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IPL 2020 | SRH vs KKR: Hits and Flops as Lockie Ferguson bowls over Warner and Co.

Not often do you see a bowler playing his first match in the tournament win it for his team in the super over especially after having single headedly taken them through in the regular time as well. But Lockie Ferguson did it as his brilliant spell both in the regular time and in the super over led to a victory for KKR in Abu Dhabi, their first after two humiliating defeats and a mid-season captaincy change. 

Having lost the toss and batted first, KKR were bailed out by their current and former captains in the form of Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik after the start given by their openers, suddenly seemed like a waste after three quick wickets. But Karthik’s quickfire 29 off 14 and a good partnership of 58 from 30 among them helped Kolkata reach a respectable and fighting total of 163. 

But their bowlers came out the real hero, led by the man with the mustache, Ferguson.  Even after a strong partnership from the opening pair of Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow, the KKR bowlers pulled thing back courtesy of a mini-collapse caused by Ferguson and well supported by the rest.  Eve a late strive by Warner could only take them to a super over, where they were humbled by Ferguson once again. 

On that note, let us look at the Hits and Flops from the game in the segment below. 

Hits

#1 Lockie Ferguson

Coming to bowl when the team was down and out, Ferguson’s early strike jolted the Sunrisers and as if the wicket of a settled Kane Williamson was an upset, that of Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey, after they went out without troubling the scorers much, definitely shocked the entire team. Ferguson’s best however came when he was reintroduced in the attack in the 18th over when he just gave seven runs and bowled two dot balls as well when the asking rate was at more than 12 an over. 

He brought the team back into the game as now 30 were needed of the two. But as the game went into the Super Over, and with him bowling the super over, Ferguson did what most players haven’t in the league, picked two wickets and gave away just two runs, winning the game for his team. 

If the entire match is taken into perspective, then it was actually a five-wicket haul for the Kiwi as he took three in the regular game and two in the Super Over. He finished with the figures of 3/15 in his quota of four overs and for winning the match, was adjudged Man of the Match. 


#2 Dinesh Karthik

It was a rare occasion for the viewers as it was the second time only in nine matches that Karthik entered the list as a batsman. He made a quickfire 29 0ff 14 deliveries and the knock included two sixes and two fours. 

Karthik’s 58 run partnership with Morgan was one of the turning points of the game as that led to a respectable total for the team.  

#3 Eoin Morgan

The captain was in full touch today as he not only scored a quick run but also rotated his bowlers in such a way that the team was able to defend the total. Ferguson in his post-match interview also said that it was the ‘calmness of Morgs’ that helped him deliver the way he did. 

In his innings of 39 off 23 balls, Morgan hit two fours and two sixes. His perseverance with Ferguson also paid dividends in the Super Over and his calmness in scoring the three runs required was also brilliant. 

Flops

#1 Andre Russell

Although ended up on the winning side Russell’s performance with the bat and the ball were nothing but forgetful. Having failed with the bat earlier in the day, he was entrusted with the responsibility of defending 17 runs in the last over, but ended up conceding those 17 and tied the game. The fact that he was almost limping by the end of his spell, also shows that he was not fully fit, another matter where he lagged as a utility player.  

In batting too, he could not build a partnership with captain Morgan and was dismissed cheaply for just 9 off 11 balls. 


#2 Basil Thampi

Basil Thampi was playing his first game in the tournament and bowled well in the initial overs. But the way he was taken for cleaners in the last over is something that is a lesson for the young guys on where not to bowl in the death.  

From giving just six runs in his first over and hitting good areas,   Thampi ended his spell with the figures of 1/46 in four overs and the 167 runs that he gave in the last over made all the difference in the end as every run counted. 


Special  Mention: Manish Pandey

At a time when the team lost three quick wickets, it was expected from an experienced Manish Pandey that he would stick around and play the anchor as Warner and Co. accelerated. However, that could not happen as the Karnataka man was bamboozled by a brilliant Yorker from Ferguson. Not being able to deliver when required makes him a special flop in the game.

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IPL 2020 | SRH vs KKR: 'This Lockie ain't low-key', Twitter reacts to KKR's thrilling Super Over win

It takes two to tango and Kolkata Knight Riders managed to put up 55 runs in the last five overs to take their score of 163/5 in 20 overs. Dinesh Karthik made an unbeaten 14-ball 29* while Eoin Morgan hit 34* off 23 balls. But the star of the day was Lockie Ferguson, who scalped three big wickets and conceded mere 15 runs in his quota of four overs. The Kiwi pacer bowled at the right areas and made good use of the slowish nature of the pitch by mixing his deliveries. His job wasn’t done yet as Sunrisers Hyderabad bottled up the chase after being in touching distance at the fag end of the chase. David Warner tapped in for a single to tie the scores which resulted in a Super Over. “I think getting David Warner out especially at the start of the super over [was my favourite wicket]. It's great having Morgs at the top off the mark with his calmness and of course I had my plan which was working throughout the game. Look we'll take this win and enjoy tonight, it was a very good win on a tough wicket. It was nice to put the icing on the cake after the batsmen's effort.” Ferguson said as he collected the man of the match award after his maiden appearance this season. Ferguson was right on the money as he castled Warner’s stumps in the very first delivery of the face-off. He then bowled a slower ball to outfox Abdul Samad, who went for a big ambitious slog. KKR had to chase 3 runs off 6 deliveries and the experienced duo of Karthik and Morgan knocked off those runs to bag a much-needed win to get their campaign back on track.

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IPL 2020 | SRH vs KKR: What experts said as Lockie Ferguson decimates Sunrisers

Lockie Ferguson [produced arguably the best bowling of fast bowling in IPL 2020 so far and powered the Kolkata Knight Riders home against the Sunrisers Hyderabad who were always behind in the game since the dismissal of Kane Williamson after an impressive start. Andre Russell almost let the match go away from the Knight Riders with pedestal bowling but luckily dragged the game to the super over for Ferguson to unleash his best. The kiwi paceman was too quick for David Warner on the first ball and followed up with a fast and full incomking ball to Abdul Samad and ended the luck for Sunrisers on the day. Captain’s views A disappointed David Warner was clueless to pick up a single point behind the team’s defeat but blamed the lack of performances in closing out games and giving away twoo many runs in the middle overs as the two main reasons behind the Sunrisers’ loss against the Knight Riders. “I don't know where to start. At the end of the day, we probably leaked a few too many in the middle overs and at the back end. For us it's about finishing games and we've failed the last 2-3 occasions,” Warner said to the host broadcaster Star in the post-match interaction. Reviewing his decision to bowl first after winning the toss and whether he was iinj some doubts about the decisions, Warner said he trusted the pitch to to change a lot over the course of 40 overs and neither did it change in his fair assessment on the nature of the pitch. “Not at all in two minds about bowling first. I thought this was a nice wicket that wouldn't change and to be fair it didn't,” Warner added. The winning captain Eoin Morgan ecstatic at the win after some poor performances in the last few games. He also spoke highly of Lockie Ferguson who knocked off the Sunirsers batting line up first in the main set of overs before following it up in the super over. “For Lockie to come in and perform in both phases was outstanding. We've been sort of striving to get wins out of the last couple of games, didn't happen against Mumbai; today we were competitive,” Morgan said in the post-match presentation. Discussing the batting positions of various batsmen in the Kolkata batting order, Morgan said that the team management is fluid about the issue and all depends on the situations in a [particular match that dictates the batting order. Morgan came in support of Andre Russell who leaked as many as 17 runs in the last over and almost lost the game before saving the match for the super over. “ Dre went off the field, we thought he was injured. He came back on and said he could bowl. I think he showed a lot of character to get us to the Super Over after not starting well. He's a superstar player for us. Hopefully we can gather up some momentum after this,” Morgan said. Experts’ take Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle was awestruck by Ferguson's exploits on the day and was of the view that the KKR management treated him like a diamond and unleashed when the situation demanded. Aakash Chopra, too, reminded the world of Lockie Ferguson’s match-turing performance and hailed his skills to dismiss best batsmen in the opposition line up with a proper wicket taking deliveries. Chopra also commended Abdul Samad and said that the batsman from Jammu has it in him what is needed to be successful in IPL. Veteran cricket journalist Ayza Memon suggested that Lockie Ferguson deserves more than a man of the match trophy and that the Red Chillies Entertainment owned by the KKR owner Sharukh Khan should offer him a lead role in a film.

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IPL 2020 | SRH vs KKR - Lockie Ferguson's burst sends Sunrisers packing

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IPL 2020 | CSK vs RR: Match Preview, Predicted XI & Dream11 Fantasy Picks

Two sides on the brink of being knocked out of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League will see off against each other in the match 37. The Chennai Super Kings have played in the shadow of their past and not been able to get their tactics right while the Rajasthan Royals never found their groove in the annoying season. However, the same can be said about Super Kings as well as the MS Dhoni-led side has looked toothless and badly out of depth in pressure situations. The team has struggled to get going in the mandatory power play while batting whereas the bowlers have leaked far too many runs in the back end of the innings. The Super Kings have not been able to find an opening partnership that can start the innings on a rapid note and at the same time sluggish batting approach in the middle overs by batsmen such as MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav has left a lot to be desired from the batting side which prides itself on bringing their best in tough situations. Now the separated pair of Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson have caught Dhoni in the middle of a big dilemma. Shane Watson now bats at the number three position and with the role Sam Curran has been assigned to do for the side, both he and du Plessis assemble together very early in the innings. The duo has found it tough to hit boundaries at will like the way they used to do in their early career and that puts pressure on the middle and lower-order batsmen to score heavily in the last over. This gameplan used to work for the team when MS Dhoni was in his prime and was punishing bowlers at will. But that strategy is now a double-edged sword and the team has found itself in the muddle created by a conservative approach by du Plessis and Watson but their wickets have also been proven critical as the batsmen batting lower down the order have struggled to score big, leave alone at a rapid rate. MS Dhoni would be hoping his team will show character, a legacy he has built with the CSK as the team is now staring at the door of being knocked out losing 6 matches out of the nine matches played this season. On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals have suffered from a lack of consistency and clarity in the team planning and Steve Smith has shown the temperament of a rookie captain and has batted well opposite to his reputation in the world cricket. He has not been able to anchor the Royals batting. The team has come up with bizarre team selection and batting order and the team has erred a lot on the basics of the game. The management has slotted all the star batsmen at the top of the order with the idea of maximising as much of their potential as possible but facts are evidence that the strategy is ailing the team and young players such as Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag have been able to save the day for the team while batting very lower down the order. Both these teams have similar points from the same number of games in the season and are placed one above the other. MS Dhoni will bank on players to win at least four out of the next five games and keep the history of making the playoffs every season intact while Steve Smith will be asking tough questions to himself and his teammates in search of quick turnaround before it becomes too late in the season. Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: Match details Match Number- 37 Date: 19th October 2020, at 7:30 PM IST, 06:00 PM Local, 2.00 PM GMT Venue: Abu Dhabi Broadcast: Star Sports and Hotstar Pitch and weather The same pitch that was used in the day game between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders will be used for this match as well and it is highly likely that spinners will be in the game. Balls were holding up in the pitch in that game and if deteriorates further to assist spinners, MS Dhoni can rely on the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Karn Sharma to shine and get the Kings back on winning ways. The temperature in Abu Dhabi on the match night is expected to hit the lower range of 25 degrees and added with winds across the ground, the players will cherish playing T-20 cricket on Monday night. Team News Chennai Super Kings The kind of performances the Chennai Super Kings have seen so far this season, captain MS Dhoni would have loved to have options to bring changes in the playing XI but he has to take a fair share of the blame for the lack of options on the CSK’s bench as the team did not seek any replacement for Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh before the tournament began. Dwayne Bravo went out of the field before the last over and Dhoni had to go to Jadeja to save 17 runs in the last over and it is unlikely that Bravo will be able to make it into the playing XI for the match between CSK and RR. This however will open the gate for either Lungi Ngidi or Josh Hazlewood and the team needs a genuine pacer to bring an x-factor in the bowling line up which has looked placid at best so far in the season. Expected XI Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals are unlikely to change their batting but Jaydev Unadkat is all set to be axed for the horrible over he bowled in the penultimate over of the match against RCB. This may provide Varun Aaron with a fresh opportunity to impress the side after an expensive couple of overs he was asked to bowl in the solitary match he played this season. The team will bank on the overseas players to turn the season around for them. Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes need to find their mojo back as quickly as possible and Steve Smith looked settled as a batsman in the last game and would be hopeful of retaining his form for a longer period of time this time around. Expected XI Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: Dream 11 team and suggestions Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Riyan Parag, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Jofra Archer Captain: Sam Curran Vice-captain: Jos Buttler