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A below-par 97 had taken the pitch out of the equation, but our bowlers did really well: Dhoni
CSK could only score 97 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede on Thursday night, which the five-time IPL champions overhauled in the 15th over for a five-wicket win. Dhoni added that anything below 130 runs in an T20 game is difficult to defend. Mukesh and Simarjeet shared the new ball to put Mumbai Indians in a spot of bother, taking three and one wicket respectively, but Tilak Varma batted confidently for his unbeaten 34 to guide the Rohit Sharma-led side to victory.
IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin's bizarre batting stance triggers a memes fest on social media
Ashwin's promotion to three as a pinch hitter began to work well when he carted a brace of fours off Shardul Thakur; a neat whip over mid-wicket was followed by a crisp punch through extra cover. Ashwin further took a four with a cut through point and followed it up by dancing down the pitch to hit a six off Axar Patel in the final over of the powerplay.
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CSK take on Mumbai Indians in a likely match of academic interest
While the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians are out of contention, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK only have a mathematical possibility of making the last-four as they languish in ninth place with just eight points from 11 outings. The Super Kings will enter the match after beating the Delhi Capitals by 91 runs in their previous encounter.
When Venkatesh Iyer didn't lose hope in his process
Iyer, who was in sublime form for KKR last season (he scored 370 runs in 10 matches during IPL 2021's UAE leg), suddenly found himself in the midst of a slump in IPL 2022, forcing head coach Brendon McCullum to drop him after the team's defeat to Delhi Capitals on April 28. With just 132 runs in nine matches, the season seemed as good as lost for the 27-year-old, before he was given another opportunity to salvage his season on Monday night against Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2022: Losing by 91 runs will put a huge dent in Delhi's net run rate, admits Ponting
"Our bowling was not up to the mark, similarly our batting was very, very poor. There were not many positives to take from the match. To lose by 91 runs, it will put a huge dent in our net run rate. It means we need to bounce back really strongly in our next game," said Ponting in the post-match virtual press conference.
Rashid Khan strikes back; silence his critics
The 23-year-old -- who is playing the role of a utility batsman to perfection while his bowling is 'lacking sting' in IPL 2022 as critics have pointed out -- hit back by taking two wickets for 24 runs in his four overs -- the best bowling figures for Gujarat Titans in the game against five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday.
IPL 2022: Southern Derby is back and RCB is hoping for a turnaround
The absence of pace bowler Harshal Patel the last time around the two sides met had probably rocked the RCB boat, as they lost the high-scoring game by 23 runs after conceding a mammoth 216 runs. In fact, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis too had attributed the defeat to the absence of Patel, who had to leave the IPL bio-bubble after getting the news of his sister's demise.
IPL 2022: Rana, Iyer, Rinku knocks and clinical bowling help KKR subdue Royals for 7-wicket win
KKR thus bounced back from five successive losses to register a victory in IPL 2022. After Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers made full use of the conditions, bowled good line and length and restricted Rajasthan Royals to a modest 152/5 in 20 overs, skipper Iyer (34 off 32), Rana (48 not out off 37) and Rinku Singh (42 not out off 23) batted sensibly in the low-scoring match to seal a fine win.
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings lost too many wickets at the start, admits Arshdeep
On a sticky, two-paced pitch, Punjab Kings lost their top-three batters Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in the first eight overs. Though Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow showed some intent to take Punjab home, their removal in a middle-overs squeeze by Lucknow meant they fell short by 20 runs.
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