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IPL 2022 | Stephen Fleming opens up on power-cut at Wankhede Stadium

Another controversy rocked the Indian Premier League 2022 in Match 59 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday (May 12) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.


It all started in the first over of the CSK innings, wherein the opener Devon Conway was adjudged LBW by Daniel Sams. But the batter could not avail of the services of the Decision Review System (DRS) due to the power cut at the stadium. 


The backup power supply from the Mumbai Cricket Association helped the broadcasters to restore the system after the 2nd over. However, CSK had already lost Moeen Ali and Robin Uthappa in quick succession, with the latter denied chances of sending the on-field umpire decisions upstairs.


After completing the fixture, Chennai head coach Stephen Fleming opened up on the power cut and termed it unlucky for the team. He reckoned that it wasn’t a great start to the fixture, but it’s still part of the game.


“It was a little bit unlucky that it happened at that time. Yeah, we are a bit disappointed, but that’s still part of the game, isn’t it? But yeah, [that] sort of set off a chain of events that were not in our favour. But we should be better than that; it certainly wasn’t a great start,” Fleming said at the post-match press conference. 


The 49-year old also shared his thoughts on the form of CSK in the ongoing season. He said that the team is still in the learning process and hopes to progress in this aspect until the completion of the season. 


“We’re still learning about our squad, as most teams are, and hopefully, we can learn a lot over the next couple of games and go forward. What I can say is that there’s not much margin between having a great season and a not-so-great season,” Fleming said.


As far as the game is concerned, CSK were dismissed for a score of 97 before the opposition chased down the score with 31 balls to spare. This loss to MI ended the minimal chances of CSK’s qualification to the playoffs. 


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