IPL 2022: CSK Captain Ravindra Jadeja Heaps Praise On Teammate Ambati Rayudu After Match Against PBKS

CSK slumped to their sixth loss in eight games after going down by 11 runs to Punjab Kings in an IPL thriller here.

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ravindra Jadeja lavished huge praises on teammate Ambati Rayudu in the post match press conference. However, Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja also blamed laclustre powerplay game for their poor result this IPL season, saying the inability to score runs in the first six overs was hurting the team.

CSK slumped to their sixth loss in eight games after going down by 11 runs to Punjab Kings in an IPL thriller here. Chasing 188, CSK had a woeful start as they slipped to 40 for 3 in seven overs.

“We are not getting good starts in the first six overs, that’s where we are lacking and hopefully we will come back stronger,” Jadeja said after the match.

Ambati Rayudu’s 39-ball 78 kept them in the hunt before they could manage 176 for 6 in 20 overs.

“He (Rayudu) was batting brilliantly, if we could’ve restricted them to under 175 it would’ve been good. We felt we gave away 10-15 runs extra at the end. We did not execute our plans very well,” Jadeja said.

With three consecutive sixes and a four from the 16th over bowled by Sandeep Sharma (1/40), Rayudu had kept CSK afloat but Arshdeep Singh conceded just six runs in the next over and eight in the 19th to tilt the scale towards Punjab.

“I thought Arsh bowled exceedingly well, he has bowled the tough overs, he has been great for us. Even Rabada bowled well, to get Ruturaj and get Rayudu at that stage. These two have been great for us,” Punjab skipper Mayank Agarwal said.

Rabada, who returned with figures of 2 for 23, also heaped praise on his pace colleague.

Inputs from PTI