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After losing the first match against Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings’ woes may not end soon. On Saturday CSK coach Stephen Fleming confirmed that pacers Lungi Ngidi, Jason Behrendorff would not feature in the next game against Punjab Kings.
Both the players would have to undergo a period of isolation before joining the CSK bio-bubble. While Ngidi arrived on Sunday afternoon, Behrendorff was a late pick and hence he too arrived late. As per a report in The Hindu, the duo have to be in isolation for at least a week
Expressing concerns, Fleming said that pace-bowling is one area that needs to be addressed.
“It’s an area that we are probably short on. But we still look at the Indian bowlers and we have international bowler Sam Curran and probably expect a little bit more (from pacers),” Fleming said.
Meanwhile, it was not the ideal start for MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings to the 14th season as the skipper was fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate in their seven-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals on Saturday in Mumbai.
Chennai would look to bounce back in their next fixture but it will not be easy without the presence of a tear-away fact bowler in the ranks. The CSK bowling suffered as they could not defend a decent 188. The Capitals gunned down the chase with nine balls to spare.
“The opposition have half an hour in a 7:30 start, when the pitch is really tacky and the ball stops a bit, so we need to get 15-20 runs extra to be safe. If we get dew consistently, then 200 will be a must on a pitch like this,” Dhoni said after the loss.
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