MS Dhoni said: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said his team didn’t play very well against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but it was “pleasant” to register a win even then.
After the resumption of IPL, Chennai, having registered three wins in three matches, moved closer to the playoffs.
Dhoni said after the match, “It was a great win. Sometimes you play good cricket and you lose. It’s fun when you don’t play well but still win. Both the teams played good cricket and the spectators enjoyed it.”
KKR scored 171 runs for six wickets. Chennai chased the target off the last ball.
Dhoni said, “We bowled well in pieces. It was not easy for the fast bowlers. We tried to give him short spells. A score of 170 could have been achieved. Despite the way we started, if KKR come close to winning, it deserves praise.
Man of the match Ravindra Jadeja, who finally scored 22 runs in eight balls, said that it is not easy to perform in the shortest format after playing Test cricket for several weeks.
Jadeja said, “It is difficult. You are playing five-day cricket then you play in limited overs. I was working on my batting. The match was turned by the runs scored in the nineteenth over. But Ruturaj (Gaikwad) and Faf (Duplessis) got us off to a good start.”
KKR captain Eoin Morgan said that his team did their best.
“Both the teams batted well. We can’t find fault with our team. The second leg of the tournament has been very good for us. We have created chances for us to win.”
Morgan said, “When Jadeja plays like Sam Karen plays for England, you don’t have much to do. ” (MS Dhoni said). match
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