MS Dhoni downplays captaincy as Chennai win in IPL
MS Dhoni downplayed his return as Chennai Super Kings captain and the team's comfortable Indian Premier League victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday as a mere "coincidence".
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MS Dhoni downplayed his return as Chennai Super Kings captain and the team's comfortable Indian Premier League victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday as a mere "coincidence".
Mumbai Indians finally registered their first win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season after defeating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Saturday. Suryakumar Yadav played a knock of 51 off 39 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes and this enabled Mumbai Indians to chase down the target of 159 with four balls to spare. In the eighth over of the innings, Chahal along with skipper Sanju Samson opted for a review when the on-field umpire had given Suryakumar Yadav not out.
Chennai Super Kings leadership saw yet another change as MS Dhoni was reappointed the captain of the franchise on Saturday. His second captaincy stint got off to a good start as the side managed to defeat SunRisers Hyderabad by 13 runs on Sunday and they now have three wins from nine games. After the game, Dhoni gave clarity on how he planned on having a smooth transition phase and how Ravindra Jadeja "knew from the last season itself" that he would get an opportunity to lead this year.
Umran Malik has been in blistering form for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season and is currently third in the Purple Cap race with 15 wickets. During SRH's previous outing against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Mumbai, the pacer picked his maiden five-wicket IPL haul but couldn't prevent a defeat for his side. Malik accounted for the dismissals of Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, David Miller and Abhinav Manohar. Ahead of SRH's fixture against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday, Sunil Gavaskar had some hilarious advice to batters on facing the bowler.
Chennai Super Kings registered their third win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season after defeating SunRisers Hyderabad by 13 runs at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday. MS Dhoni is back leading the side and his first match as captain this season turned out to be a winning one as the franchise registered their third victory this season. Speaking after the game, Dhoni said that the burden of captaincy started affecting Jadeja's on-field performances and hence a change was made in terms of leadership.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was in sensational form in Chennai Super Kings' win against SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday at the MCA Stadium in Pune and looked set for his second Indian Premier League (IPL) century. But, in heartbreak for the 25-year-old, he fell short of the landmark by just one run. Gaikwad tried to cut T Natarajan in the 18th over, but couldn't keep it down and was caught at backward point. Gaikwad looked devastated at missing out on the century, standing at the crease in disbelief and hanging his head down and seemingly wiping his eyes through his helmet.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 46, winning by 13 runs in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. A four-wicket haul by Mukesh Choudhary helped CSK restrict SRH to 189 for six in 20 overs, in their chase of 203 runs. Initially, CSK posted 202 for two in 20 overs with Ruturaj Gaikwad smacking 99 runs off 57 balls. Meanwhile, Devon Conway played an unbeaten knock of 85 runs off 55 balls. Also, T Natarajan took two wickets for SRH.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway's effortless six-hitting exhibition was well complemented by a four-wicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up a 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on Sunday. Gaikwad (99 off 57 balls) and Conway (85 not out off 55) put SRH's attack to the sword, notching up a scintillating 182-run partnership, the highest opening stand of the season, as CSK posted an imposing 202 for two after being invited to bat.