Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 opener by 5 wickets in opposition to Mumbai Indians (MI) on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Ambati Rayudu slammed 71 runs off 48 balls, as soon as once more proving his class as a batsman. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on the thick of all of it, together with his bowling show. After the match, Jadeja took to Instagram with some pictures of the victory in opposition to the defending champions. He captioned it as, “Felt superior to be again doing what I like. Tremendous win. Let’s go @chennaiipl #whistlepodu”.
Though he conceded 42 runs, Jadeja registered two wickets in 4 overs. He took the essential wicket of Saurabh Tiwary, who seemed set to stabilise the innings for MI after they misplaced some early wickets. Tiwary scored 42 runs off 31 deliveries earlier than Jadeja put a cease to his assured show. Tiwary additionally hit three fours and a six.
Jadeja additionally dismissed Hardik Pandya, who was making an attempt to impose his normal aggression on the CSK bowlers. Pandya scored 14 runs off 10 balls, full of two sixes.
Apart from his first rate bowling figures, Jadeja additionally got here into bat when a victory for his workforce seemed snug. He scored 10 runs off 5 balls, with two fours. He was despatched again to the pavilion by Krunal Pandya.
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Apart from Jadeja, in CSK’s bowling division, even Lungi Ngidi and Deepak Chahar put in good shows. Though destroyed early on by Quinton de Kock, Ngidi confirmed his resilience and persistence with three wickets. Chahar took two wickets in 4 overs.
CSK face Rajasthan Royals (RR) of their subsequent IPL fixture, which is on September 22. The match might be held on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). IPL has been shifted to the UAE resulting from rising COVID-19 circumstances in India.
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