Chasing a target of 189, Rajasthan Royals’ batting collapsed spectacularly to end up at 143/9, and the Chennai Super Kings walked away with a 45-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai tonight. After Jos Buttler (49) fell in the 12th over, Rajasthan were never in the fight with Moeen Ali (3-7) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-28) striking telling blows
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00:00This match reminded me about the olden days of MS Dhoni, when he plays in Chennai, where he is able to control the match with his spinners.
00:08And the moment he saw there is no dew, he got in Jadeja, he got in Moeen Ali.
00:12And today, I would say, the banter which I did with my son, that the Baap-Baap hota hai, Beta-Beta hota hai.
00:19It's like, dad is dad, son is son. And he proved like a daddy.
00:31Good evening, everyone. We are back with Straight Bat, our analysis of the IPL matches.
00:35And before we get into the analysis part of it, over to Anil, who is going to take you through the competition part of it.
00:41Thank you, Shyam. Thank you, all the analysts who are here today.
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01:02Thank you. So, today, it turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax, isn't it?
01:10Both the teams badly wanted to win and Chennai walked away easy winners and Rajasthan capitulated pretty easily.
01:18Anil, what is your take on this?
01:21Honestly, this match reminded me about the olden days of Ramesh Dhoni, when he plays in Chennai, where he is able to control the match with his spinners.
01:30And the moment he saw there is no dew, he got in Jadeja, he got in Moeen Ali.
01:35And today, I would say, the banter which I did with my son, that the baap-baap hota hai, beta-beta hota hai.
01:41It's like, dad is dad, son is son. And he proved like a daddy and controlled the things throughout the match.
01:46And Rajasthan were left wanting. And to lose by 45 runs on a wicket of 1k day is like the opposition has just strandled you.
01:54True, very true. I am sure, Sahil must be really celebrating today. Sahil, what do you think of Chennai's victory today?
02:02Oh, yeah. Super happy about it today. You know, it's just not that one person performed for the Chennai Super Kings batting today.
02:09I think everyone chipped in with some important 20-30 runs. So, you know, you got to give credit to them.
02:14And also, yeah, as mentioned that MS Dhoni brought his spinners at the right time.
02:19Moeen Ali and Jadeja just changed the game and stole the game from Rajasthan today.
02:23So, full credit to his captaincy today.
02:27I mean, at one point, it looks like Rajasthan was aware on course, even though Samson got out cheaply.
02:36Butler was doing the front running there. Until the 12th over, the match changed.
02:41Like Anish said earlier, that is when Jadeja got the purchase and the ball which turned him square.
02:49And the match went downhill for Rajasthan from there. So, what do you think of Jadeja's performance?
02:56He was not just a spinner. He took four catches today. So, he was all over the field.
03:02You see, at the end of 10 overs, RR were cruising at 84-2. And Butler was looking very, very good
03:10in the last over of Ravindra Jadeja. He reverse-whipped him for two boundaries.
03:14But then in the 11th over bowled by Dwayne Bravo, Shivam Dubey played out a few dot balls.
03:21I would say, indirectly put pressure on Butler. But having said that, Butler is an experienced campaigner.
03:28He knew that there was grip in the ball. And he should have probably played out Ravindra Jadeja
03:34more smartly, the way he did it in the earlier over. But that wicket left too many for RR to get.
03:40And then we saw a procession of wickets. We saw David Muller getting out to a sweep.
03:45Then two couple of batsmen going out for reverse sweep, rather slog sweep to Moeen Ali.
03:49And then it looked, as I mentioned, that they were not able to understand what to do, how to go about it.
03:54Whether it was Parag, whether it was David Muller, whether it was Shivam Dubey, Chris Morris.
03:59They just all threw the wickets away. And I am afraid, this loss of 45 runs is not only a loss.
04:05It is going to dent their net run rate very badly, Shyam.
04:10And don't you think it will undermine their confidence also? Because if you look at it,
04:14it actually exposed their fragility of the batting. Even the previous game,
04:17except for if it was not for David Muller, they would have lost.
04:22Absolutely, Shyam. That is why Samson has to take the responsibility.
04:27I have always believed he has got the talent. But I am afraid a lot of people,
04:31like Gautam Gambhir, say that it is India's loss, that he doesn't play for Team India.
04:36But I am afraid he has to be consistent. And what I mean by temperament, I am very, very clear.
04:42It is emotional, mental and physical strength. He has the talent. He has got the emotional strength.
04:48But the mental strength, where he needs to know what sort of shot selection.
04:52In the first game against Punjab, he was very selective over his shots.
04:55And trust me, it was not that a difficult wicket. There was a little bit of grip.
04:59But he did not plan his innings well. And you can't expect everybody else to do it.
05:02The captain has to lead from the front. And today, I am afraid he let his team down badly.
05:08Okay, Sahil. What is your takeaway from this match?
05:11I mean, do you think this will completely transform Chennai's campaign?
05:18I mean, yes, they lost their first game. But I don't think it will transform.
05:22They have a good side. And they have all experienced players. So, I don't think it will transform.
05:27Yes, it is a victory which will give them more confidence towards the end.
05:31But as for Rajasthan, if you realise, they are in the same calibre as Sunrisers Hyderabad.
05:36Their top order, if their top order doesn't perform, it looks like they are a team which will struggle.
05:42You know how Sunrisers have a good start and they lose their way.
05:45In Rajasthan, yes, last game, Morris saved them. Let's be honest. They lost their way.
05:50Miller also saved. But today, after Samson gets out, they just look like a lost team.
05:54You cannot depend on the likes of Shivam Dubey to anchor an innings.
05:59It has got to be Sanjay Samson who has to lead from the front.
06:03Absolutely, yes. But again, that is an inherent weakness.
06:08A team should not revolve around one or two persons. A team has to perform fully.
06:13Which is where the chinks like Riyan Parag and Shivam Dubey are more of a dead weight than a talent.
06:25Anish, how do you think they can fix this problem?
06:28Well, they have their main coach or director, Sangakkara.
06:33He will have to make the other guys pull up their socks like you mentioned about
06:37Parag, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson.
06:40And he will have to make them very clear. Guys, you are here too.
06:43You have been picked up by a franchise, especially Sanju Samson.
06:45As the captain, you need to get responsibility.
06:48And with responsibility, rather with power comes responsibility.
06:51Now he is the captain and he has to lead from the front.
06:54So as the guys like the Parags and the Tevatias and the others have to perform.
06:59And you can't always depend on Butler. You can't always depend on Morris to finish the games.
07:03The Indian boys have to do the runs.
07:05And you can see the net run rate has brought them down today to 0.719 in negative.
07:11Whereas CSK's net run rate has gone to plus 0.194.
07:15So they are at the top of the table as far as net run rate is concerned.
07:17It's just that they have lost one game as compared to RCD.
07:21Yeah, that's what I was asking, Sahil, the same thing.
07:25Because I would think that this is such an overwhelming victory.
07:29It will give a renewed vigour to the Chennai campaign.
07:33On that note, let's look at tomorrow's match.
07:37Mumbai Indians playing Delhi Capitals.
07:39Sahil, what do you think are the chances for Delhi?
07:43You know what, usually I tend to say Mumbai will win for sure every game.
07:49But you know, I personally like Delhi Capitals team.
07:52Maybe they will make some changes in their bowling.
07:55I feel like Andre Nokia, if he is fit, he will play.
07:58But I still have to back Mumbai Indians.
08:01I have no choice but to back them.
08:04What about Anish, do you think there will be an upset tomorrow?
08:09If I have to be very honest, it doesn't look like one for two reasons.
08:13One, Mumbai has been playing like a champion team.
08:16Delhi, even though they won two games, they won both in Mumbai at the Wankhede.
08:20Now they are playing tomorrow at Chennai, where Mumbai has made that as their home ground.
08:25So the four games are there in Chennai.
08:27And Delhi will go and play their first game in Chennai.
08:29How they will get used to conditions.
08:31What type of spinners they will use tomorrow to battle the Mumbai Indians.
08:36I would like to mention a point.
08:40It will be a huge test for the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and all to face the likes of Trent Bolt
08:46and Jasprit Bumrah, who are in the form of their life.
08:49Now I am not sure if Mumbai Indians will make Adam Millen play again,
08:53after he didn't have the best of outings against the Sunrisers.
08:55So we will have to see what Mumbai Indians do for that.
08:58Will they get in Nathan Coulter-Nile as an added batsman also?
09:03I think they will get the off-spinner Jayant Yadav, if I am not wrong.
09:08And who will come in as a foreigner then?
09:11They don't need to take four foreigners.
09:13No. RCB played with just three.
09:18I am just thinking because of the left-handers, what Delhi has.
09:21No, they do that. You make a very valid point.
09:24There is a possibility Jayant will come.
09:27And he had played the finals also, if you remember.
09:29The last IPL final, Sahil.
09:30But credit to you, your team beat me today, hands down.
09:33Salute to you, Sahil.
09:38But today, the thing actually is that dad is dad, son is son.
09:42But the son has proved the dad wrong today.
09:45I knew that was coming at some point.
09:47Because they have a lot to prove this season after finishing on the baseman last year.
09:53But also, Anish, you bring up a very good point.
09:56Because these two teams, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai, are moving to Chennai.
09:59And it's a different ballgame there.
10:01Because the ball is going to be lower.
10:03They are going to be tacky.
10:05And they can't be scoring the same amount of freedom.
10:10So I am looking forward to that interesting.
10:11It will be like it's a smash tomorrow.
10:14Let's see.
10:14But like you said, Mumbai has come back from the dead.
10:18I mean, they have won from lost situations.
10:21So the edge is for them.
10:23But I think it's a very exciting match on the cards tomorrow.
10:27Yeah, sure.
10:27We are going to have a good game tomorrow.
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