IPL 2022: We are not getting good starts in first six overs, says CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja

Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) skipper Ravindra Jadeja blamed his inept batting line-up for their poor result this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, saying the inability to score runs in the first six overs was hurting the team. CSK slumped to their sixth loss in eight games after going down by 11 runs to Punjab Kings in an IPL thriller here on Monday. Chasing 188, CSK had a woeful start as they slipped to 40 for 3 in seven overs.

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"We are not getting good starts in the first six overs. That's where we are lacking and hopefully we will come back stronger," Jadeja said after the match. Ambati Rayudu's 39-ball 78 kept them in the hunt before they could manage 176 for 6 in 20 overs. "He (Rayudu) was batting brilliantly. If we could've restricted them to under 175, it would've been good. We felt we gave away 10-15 runs extra at the end. We did not execute our plans very well," Jadeja said. With three consecutive sixes and a four from the 16th over bowled by Sandeep Sharma (1/40), Rayudu had kept CSK afloat but Arshdeep Singh conceded just six runs in the next over and eight in the 19th to tilt the scale towards Punjab.

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