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  • CSK v PBKS: Dhoni’s Midas lives on; Livingstone does a Kumble & Bravo’s ballerina foxtrot at boundary ropes

    2️⃣/4️⃣🪄✨⚡☄️
    Every shot MS Dhoni performs, the stands brim with anticipation. He unfurls a fierce pull, the ball crackling from the sweetest spot of his bat, the ball fleecing the grass. But alas, a fielder would pounce from someplace and nick the ball off the ropes. He pulls out one other pull, the timing is sweeter, however is a stroll away for the fielder. He then rocks again and cuts a brief ball, however but once more, the dewy outfield slows the ball from reaching the fence. Anything fuller, he would nudge, clip, squirt, bunt a single. The stands are impatient. Yet, they cheer, but they leap out of the seats in fervent anticipation, like they see their first crush once more after years, or drench within the first bathe of the summer time. But they wait. Finally, off the twenty third ball he confronted, he managed to hit his first boundary, a six, off a slog sweep. Off the twenty fifth ball, he registers his second boundary, however a thick outdoors edge. That was the final of his boundaries. Yet, they cheered as he walked again to the dugout. Not maybe within the reminiscence of the boundaries he struck on April 3, 2022, Brabourne, however people who hit on April 2, 2011, Wankhede.

    Lightning MSD 💥 @MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/U1FKrm2rUc

    — Dhoni Army TN™ (@DhoniArmyTN) April 3, 2022

    Liam legbreak mirrors Anil

    🕺🏻🪞🕺🏻

    Liam Livingstone’s bowling motto is obvious and easy. Leg-spin for right-handers and off-spin for left-handers. The leg-break devoured Shivam Dube, who for all his blustery batting was weak to the away-going ball, a vulnerability accentuated by his static ft. So a little bit of away flip was all it required to induce an fringe of Dube. The ball was shortish, quicker, however it bounced a fraction greater than the batter had anticipated and it turned away from him, taking a thick forefront with it. The dismissal had Punjab coach Anil Kumble leaping about within the dug-out with pleasure, not solely as a result of he had evicted probably the most harmful batsman, but additionally the an identical approach the grasp leg-spinner would dismiss batsmen in his prime. There for the pull, however not fairly pull-able. The subsequent ball, to the right-handed Dwayne Bravo, was fuller and floated into him. The ball appeared to pause an eternity after it bounced, however Bravo was presumptuously dedicated to a front-foot block. The ball hit the top-half of his bat and ballooned within the air, whereupon Livingstone flung to his left and swallowed the ball along with his left-hand.

    An all-round present from Liam Livingstone 💥💥#LiamLivingstone #PBKS #CSKvsPBKS #IPL2022 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/Sz0voiQzt1

    — Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 3, 2022

    Silvery, however scorching nonetheless

    🧔🏼🦹🏻‍♂️⚡

    Silvery streaks may need crept into MS Dhoni’s stubble and people as soon as lengthy locks like Samson, however his athleticism and anticipation stays untouched by the vagaries of time and age. The second Chris Jordan, the bowler, tees off to assemble the ball, dribbled to the leg-side by Shikhar Dhawan for a fast single, Dhoni begins his stump-ward dash, with quick, fast strides, spurting like a thoroughbred in his captain Ravindra Jadeja’s secure. He snaffles the throw, an tried direct hit, with each arms and realising that he was in need of time to whip off the bails, he lunges ahead, doesn’t throw on the stumps, as a result of he didn’t have time to take away the gloves and therefore the chance of an inaccurate throw, however drops the ball onto the stumps, like when some prostrate once they meet an elder particular person. And on the finish, set free a glad smile. An ageless smile after an ageless burst of athleticism.

    Great response and struggle again from the staff 💪 Onto the subsequent one. @PunjabKingsIPL pic.twitter.com/o6a04O8tRf

    — Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 3, 2022

    Dhawan destructs Carib-style

    😎🆒6️⃣🏖️

    Unlike his trusted 50-over affiliate Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan just isn’t six-savvy (332 to 889 in aggressive cricket). Even when he plans to go over the ropes, he normally shimmies down the observe to generate momentum and swings by means of the road, or generally makes room to hit over covers. There, principally, is an quantity of premeditation. But towards Dwayne Bravo, he simply stood in his crease, took a agency ahead stride when he judged the ball was on the fuller facet and simply thumped him over long-on with none seen pressure on his physique or an exaggerated flourish, a six straight from the Caribbean handbook of six-hitting.

    Ballerina by the boundary ropes

    🩰🩰 ⛳

    The momentum when he collected the ball appears to pull Dwayne Bravo in direction of the boundary ropes, careening the long-on-midwicket bend. But Bravo shifts his weight from the left-foot that was virtually hugging the cushion to the proper. He appears to be like to tumble, however he doesn’t. He then shuffles to his left-foot, then to his proper. At one second, he appears like he may stumble and is sort of able to fling the ball away, however with feline experience, he retains his physique abreast the dreaded ropes, like working beside an abyss of dragons in Temple Run. Remarkably, it was all ft, no flapping or the arms or contorting the physique for the elusive stability. Seems like he had placed on his dancing footwear and spent hours choreographing for the ballerina by the boundary ropes.

  • IPL discovers Livingstone as Punjab guarantee CSK’s slide continues

    Punjab Kings grew to become the primary group to efficiently defend a complete in seven night time video games in Mumbai this Indian Premier League season. Liam Livingstone’s maiden IPL half-century hauled a slowing line-up to 180, earlier than Chennai Super Kings misplaced half their facet to Punjab’s seamers very quickly to endure a 3rd consecutive defeat, this time by an enormous margin of 54 runs.

    Swinging them out

    The white ball barely strikes for greater than a few overs normally, however Punjab bought it to swing all through the Powerplay, particularly debutant Vaibhav Arora from Himachal Pradesh. By the eighth over of the chase, CSK had been decreased to 36 for five.

    Kagiso Rabada discovered simply sufficient form to get Ruturaj Gaikwad edging to slide. Arora, who was bending it each methods, created sufficient uncertainty to induce a forefront from Robin Uthappa. The hesitation provoked within the batsmen’s minds generated deadly inside edges for Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja. After a Powerplay value 27 for 4 in comparison with Punjab’s 72 for two, alongside got here Odean Smith to bounce one into Ambati Rayudu’s chest and pressure a fend to the wicketkeeper.

    Shivam Dube struck 57 off 30 however with Mahendra Singh Dhoni caught on the different finish, the asking price was all the time ballooning. Livingstone’s spin delivered the formal knockout blows within the fifteenth over, eradicating Dube and Dwayne Bravo in two balls.

    Dream11 GameChanger of the Match between @ChennaiIPL and @PunjabKingsIPL is Liam Livingstone.#TATAIPL #DreamBig @Dream11 #CSKvPBKS pic.twitter.com/ReDucOFhAS

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2022

    Livingstone arrives

    Livingstone has wowed the cricket world together with his six-hitting prowess, which introduced him Rs 11.5 crore at this yr’s IPL public sale. But he hadn’t precisely set the IPL on fireplace in his restricted alternatives, till Sunday night time. Walking in at 14 for two, the Englishman continued Punjab’s ploy this season of at the very least one middle-order batsman going after every thing. Bhanuka Rajapaksa had carried out that function of their first two video games, however in opposition to CSK, the Sri Lankan was run out early.

    Livingstone walked down the observe to his second ball to flick Chris Jordan for 3. He pummelled the left-arm angle of Mukesh Choudhary for seven of his 10 boundaries. He stepped out and powered the ball over mid-off, or stood agency on off stump, cleared his entrance leg and walloped sixes on the legside; one in all them went 108 metres, the largest to this point this season. Livingstone was dropped twice on 45, first by Rayudu at quick third man off Jadeja after which by Dhoni off Dwaine Pretorius. Rayudu did pouch him off Jadeja ultimately, by which era he’d moved to 60 off 32.

    Punjab decelerate once more

    Even CSK’s 210 wasn’t secure within the earlier sport at Brabourne Stadium. So, one couldn’t actually fault Punjab for hitting no matter shedding wickets. But they’d misplaced steam in opposition to KKR in attempting to set an enormous goal, and did so as soon as once more. From a Powerplay of 72 for two, and 109 for two within the tenth over, they managed 180 for 8. The fall of Shikhar Dhawan and Livingstone in successive overs introduced the wheels off, and Punjab scraped simply 33 off the final 5 overs.

    Jordan’s inclusion gave CSK far more depth on the dying. Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith couldn’t get the gap off Jordan’s full lengths. One issue was the relative paucity of dew, because the chemical to maintain the moisture away had been sprayed a bit later. Jordan mentioned a little bit of dew began appearing solely in direction of the tip of the primary innings.

  • IPL 2022, CSK vs PBKS Live Cricket Score Online: Livingstone, Dhawan hand Punjab explosive begin as powerplay ends

    IPL 2022 CSK vs PBKS Live Score: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match will begin at 7.30 PM right now.

    IPL 2022, CSK vs PBKS Live Cricket Score Online and Updates:

    Chennai Super Kings Squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja (Captain), Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayadu, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Subranshu Senapati, K Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.

    Punjab Kings Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.

  • IPL 2022 CSK vs PBKS Predicted Playing XI: Will Ruturaj Gaikwad regain his scoring contact in opposition to Punjab?

    Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings (CSK vs PBKS ) Players List: Chennai Super Kings have thus far appeared like something however IPL’s defending champions and to impact a turnaround, new skipper Ravindra Jadeja will search enhancements on a number of fronts in opposition to Punjab Kings on Sunday.

    They have been pressured to bowl all-rounder Shivam Dube within the penultimate over in opposition to Lucknow, which value them 25 runs and took the match away from them. The CSK bowlers must tighten issues as much as hold the opposition batters in test. Tushar Desphande and rookie Mukesh Choudhary struggled in opposition to LSG and could have their process lower out in opposition to a powerful Punjab line-up, particularly at CCI, the place bowling hasn’t been straightforward.

    Dwayne Bravo, now IPL’s main wicket-taker, has been the standout performer, however he wants assist from others. Skipper Jadeja has not been his ordinary self and desires to drag up his socks. After failing within the opening sport, Chennai’s batting clicked in opposition to Lucknow. A classic Robin Uthappa, a scientific Mooen Ali and an equally hard-hitting Dube have been seen and they’d be greater than eager to repeat their performances.

    Ruturaj Gaikwad, final version’s main run scorer, must get runs underneath his belt. Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be anticipated to do the job within the middle-overs and may play the function of a finisher. Punjab Kings, however, have fairly a couple of large hitters of their ranks, however they faltered in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.

    The toss is already taking part in a major function within the final result of the video games. With the second innings dew in thoughts, groups are opting to chase and CSK will hope to be higher ready to bowl with the moist ball. Dew would be the very important half on this version. If you win the toss, you’ll look to bowl first.

    Smarting from a six-wicket defeat, Punjab might be desperate to return to profitable methods and would anticipate the batters to step up. With Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa on the high, Punjab can dominate the opposition assault with ease. Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan are additionally identified to tonk the ball and might want to play the finisher’s function on a extra constant foundation. Punjab, who added Kagiso Rabada to their assault, got here up quick in opposition to KKR’s Andre Russell within the final match.

    Predicted XI:

    PBKS XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Raj Angad Bawa, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma.

    CSK XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwayne Bravo, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Adam Milne

    Squads:

    Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja (Captain), Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayadu, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Subranshu Senapati, Ok Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.

    Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.

  • CSK vs PBKS: Pooran’s distress; KL tempts destiny towards Jadeja; Shami will get an earful & Swann’s worst nightmare

    Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets to register their first win of IPL 2021.

    #CSK notch up their first win of #IPL2021 as they beat #PBKS by six wickets in a low-scoring affair.#PBKSvCSK HIGHLIGHTS: https://t.co/jJOqcvLFcd pic.twitter.com/PfsW00UzU4
    — Express Sports (@IExpressSports) April 16, 2021
    Pooran simply can’t pull it off
    STUNNED
    Poor Nicholas Pooran. Two innings, two pull photographs and two geese. Just a few days in the past, he went mistiming a slower short-one down leg facet however Chetan Sakaria turned Clark Kent’s alter-ego at quick high-quality leg. This time round, Shardul Thakur didn’t have to maneuver an inch at lengthy leg. Pooran will need to have seen Deepak Chahar conjuring loopy outswingers and maybe didn’t count on a pointy pacy bouncer.
    Eyes shut, head yanked off line, he waved his bat up like a face protect. The digicam panned to the dug out the place coach Anil Kumble sat shell-shocked. Chahar jogged in direction of the catcher, all nonchalant and funky, earlier than he did a neat little fist-pump to rejoice his shock-and-awe alternative of a weapon.
    – Sriram Veera
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    Not fairly Captain Cool
    ANGER
    Maybe it was captaincy pangs, or that he was nonetheless hungover by a shoddy efficiency with the bat, Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul was an unusually offended man. Normally a peaceful and composed presence behind the stumps, even within the face of adversity, Rahul misplaced his mood on multiple event.
    Poor Mohammad Shami was typically on the receiving finish, not as a result of he bowled listlessly however he didn’t attraction spiritedly after rapping batsmen on the pads. It occurred twice in his first over, however Shami, realising that the ball was simply crusing over the stumps, didn’t hassle to attraction. It angered Rahul, who implored Shami to attraction, and as soon as even requested him if he needs to evaluate.
    READ | Chahar’s greatest IPL spell wrecks Punjab Kings, Dhoni turns down his DRS pleas
    When the ball missed the sting, he would get desperately excited even when the bowler was totally disinterested. Those who misfielded or failed to evaluate a catch received an earful. One of these days when his eyes had been greatest averted. He couldn’t be blamed; his group was defending a meagre 106 runs.
    – Sandip G
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    Rahul forgets Jadeja’s on the prowl
    BRAIN FADE
    By now, batsmen ought to know higher than to danger their wicket with Ravindra Jadeja anyplace close to the ball within the area. Even earlier than he comes on to bowl or bat, he ensures credit score factors on the stability sheet.
    KL Rahul has been Jadeja’s teammate within the Indian line-up, however nonetheless tried a dangerous enterprise within the third over. With Punjab Kings already one down and extra considerably, 41-year-old Chris Gayle on the different finish, the transfer didn’t have a lot going for it. Add to it the identification of the fielder at quick cowl and it might properly qualify as a mind fade.

    ICYMI: Catching excellence ft. @imjadeja
    An distinctive effort to ship Chris Gayle again. #PBKSvCSK #VIVOIPL
    🔗https://t.co/fi3RwGhIbw pic.twitter.com/3GyaRErc4D
    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2021
    As Rahul referred to as the reluctant Gayle for a run, Jadeja pounced on the ball and scored a direct hit on the striker’s finish. The Punjab Kings skipper compounded his error in judgment by not placing his physique on the road, because the dive by no means got here.
    It wasn’t a one-off present from Jadeja within the area both. Soon, he was diving full-length to his proper to seize a low probability supplied by Gayle, and within the twentieth over took a not-as-easy-as-it-looks skier to finish Shahrukh Khan’s resistance.
    Four overs for 19 runs with the ball additionally proved as soon as once more why Jadeja is any captain’s delight.
    – Tushar Bhaduri
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    Swann up-clothes
    GRIN & BARE-IT
    “I have to walk into bat and I am completely naked,” thus spoke Graeme Swann on air within the dug-out apropos nothing of what was unfolding in entrance of them. Luckily, he had prefaced it by saying, “Do you know my worst cricket nightmare?”
    Dominic Cork, the co-commentator, turned away his head in mock disgust. Swann, totally clothed within the studio, tugged at him and endured, “Do you know who was the England captain shouting and screaming at me? (Even as he was frantically trying to find his clothes).”
    Corks supplied, “Mike Atherton? ” Swann mentioned “No, no, Nasser Hussain”. Cork got here again with this gem: “Why would you even want to tell this to anyone?!”
    – Sriram Veera

  • Deepak Chahar’s greatest IPL spell wrecks Punjab Kings, MS Dhoni turns down Chahar’s DRS pleas

    Deepak Chahar wrecked the Punjab Kings innings with a spell of 4/13 in 4 overs — which additionally included a maiden and 18 dot balls — to depart them reeling at 26/5 after 7 overs, the worst collapse of IPL 2021 up to now. Chahar’s figures had been his greatest figures within the IPL. Chahar was additionally seen gesticulating wildly to Dhoni to take a Review for an LBW determination, however Dhoni was seen being unmoved.
    Chahar picked up his first wicket with an outswinger to Mayank Agarwal. This is how his spell progressed:
    1st over — 0,1,0,W,0,12nd over — 4,4,0,0,W,WD,13rd over — 1,W,0,W,0,04th over — 0,W,0,0,0,0
    MS Dhoni’s utilisation of Chahar’s 4 overs on the outset of the innings was much like how he had been utilized in IPL 2018 and IPL 2019, two seasons when Chahar had been at his greatest, earlier than having a modest season in UAE final 12 months.

    Chahar (child) : Daddy ( Dhoni) i would like that Toy( overview)
    Dhoni (daddy) : Chal you’ve sufficient lets go … pic.twitter.com/ncL0lPnPTj
    — AlreadyGotBanned 😄 (@KirketVideoss) April 16, 2021
    Dhoni was additionally seen being the accountable captain with Chahar on one event, when the bowler was so positive he had obtained Nicholas Pooran out LBW that he set out on a victory lap, first interesting to the umpire after which interesting to Dhoni. Dhoni requested Chahar to return and end the over.
    Chahar, whose 6/7 in opposition to Bangladesh in 2019 is the file for the very best bowling figures within the historical past of T20 internationals, must be introduced again into the nationwide crew’s scheme of issues, Aakash Chopra mentioned.
    READ | Deepak Chahar registers greatest bowling figures in T20I historical past
    “Wonder why Deepak Chahar had fallen out of favour for Team India in the T20s…..in the squad but not in the playing XI. World record holder….achieved that not too long ago,” he mentioned.
    India coach Ravi Shastri was amongst those that applauded Chahar’s swing and management.

    Proven reality. Genuine swing each methods with management can undo the very best. Super variations. Brilliant @deepak_chahar9 #CSKvsPBKS @IPL #IPL2021 @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/Dn2s8luZj7
    — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 16, 2021
    Harbhajan Singh, who moved from CSK to KKR this season, tweeted in Tamil: “We want to fight whether we win or lose. This is an example of that.”
    Chahar has probably the most wickets in powerplays since IPL 2018. While he has 35 wickets to his identify, the subsequent most prolific Powerplay bowler is Trent Boult, with 23 wickets.
    Speaking after the innings, Chahar mentioned, “Last year was difficult for us. I had Covid and had to be in quarantine. Our first match this season was also a wake-up call for us.” The PBKS innings meandered to 106/8 in 20 overs after Chahar’s wrecking spell.