Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ended their five-match shedding streak with a hard-fought five-wicket win towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on Monday.
Chasing 167, CSK discovered themselves in a precarious place, reeling at 111 for five after 15 overs.
MS Dhoni (26 not out off 11 balls; 4×4, 1×6) and Shivam Dube (43 not out off 37 balls; 3×4, 2×6) ensured CSK’s victory.
CSK benefited from their new opening pair of Rachin Ravindra and Shaik Rasheed, regardless of a middle-order collapse. LSG’s poor loss of life bowling proved expensive.
“This implies lots. Shedding 5 in a row, that is not CSK. I’ve performed for 3 years for CSK. Our bowlers did nicely. I assumed I’ll bat by way of tonight and end the sport,” mentioned Shivam Dube after the match.
Dube credited MS Dhoni for alleviating the stress on him.
“I believe, when he got here and began smashing the bowlers, it turned simpler for me. I made a decision I’ll go for it provided that the ball is in my space. If it isn’t there, I will not attempt further exhausting. Their bowlers executed their plans nicely,” he mentioned.
Pant’s Feisty Innings
For LSG, Rishabh Pant returned to kind with a vital half-century, guiding Lucknow Tremendous Giants to 166 for seven.
Pant (63 off 49 balls) initially struggled however gained confidence because the innings progressed. He and Abdul Samad (20) shared a 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket off 33 balls. After 5 consecutive losses, CSK made a dream begin after electing to bowl.
Pant, who has struggled within the event to this point, got here out with intent and regarded to get again to kind with some unorthodox however assured hitting, which included a reverse scoop six off a size supply from Jamie Overton.
Pant struggled towards CSK’s spinners, significantly Noor Ahmad, who returned wonderful figures of 4-0-13-0.
Nonetheless, with the return of tempo within the type of Pathirana within the 18th over, Pant seized his alternative, hitting the Sri Lankan for 2 sixes—the second a one-handed pull over square-leg to achieve his fifty.
