Ravindra Jadeja Admits CSK Could Not Execute Plans in Last 5 Overs Against GT
Pune: Another dissappointing day for Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja as they lost against Gujarat Titans by three wickets on Sunday to make their chances of the playoffs even more difficult. For most part of the game, it seemed like the yellow would emerge on top but a phenomenal knock from David Miller changed things around. The veteran cricketer smashed a breathtaking 94* off 51 balls to take the Titans over the line.
After the loss, Jadeja admitted that the bowling in the last five overs was not up to the mark. He also said that Chris Jordan failed to hit the yorkers also hurt them.
“We started brilliantly, as a bowling unit we did well in the first 6 overs. When we were batting, the wicket was holding up a bit. The ball was gripping, but we didn’t execute our plans in the last 5 overs. I thought CJ could execute his yorkers, but he couldn’t do so. That’s the beauty of T20 cricket,” Jadeja said at the post match presentation.
Invited to bat, Gaikwad, who notched up his maiden IPL fifty of the season, added 92 off just 56 balls with Rayadu, rallying after CSK were in a spot of bother at 32 for two in the sixth over.
While Rayadu gave a sitter to Vijay Shankar at sweeper-cover, in a bid to score quickly, Gaikwad perished in the 17th over. A late onslaught by skipper Ravindra Jadeja (22 not out off 12 balls) and Shivam Dube (19) helped CSK close in on 170, with 18 runs coming in the final over bowled by Ferguson.
Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings: 169 for 5 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 73; Alzarri Joseph 2/34). Gujarat Titans: 170 for 7 in 19.5 overs (David Miller 94; Dwayne Bravo 3/23, Maheesh Theekshana 2/24).