After registering and emphatic win against Mumbai Indians in the eliminator, Chennai Super Kings couldn't get better of Kings XI Punjab in the race for the finale. They were in the hunt bust lost momentum in the middle overs. Here we look back at the match to analyze what went wrong for Dhoni's men.
Poor planning against Sehwag
The whole world knows that Sehwag's feet are not mobile when it comes to stroke making and he gets in trouble on shot balls. Despite knowing his weakness, the Chennai Super Kings bowlers never tested him with rising deliveries. He was bowled full length balls which he easily dispatched for sixes and fours. MS Dhoni is a clever captain but even his brain went for a toss against the class of our very own Sehwag. Apart from short balls, he has a tendency of driving uppishly on the balls outside the off stumps but to my surprise, the Kings bowlers hardly bowled him there.
Raina's run-out
He was going at a thunderous strike rate of more than 300 against his rivals. The left hand batsman was hitting boundaries for a fun and was simply unstoppable. He scored 87 off 25 balls with 12 fours and 6 sixes to his name. It was his innings which almost took Kings XI Punjab with surprise after they posted 226 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. However his run-out, changed the momentum of the game completely. If he would have stayed for another five overs, his team was sure of a sixth berth in the finale of the cash rich league.
Wrong shot selection from foreign recruits
Dwayne Smith and Faf du Plessis lost their wickets early in the innings. They could have played sensibly but they looked in a hurray. Apart from them, Brendon McCullum and David Hussey deserves more blame. It was McCullum who was responsible for Raina's run-out. He is experienced enough to know that patience was required after Raina's dismissals as his brutal hitting has brought things in CSK's favor. But to my surprise he ran himself out in the crunch situation. The same could be said about David Hussey who played carelessly, which resulted in his downfall.
Strange Captaincy
I was shocked to see Ravindra Jadeja's arrival after Raina's dismissal. Dhoni could have promoted himself as match was under control but he choose to remain in the dugout which was strange. We have seen in the past that Dhoni comes in if situation demands smart batting. By the time he came to bat, the match has gone into Kings XI Punjab’s favor. Moreover, Dhoni didn't tried hitting balls out of the park from the first ball, which was beyond my understanding. He scored an unbeaten 42 off 31 balls, which is very slow keeping his batting standards in mind.
Poor planning against Sehwag
The whole world knows that Sehwag's feet are not mobile when it comes to stroke making and he gets in trouble on shot balls. Despite knowing his weakness, the Chennai Super Kings bowlers never tested him with rising deliveries. He was bowled full length balls which he easily dispatched for sixes and fours. MS Dhoni is a clever captain but even his brain went for a toss against the class of our very own Sehwag. Apart from short balls, he has a tendency of driving uppishly on the balls outside the off stumps but to my surprise, the Kings bowlers hardly bowled him there.
Raina's run-out
He was going at a thunderous strike rate of more than 300 against his rivals. The left hand batsman was hitting boundaries for a fun and was simply unstoppable. He scored 87 off 25 balls with 12 fours and 6 sixes to his name. It was his innings which almost took Kings XI Punjab with surprise after they posted 226 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. However his run-out, changed the momentum of the game completely. If he would have stayed for another five overs, his team was sure of a sixth berth in the finale of the cash rich league.
Wrong shot selection from foreign recruits
Dwayne Smith and Faf du Plessis lost their wickets early in the innings. They could have played sensibly but they looked in a hurray. Apart from them, Brendon McCullum and David Hussey deserves more blame. It was McCullum who was responsible for Raina's run-out. He is experienced enough to know that patience was required after Raina's dismissals as his brutal hitting has brought things in CSK's favor. But to my surprise he ran himself out in the crunch situation. The same could be said about David Hussey who played carelessly, which resulted in his downfall.
Strange Captaincy
I was shocked to see Ravindra Jadeja's arrival after Raina's dismissal. Dhoni could have promoted himself as match was under control but he choose to remain in the dugout which was strange. We have seen in the past that Dhoni comes in if situation demands smart batting. By the time he came to bat, the match has gone into Kings XI Punjab’s favor. Moreover, Dhoni didn't tried hitting balls out of the park from the first ball, which was beyond my understanding. He scored an unbeaten 42 off 31 balls, which is very slow keeping his batting standards in mind.
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