Chennai Super Kings stand-in captain Suresh Raina believes his team didn’t bat well as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Raina stated the batsmen need to take more responsibility. The hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals and they were never in the run-chase of 156 runs.
In fact, Suresh Raina believes the target of 156 was chaseable on a difficult pitch of the Chepauk stadium. However, the host’s batsman didn’t show any application in the run-chase. Raina believes the batters need to pull up their socks in the remaining matches. Raina said that their bowling was good but the batters were not up to the mark.
Suresh Raina said while talking to host broadcasters in the post-match presentation, “We didn’t bat well. We kept losing wickets every 2-3 overs, so our batsmen need to take more responsibility. Our bowling has always been good this season. We thought 155 was chaseable. But we lost too many wickets in the Powerplay and middle overs. We didn’t rotate the strike well either”.
“Important to go out there and see a few balls out, and then decide which bowler you want to go after. We need to sit as a batting unit and see where we’re doing wrong. We have power hitters, we have experienced batsmen, we just need to relax as a batting unit and hopefully, things fall in place.”
On the other hand, only three Chennai Super Kings batsmen were able to get to double-digit figures. The in-form batsman Shane Watson was dismissed on a harmless delivery down the leg-side and Chennai’s batting tumbled like a house of cards.
Lasith Malinga rolled his fingers on the ball and scalped four wickets for the side. Krunal Pandya snared two wickets and conceded only seven runs in the three overs in his spell. Consequently, Mumbai Indians have taken the second position in the points table.
Furthermore, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets and gave away 10 runs in the three overs. Chennai Super Kings will next take on Delhi Capitals on May 1 at their own den of Chennai.