Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes that Chennai Super Kigs (CSK) left-handed batsmen took advantage of short boundaries in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against his team on Monday.Chennai Super Kigs Won this big-scoring match by eight runs.
Three left-handed batsmen from Chennai made important contributions in this match. Aggressive innings from opener Devon Conway (83 off 45 balls), middle-order batsman Shivam Dubey (52 off 27) and Moeen Ali (19 not out off nine balls) helped the team post 226 for six. RCB’s team could only manage 218 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs.
Maxwell, who scored a blistering 36-ball 76 in this match, said, “I think the short boundary line (at the Chinnaswamy Stadium) benefited their left-handed batsmen.” Devon Conway played a long innings during this period. He defended the decision not to bowl to left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed, saying, “I think for Shahbaz Ahmed to bowl in front of those batsmen (left-handed batsmen) Would have been risky.
Maxwell raised hopes of victory by adding 126 runs for the third wicket with captain Faf du Plessis (62 runs in 33 balls), but the match turned towards Chennai after both were dismissed within two overs. Maxwell said “We performed well and came close to the target. We were in a position from where we could have won the match. I think if either of us had stayed at the crease for some more time, the result of the match would have been different.
The Australian all-rounder praised Chennai’s young Sri Lankan bowler Mathisha Pathirana, who gave Chennai just four runs in the 18th over and 10 runs in the 20th over. He said, “Dinesh Karthik (28 runs in 14 balls ) and Shahbaz (12 off 10 balls) batted well. Suyash (Prabhudesai), (Wayne) Parnell and (Wanidu) Hasaranga also tried their best but Pathirana put the pressure on with a brilliant bowling spell in the death overs. He bowled a good yorker under pressure.
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