IPL 2020

CSK leave it late again to lose three in a row

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Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma put on a match-turning stand
Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma put on a match-turning stand © IPL

A familiar tale unfolded in Dubai on Friday (October 2) as Chennai Super Kings left it late again in the run chase to eventually fall short and lose their third successive game in this year's IPL.

Didn't CSK change anything from the previous game?

They did. For starters, they dropped Murali Vijay in search of momentum in the powerplay. But the first four overs yielded only 13 runs with CSK also losing Shane Watson in the process. The returning Ambati Rayudu did little this time around as he was bowled for just 8 by the impressive T Natarajan. Another massive blow came in the final ball of the powerplay when the in-form Faf du Plessis was run out to leave his side reeling at 36/3.

Rashid chokes CSK

MS Dhoni did promote himself to number five finally and the brakes had to be applied immediately with Kedar Jadhav becoming Abdul Samad's first ever IPL wicket. CSK just didn't find any sort of momentum in the middle overs with Ravindra Jadeja batting on 8 off 16 balls at one stage. Rashid Khan was the man to cause problems again and even though he didn't pick up wickets, the legspinner conceded only 5 runs off his first three overs to choke the opposition. His impressive spell meant CSK had to go all guns blazing again in the final overs for the third successive game.

Was the target achievable?

Jadeja finally picked pace and went on to bring up his first ever IPL fifty but CSK in the end needed 78 from the last four overs. They needed 75 and 79 respectively from a similar stage against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals previously and fell short on both occasions. Against Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Natarajan and Khaleel Ahmed, they were expected to go down the same route again before a small lifeline came out of nowhere. Bhuvneshwar was able to bowl only one ball in the 19th over and had to leave the field following a thigh injurywith CSK needing 43 from 11.

Khaleel completed the over and conceded 15 more and with the young Samad conceding five wides off the first ball in the final over, there was cause for optimism. The inexperienced Samad was expected to cave in at that stage against Dhoni and Sam Curran but with the former India skipper struggling for timing throughout the night, SRH were able to hold their nerve and pinch a seven-run win.

SRH's big guns collectively fail

Earlier in the evening, SRH were never on course to put up a competitive score on the board. Both David Warner and Jonny Bairstow failing is quite a rare occurrence. Add Kane Williamson to the list and you wonder how they still managed to cross the 160-run mark. Bairstow, who has two fifties in the tournament already, was bowled for a duck in the very first over of the game by Deepak Chahar. While Warner was struggling in the powerplay to get going, Manish Pandey led SRH's charge by fetching a boundary in each of the first five overs.

While Pandey fell in the eighth over, it was the 11th over of the innings that hurt SRH big time. First, Faf du Plessis did his thing near the long on boundary to send Warner to the pavilion and then the very next delivery witnessed Williamson following suit as a result of a disastrous run out. Flicking the ball to midwicket, Williamson wanted young Priyam Garg to pinch a single but was left stranded in the pitch. Usually calm, even Williamson appeared visibly disappointed with Garg's refusal to respond.

So how did SRH still get 164?

Quite unexpectedly, two young guns stepped up when it mattered the most. At 69/4 after 11 overs, Abhishek Sharma joined forces with Garg to not only steady the innings but also explode at the death to rattle CSK. While Abhishek was in charge initially, Garg took the initiative post the strategic break. CSK didn't help their cause by being erratic at a crucial phase. Sam Curran conceded 22 off an over where Garg thrilled everyone with some delightful strokes. And then Abhishek received reprieves off back-to-back deliveries in the very next over. Garg eventually brought up his first-ever IPL fifty as CSK were left ruing those final four overs that eventually cost them.

What next for these two sides?

The last time CSK lost three in a row was in 2014. While they managed to reach the playoff stages that time, it's going to be quite hard this time around unless they change something quick. They are up against KXIP who have also lost 3 out of their four games. But on form, KXIP look favourites. SRH would be pleased with the two wins so far but they will be up against the defending champions on Sunday with concern hovering over Bhuvneshwar.

Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/5 in 20 overs (Priyam Garg 51*, Abhishek Sharma 31; Deepak Chahar 2/31) beat Chennai Super Kings 157/5 in 20 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 50, MS Dhoni 47*; T Natarajan 2/43) by 7 runs

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