CSK back to winning ways

CSK secured their third win in IPL 2022, thanks to a sterling performance from their openers, with Ruturaj Gaikwad unlucky to miss a deserving hundred. The opening partnership itself scored 182 runs out of the total 200 odd runs scored by CSK. The way they started off, it looked like CSK was destined for a score over 220 runs. However, that was not be, after they lost Ruturaj to Dhoni. They however did well to defend their score against Sun Risers. Strangely, SRH bowlers couldn't make major inroads into CSK. Bhuvanesh Kumar was restrictive but couldn't capture wickets. Umran Malik was again expensive and couldn't make much of a difference with his pace. Sundar didn't get a chance to bowl and got injured too. All in all, a day off for the SRH pacers.

When SRH started,  a target of over 200 runs was always going to be difficult for them. Their batting is not very strong, nor is it weak. they did forge an initial partnership during the powerplay. However, that alone was not enough for them to reach the target. All along in this tournament, they had struggled to score over 180-190 runs. That came to the forefront this time too as SRH finally fell short by 13 runs, despite scoring 24 runs in the last over. A relief from Captaincy seems to have helped Jadeja with his bowling  as he conceded only 15 runs in his 3 overs. A good comeback from CSK' bowlers. Overall, a nice comeback by CSK. However, they have a mountain to climb. They need to win all their remaining matches and also better their Net run rate. It is still in the negative and only by improving it  can they nurse hopes for the last 4. As far as SRH is concerned, their bowlers need to fire a lot more and keep the opposition to a score less than 180 runs. Else, they can't progress further in the tournament.

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