Man of the match after seven years
Rahane wreaked havoc last night. His strike rate reached 244.82. The Mumbai batsman scored an unbeaten 71* off 29 balls against Kolkata while playing for Chennai. Due to this, CSK managed to score the biggest T20 score i.e. 235 runs for four wickets at Eden Gardens. This is the highest score of the current IPL season. Rahane hit shots in every corner of the ground during this innings. Won his first player of the match award in IPL since 2016.
same style just new style
There is a difference of land and sky between the old Rahane and the present Rahane. He is hitting an average of one six every 9.54 balls in this IPL. Rahane’s previous best record was 31.67 balls per six in 2019. Rahane is an athlete who has leveled up. He has not changed his game to change gears but has only enhanced his strengths. Like Kane Williamson did five years ago. Ajinkya Paes has always played well against bowling, but this year his strike rate is 254.16. This is the most among batsmen who have faced at least 18 balls from the fast bowler in this tournament.
A thumping win at Eden Gardens
Fours and sixes rained in this match played at Eden Gardens. In Chennai’s innings, 14 fours were hit and 16 sixes flew. For the third wicket with Rahane, Shivam Dubey (50 runs, 21 balls, 6 fours, 5 sixes) hit 85 runs in 5.2 overs. Ravindra Jadeja left no stone unturned, whose bat yielded 18 runs in 8 balls. Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad (35 runs, 20 balls) and Devon Conway (56 runs, 40 balls) added 73 runs in 7.3 overs for the first wicket. Conway, who was in fiery form, scored 50, 83 and 77* in the last three innings. His good start has been smooth sailing for Chennai. The only Kolkata side to be economical was Suyash Sharma who took one wicket for just 29 runs in four overs. All other bowlers gave more than 11 runs per over.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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