IPL 2022: CSK captain Ravindra Jadeja blames dropped catches for defeat vs Lucknow Super Giants

Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday blamed dropped catches for his or her second successive defeat in IPL 2022 as LSG gunned down the 211-run goal with three balls to spare.

“Robbie and Shivam Dube were playing brilliantly. We had a good start, but in the fielding, we have to take catches then you’ll win matches,” Jadeja mentioned in post-match presentation ceremony.

“We should have taken those chances. There was a lot of dew, the ball wasn’t sticking to the hand. Next time, we have to practise with the wet ball. We batted brilliantly in the top-six and in the middle-overs. The wicket was very good to bat on. As a bowling unit, we need to execute our plans,” he additional added.

Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in IPL 2022 match on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing a goal of 211, LSG chased down the goal with three balls to spare.

Uthappa scored a fluent 50 off 27 balls to provide CSK a stable begin earlier than Shivam Dube made 49 off 30 deliveries, whereas skipper Ravindra Jadeja (17 off 9) and MS Dhoni (16 off 6), who slammed two fours and a six, supplied the ultimate flourish to make sure that the four-time champions have loads of runs on the board.

For LSG, Evin Lewis and Quinton de Kock scored half-centuries whereas KL Rahul additionally performed a wonderful cameo on the high of the order.

Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2/24) did an amazing job with the moist ball in an in any other case insipid efficiency by the Super Giants’ bowling unit. Andrew Tye (2/41) managed to select two wickets in his closing over.

Put in to bat, Uthappa appeared like a person on a mission as he slammed Avesh Khan (2/38) for back-to-back boundaries off the primary two balls of the innings. With the ball coming properly onto the bat, he smashed it all around the park.

CSK had been dealt a blow when a direct hit by Bishnoi from backward level marked the top of Ruturaj Gaikwad (1), who was effectively in need of the crease within the third over.

But Uthappa, and new man Moeen Ali (35), continued the assault by dealing solely in fours and sixes.