Ravindra Jadeja owned the field in the second innings as he got involved in six of the nine RR's dismissals. Though Samson's early departure meant exrtra pressure on Jos Buttler, the presence of Shivam Dube only added up to the required run rate as the all-rounder struggled to rotate strike against spinners. All of that wouldn't have happened without the brilliant spell of Sam Curran who bowled three inside the powerplay with figures of 2/12. CSK put the squeeze on in the middle overs and buried the game dead during that phase.
I have to keep up with the younger guys, they are very fast, it's good to challenge them.Ģ3:16 local: At the halfway stage, there were murmurs of dew playing a key role in the second half and that CSK's 188 wasn't good enough on what looked like a typical Wankhede pitch. I wasn't guaranteeing performances when I was 24, I can't guarantee when I am 40, but at least if people can't point finger at me that he's unfit then that will be a big positive for me. Performances are something that's not guaranteed. When you are playing, you don't really want anyone to say he's unfit. A lot has changed over the years and right from the start we kept a very good atmosphere and a lot of the bowlers have been under the pump last year but this time they are enjoying bowling on these wickets. I felt we should have scored more and try to get as many as possible.
There was slightly less dew than the usual. It's important to have that sixth bowler, it always helps and it was stopping a bit for spinners.
It was spinning a bit, I don't really mind Jos playing the reverse where it's turning a bit. I felt Sam bowled really well and Deepak I think he tried the knuckleball too much and felt that a good start (with the ball) was important. MS Dhoni | CSK skipper: I always look at what's the best at that point of time.
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