With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 having lastly begun, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by five wickets on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. CSK captain MS Dhoni received the toss and elected to discipline. After the defeat, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma spoke about how much less understanding of the pitches within the UAE made it more durable for his staff to deal with the circumstances throughout the match. “We have to adapt to the pitches, it received higher with the dew coming. You have to hit the gaps and deal with that a part of the sport. The opposition can tie you down, it is all about understanding what we have to do”, stated Mumbai Indians skipper.
Rohit additionally hailed CSK’s bowling unit for registering fast MI wickets early on. He additionally felt that none of his staff’s batsmen performed like Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu, who have been essential to CSK’s chase.
“None of our batsmen carried on for us, like du Plessis and Rayudu did for CSK. I feel we have been 85 within the first 10 overs. Credit score to the CSK bowlers, they bowled nicely on the finish to drag issues again,” stated Rohit.
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He additionally stated that though cricketers are used to folks cheering for them, however the idea of empty stands was already identified as a consequence of COVID-19 pandemic.
The defending champions will play their subsequent match on September 23 in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In the meantime, CSK will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) on September 22.
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