Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan praised MS Dhoni and stated that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper utilized his bowlers effectively within the 27-run victory over the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Chennai on Wednesday, May 10. Irfan Pathan stated that Delhi Capitals batters had been by no means able to chase down the goal.
The MS Dhoni-led staff managed to attain 167 runs in 20 overs. The CSK batters contributed to the staff, however none of them crossed the 25-run mark. The bowlers restricted the opposition to 140 runs, with the spin trio conceding simply 51 runs of their 10 overs. However, they managed to select up just one wicket on a turning monitor.
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The Fast Bowlers Had Taken Wickets – Irfan Pathan
During the post-match dialogue on Star Sports, Irfan Pathan stated that MS Dhoni managed his assets effectively on the sluggish pitch, and no person can do higher than him.
“They always spin their web in bowling. If it is a slow pitch, no one manages the spinners better than Dhoni and he did that very well. The web they spun, the Delhi Capitals batters could never come out of it,” Irfan Pathan stated.
“A spinner was introduced only in the sixth over. The fast bowlers had taken wickets before that. We also saw a run-out. Then the one over from Jadeja, he was ripping the ball and there were also discussions in the middle between Dhoni and Jadeja about what could be done,” he added.
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No Stage It Seemed That The DC Could Win The Match – Irfan Pathan
Pathan additional acknowledged that the Delhi Capitals didn’t appear like profitable the match regardless of a 59-run partnership between Manish Pandey and Rilee Rossouw for the fourth wicket.
“There was no chance. Apart from that one partnership, at no stage it seemed that the Delhi Capitals could win the match. Once the total went above 150, it was all CSK after that,” he added.
The Batters Did An Amazing Job – Irfan Pathan
The cricketer-turned-commentator identified that it wasn’t simple to bat on the floor and that the Chennai Super Kings batters did an incredible job to place up a aggressive complete.
“The pitch was like that as well. It was not a 200-run pitch. The batters did an amazing job, the number of runs they scored. MS Dhoni himself fired with the bat and Shivam Dube’s innings was fantastic,” he added.
“Then the start they got, they scored 49 runs in the powerplay. It was being asked if they could have run faster but it was an absolutely perfect start because they lost only one wicket,” he concluded.
The Chennai-based franchise will tackle the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) of their subsequent match at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, May 14.
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