Jadeja magic takes CSK back to first spot with last-ball win over KKR
With 24 required from ten balls, he smashed Prasidh Krishna for 20 runs in four balls
With 24 required from ten balls, he smashed Prasidh Krishna for 20 runs in four balls
Scorer: Venkat Raghav | Commentator: @debayansen
6.22 pm That's that from Abu Dhabi. Make sure you switch over to Mumbai against Bengaluru, Rohit versus Virat, in Dubai. For now it's goodnight from Abu Dhabi.
Ravindra Jadeja is player of the match. Says: "It is difficult. After you have played five-day cricket and then to come to white-ball cricket, I was working on my bat swing. I wanted to repeat whatever I was doing. The runs in the second-last over turned out to be the match-winning over for us. But Rutu and Faf gave us a good start. You need to be collective as a unit, whether with bat or ball. I was just backing my strength. He was bowling with fine leg and square leg up. I thought he would bowl full outside off, and slow short ball. I thought he would give one ball up, and luckily I connected well."
MS Dhoni: "It's a nice victory to have. At times you play good cricket and you lose. It is enjoyable when you don't do so well and still win. It was good cricket from both sides, and a pleasure for the spectators. We bowled well in patches. It's not easy for the fast bowlers. We tried to give them short spells. 170 was a par score, I felt. When Jadeja was bowling, it was coming on and not stopping. The way we started, KKR deserve some applause for making a game out of it. We were also worried about how the wicket will be. When you keep playing on a wicket, groundsmen sometimes water it more and leave some more grass. [On six wins in a row in UAE] The important thing was to make the most of what we had learnt and to come back stronger."
6.11 pm Time for the presentation.
Aryan: "Although kkr lost but they have maintained there outstanding form and have become my favourite for playoffs . What a comeback it is for kkr , take a bow."
Dewesh: "Someone has predicted that 10 in last over...even it was 4 run needed but feeling was same." --- Yes, Charan wasn't far off the mark, was he?
Dhoni never been part of a tie in IPL. Raina was leading CSK when they had a tie in 2010 vs KXIP, informs Sampath Bandarupalli. He adds this gem: Seven times CSK reached the target in IPL on the last ball, most by any team. MI second with six such wins. S Rajesh with this lovely comparison
Narine 41 runs in 4 overs (37 in first three, 4 in last) Prasidh 40 runs in 4 overs (18 in first three, 22 in last)
Ruturaj Gaikwad: "[On opening with Faf] The opening stand is always crucial. We managed to do it today. If one of us had stayed till 12th or 13th over, it would have prevented this game from coming closer. The senior players are used to these conditions and situations. If this had been a Super Over, I might have needed to bat, so I was really nervous around the last ball. After every game that we win, we do have celebrations."
Eoin Morgan: "Both sides batted well. Both bowled really well. Can't fault anything from our side. The second half of the tournament has been a lot of positives for our side. We just have to give ourselves the best chance. [On Prasidh for the 19th over] Sunil takes the responsibility. I hope Dre [Russell] is ok. The whole tournament has an abundance of top-class international circketers. Some of the local Indian guys haven't even been capped yet. When Jadeja plays like that, similar to Sam Curran for England, I don't think there's a lot to do. [On holding back Varun Chakravarthy] All about matchups. Your bowlers need to bowl well enough to do that."
5.59 pm Scenes at the Abu Zayed. The few CSK supporters in the stands spring to life. KKR players are the first to congratulate the CSK batters out in the middle. Played in good spirits, and a good mental game between two fine teams in this competition. That's three wins on the trot for CSK since the restart, and with some good contributions from players across the board. This was down to Ravindra Jadeja, though. Easy to say in hindsight that giving Prasidh Krishna the 19th over was a mistake, but remember he started with two balls that only went for a single each!
Slip in place too
Saftar Haasmi: "CSK you beauty!!!! Sunday Super over anyone???"
All upto Deepak Chahar now
RA Jadeja lbw b Narine 22 (21m 8b 2x4 2x6) SR: 275.00
Seven inside the ring. Long off, deep square the boundary riders
Shardul Thakur comes in. The ball went so flat, that there was no time for the batsmen to cross over either
SM Curran c sub (KL Nagarkoti) b Narine 4 (13m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
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With 24 required from ten balls, he smashed Prasidh Krishna for 20 runs in four balls
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