It’s stress-free when you do not achieve this neatly and nonetheless win: Dhoni

Chennai Tremendous Kings captain MS Dhoni on Sunday mentioned his group didn’t play neatly sufficient but it surely was once “stress-free” to nonetheless finish at the profitable aspect towards Kolkata Knight Riders within the Indian Premier League (IPL) right here.

With 3 wins in as many video games since IPL resumption, CSK has put its one foot within the playoffs.

“It is a great victory to have. Now and then you play excellent cricket and also you lose. It’s stress-free when you do not achieve this neatly and nonetheless win. It was once excellent cricket from all sides, and a excitement for the spectators,” mentioned Dhoni on the post-match presentation.

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KKR made 171/6 and CSK chased down the objective off the final ball.

“We bowled neatly in patches. It is not simple for the quick bowlers. We attempted to present them quick spells. 170 was once a par ranking, I felt. When Jadeja was once bowling, it was once approaching and now not preventing. The way in which we began, KKR deserve some applause for creating a recreation out of it.

“We have been additionally frightened about how the wicket will probably be. While you stay taking part in on a wicket, groundsmen every now and then water it extra and depart some extra grass,” Dhoni mentioned.

CSK has now received six video games in a row within the UAE.

“The essential factor was once to benefit from what we had learnt and to return again more potent,” added Dhoni.

Participant of the event Ravindra Jadeja, who struck 22 off 8 balls in opposition to the tip, mentioned it’s tricky to accomplish within the shortest structure after taking part in weeks of Take a look at cricket.

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“It’s tough. After getting performed five-day cricket after which to return to white-ball cricket, I used to be running on my bat swing. I sought after to copy no matter I used to be doing. The runs within the second-last over became out to be the match-winning over for us.

“However Rutu (Ruturaj Gaikwad) and Faf (Faf du Plessis) gave us a excellent get started. You want to be collective as a unit, whether or not with bat or ball. I used to be simply backing my power. He was once bowling with fantastic leg and sq. leg up. I believed he would bowl complete outdoor off, and gradual quick ball. I believed he would give one ball up, and by chance I hooked up neatly,” added Jadeja.

KKR skipper Eoin Morgan mentioned his group did the most productive it would.

“All sides batted neatly. Each bowled actually neatly. Can not fault anything else from our aspect. The second one part of the match has been numerous positives for our aspect. We simply have to present ourselves the most productive probability. The entire match has an abundance of top-class global cricketers. One of the most native Indian guys have not even been capped but. When Jadeja performs like that, very similar to Sam Curran for England, I do not believe there is a lot to do,” he mentioned.