Chennai Super Kings posted this season’s highest IPL complete of 217-7 after which held on for a 12-run residence win in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants.
Offspinner Moeen Ali reined in Kyle Mayers’ electrifying 53 on Monday with a powerful 4-26 as Lucknow have been restricted to 7-205 in a recreation the place quick bowlers went for lots and spinners made the larger affect.
His England teammate, and captain, Ben Stokes was a shock option to open the bowling for Chennai.
Stokes has been managing an issue together with his left knee over the winter and had a cortisone injection earlier than leaving the UK.
In the top, Stokes solely bowled one over and was hit for 18.
“A terrific game,” Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni mentioned. “The fast bowling will need to slightly improve, and bowl according to the conditions.”
Mayers clubbed eight boundaries and two sixes in a swashbuckling 22-ball knock in opposition to the likes of seamers Deepak Chahar, Stokes and affect participant Tushar Deshpande.
But Mayers fell when he swept Moeen and was caught head excessive by Devon Conway at deep midwicket. Moeen additionally claimed captain Lokesh Rahul and Krunal Pandya as he took three wickets in his first three overs.
Together with Mitchell Santner, who took 1-21 in 4 overs, they put the brakes on Lucknow’s chase.
Moeen capped his personal sensible four-over spell when he knocked again Marcus Stoinis’s leg stump for 21, off 18 balls.
Nicholas Pooran, with 32 off 18 balls, threatened briefly however was caught at lengthy off by Stokes within the sixteenth over and Lucknow fell in need of an enormous goal.
Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad adopted a 92 in opposition to Gujarat with one other whirlwind begin of 57 off 31 balls.
Gaikwad featured within the IPL’s fifth quickest century opening stand when he and Conway mixed for a rampaging 110 runs off 55 balls.
The batters did not spare quick bowler Mark Wood, who fought again to take two late wickets to complete with 3-49.
Conway made 47 off 29. Both openers departed in consecutive overs however Ambati Rayudu, an unbeaten 27 off 14 balls, and Dhoni, who smashed two key sixes off the three balls he confronted, propelled Chennai previous 200.
“Conway and Ritu played some brilliant shots so it’s something for us to learn and get better at,” Lucknow captain KL Rahul mentioned. “Six overs going for 70-odd is probably what cost us the game in the end.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
