CSK vs KKR IPL 2023: MS Dhoni cites dew factor after CSK’s defeat; Nitish Rana thanks KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit for his idea | Cricket News – Act Daily News

Chennai Super Kings did not have an ideal night in what may very well be skipper MS Dhoni’s final outing as a participant on the workforce’s dwelling floor, the MA Chidambaram Stadium, because the four-time champions misplaced to Kolkata Knight Riders of their IPL sport on Sunday.
Defending a below-par 144/6, Dhoni mentioned dew on the sector proved to be a decisive consider his aspect’s six-wicket defeat.
Chennai had an opportunity to seal their place within the playoffs at dwelling as Deepak Chahar took three wickets to rock KKR’s batting, however Nitish Rana (57 not out) and Rinku Singh (54) had different concepts.

The Kolkata duo stitched a 99-run partnership off 76 balls for the fourth wicket, which is now the very best fourth-wicket stand towards CSK at Chepauk, to take KKR dwelling.
“The minute we bowled the first ball in the second innings, we knew we needed 180. But there was no way we could have got 180 on that pitch. The dew made a big difference in the second innings. We can’t really blame any of our bowlers,” mentioned Dhoni after the match.
“Just that the conditions had a big impact on the game. Very happy with what Shivam (Dube, 48 not out) has done, but important that he is not satisfied and keeps improving. (Deepak) Chahar swings the ball; he knows what fields to take and he bowls accordingly,” the CSK skipper added.

Rana thanked coach Chandrakant Pandit for insisting on the heavy curler whereas the KKR skipper was not in favour of it.
“Said at the toss that if all 3 departments do well, our chances are good. Have to give credit to Chandu sir (Chandrakant Pandit) for this; I wasn’t in favour of taking the heavy roller but he insisted to go for it. I feared the pitch might break up, but that didn’t happen and the ball didn’t turn much,” added Rana.

Rinku, who obtained the ‘Player of the Match’ award for being the aggressor to dominate Chennai’s spinners, mentioned the plan was to take advantage of out of dangerous deliveries.
“Lost some wickets early. When I went in, Nitish bhaiya said it’s a tough wicket, we’ll knock it around for singles and capitalise on loose balls. I bat in the same position in domestic cricket and play the same way,” mentioned Rinku.
The win stored KKR’s slim playoff hopes alive, whereas CSK stay No. 2 on the factors desk regardless of the defeat.

(With company inputs)