep Sharma (1/40) after CSK needed 70 runs from the last five overs. But Arshdeep Singh conceded just six runs in the next over and eight in the 19th to tilt the scale towards Punjab.
Chennai Super Kings pacer Mukesh Choudhary said on Thursday that the former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has guided him during his stint with the franchise, telling him to not take any pressure and move on from his mistakes. Choudhary's spell of 3/19 in three overs dismantled Mumbai Indians top order, restricting them to 155/7 in 20 overs. Knocks from Ambati Rayadu (40), Dwaine Pretorious (22) and a final-over blitz from MS Dhoni (28*) guided Super Kings to a seven-wicket win over MI at DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.
Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) player Ambati Rayudu's 46-run knock against the Gujarat Titans might have gone in vain at the MCA Stadium here on Sunday night, but the right-handed batter managed to cross the figure of 4,000 IPL runs. The 36-year-old Rayudu became the 10th Indian batter overall to achieve the feat in the IPL. Rayudu, who has played 55 ODIs and averages a commendable 47.05, was first picked up by CSK in 2018. At the 2022 IPL auction, the franchise bought him again. Rayudu has scored 1,628 runs for CSK at a strike rate of 127.88. On Sunday, he scored his 46 off 31 balls in a losing cause. Two other CSK batters who have managed the feat are Suresh Raina (5529 runs) and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4838 runs).
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ravindra Jadeja has revealed that his team will desperately be looking for that elusive win later on Saturday against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the DY Patil Stadium, which will give them the "momentum" to return to winning ways in the new season. Three losses in three games so far in IPL 2022 have seen the four-time champions languishing at eighth in the 10-team tournament, and just above five-time champions Mumbai Indians, who are ninth with an equal number of losses. The added motivation to win could from come from Jadeja himself, as he will play his 150th game for CSK in the lucrative tournament.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ravindra Jadeja is set achieve an major Indian Premier League (IPL) milestone -- play his 150th game in the lucrative tournament for the franchise -- when his side takes on SunRisers Hyderabad at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. Only two CSK cricketers -- former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (217 matches) and Suresh Raina (200 matches) -- have accomplished the feat for the four-time IPL champions. Jadeja's stint with CSK started in 2012 and the all-rounder has grown from a talented player to a senior statesman during his decade-long stay.