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When Dhoni lost his cool on Mukesh Choudhary but later complimented him
With hard-hitter Nicholas Pooran going great guns -- the West Indian ended up smashing an unbeaten 64 off just 33 deliveries at a strike rate of nearly 194 -- every ball was crucial, but Choudhary angled one towards the leg side of the batter, which unfortunately was called a wide by the umpire. Apparently, Dhoni wanted the pacer to bowl wide of the off-stump as the skipper had fortified the field placement on the off side.
IPL 2022: Whatever we do, do it smarter; will try keep the pressure on Rajasthan, says Andre Russell
Their retentions barring Sunil Narine haven't clicked in the season. Venkatesh Iyer, one of their main catalysts for becoming runners-up in 2021, has been out of form and change in batting slots from opening to middle-order and back at the top haven't got his mojo back.
IPL 2022: Kumar Kartikeya emerges as yet another exciting youngster for Mumbai Indians
On Saturday, Kartikeya showed why Mumbai fast-tracked him from a net bowler to a replacement player and then gave him an IPL debut against Rajasthan Royals at DY Patil Stadium.
CSK win not an offshoot of captaincy change; Jadeja was perhaps over-thinking: Dhoni
Jadeja who was entrusted the task of leading the side, stepped down for Dhoni to be back at the helm marshalling his Boys in Yellow. CSK gave one of its most assertive performances with the bat and ball as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs at the MCA Stadium, with Gaikwad smashing 99 and New Zealand's Conway hitting an unbeaten 85 to lay the platform for a 200-plus score.
IPL Turning Point: Mohsin's four-for turns the tide for Lucknow
The 23-year old Mohsin used his pace, length deliveries, cutters and shot balls to perfection and picked wickets (4/16) at the crucial junctures and led Lucknow to a six-run win over Delhi in the thrilling 45th match of the IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium, here on Sunday. Chasing a target of 195/3 for victory, captain Pant was going strong for Delhi but Mohsin returned for his second spell and set DC skipper up with four length deliveries, including cutters, up front.
Why CSK's Ruturaj has distaste for the word 'form' in cricket
On Sunday Mahendra Singh Dhoni's return at the helm worked wonders for four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs at the MCA Stadium, with Gaikwad, who has been off-colour in IPL 2022, showing the brilliant side of his batting by smashing a 99 off 57 balls.
IPL 2022, Day 37 Highlights: Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by 6 runs; Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 6 runs and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 13 runs. MS Dhoni was back as the captain of CSK. Ruturaj Gaikwad made 99 runs off 57. He missed his well-deserved 100 just by 1 run.
Raducanu advances as Muguruza, Sakkari shown the door in Madrid Open
The Spanish player was hampered by a calf problem and especially struggled in the second set with a heavy strapping on her lower leg, Xinhua reports. Muguruza wasn't the only seed to go out of the tournament with sixth seed American Danielle Collins suffering a heavy 6-1, 6-1 defeat to Canadian Bianca Andreescu.
IPL Turning Point: Gaikwad-Conway combo brings Chennai back to winning ways
Gaikwad was expectedly retained while du Plessis went into the auction pool and was snapped by Royal Challengers Bangalore to be their skipper in 2022. The solidity of the Gaikwad-du Plessis stand now not available was visible when in the lead-up to Sunday's game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai's best opening stand was just 28.
IPL 2022: Ravindra Jadeja knew he would be the skipper this year, says MS Dhoni
"I think Jadeja knew last season he'd be captaining this year. He knew and got enough time to prepare, what is important is you want him to lead the side and I wanted that transition to happen. In the first two games, there was information going to Jaddu and after that, I left it to him to decide which angle to bowl and all that," said Dhoni after the match.
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