Michael Hussey launches Super Kings academy at Karaikudi
Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey on Wednesday launched the new Super Kings Academy centre at the Alagappa Group of Educational Institutions, here.
Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey on Wednesday launched the new Super Kings Academy centre at the Alagappa Group of Educational Institutions, here.
Coming in after the fall of the first wicket in the first over, Stoinis hammered a 63-ball 124 not out as Lucknow Super Giants romped to 213/4 after Giakwad's 60-ball 108 not out helped Chennai Super Kings to 210/4 in 20 overs.
Both sides head into the match with contrasting fortunes, as the CSK brigade are coming off two successive victories, and are comfortably placed at the third position in the IPL points tally with four wins from their six outings so far.
Pathirana, who came in as an Impact Substitute, made the difference as he finished with 4-28 in four overs as Mumbai Indians lost the plot from 70 for no loss in the eighth over.
Home is where comfort is for teams in the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as two of the most successful teams, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are set to clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Dwayne Bravo (2/36), Mitchell Santner (1/16) and Maheesh Theekshana (1/35) were the wicket-takers for CSK leaving only Choudhary without a wicket in the first innings.
This was the fifth win in six games for the Gujarat Titans, while it was the fifth loss in six games for Chennai Super Kings. GT are currently on the top of the Indian Premier League 2022 table with 10 points while CSK are just above Mumbai Indians who are yet to win a game.
Rayudu is sharing this milestone with two of his teammates as well in the name of former teammate Suresh Raina (5529) and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Despite of Gujarat losing quick wickets, their South African batsman David Miller continued to score big runs from time to time to keep some sort momentum going for the team.
Deepak Chahar has been a highly influential bowler for the CSK team over the past 2 years and his absence is already leaving a gap in the Chennai side who has managed to win only a single game in the first 5 games of the season.
