TATA IPL 2022 – Match no 29 – another loss for Chennai Super Kings

Once again, Chennai Super Kings faltered. It was another loss of the toss and of the game. The never-say-die attitude appears to be missing. Robin Uthappa went cheaply as did Moeen Ali but Rituraj Gaikwad was in form. He held the fort with Ambati Rayudu and even Ravindra Jadeja, the captain, chipped in to put up a total that was not easy to defend. Especially against Gujarat Titans – the table toppers at present who have 5 wins from 6 matches.

In reply, GT won with one ball remaining. David Miller who remained not out with 94 (including 6 sixers) destroyed the bowling attack. Of course, Dwayne Bravo did pick up 3 wickets but a loss is a loss. CSK won the title last year and are the defenders. They have a really tough job ahead. They must gel as a team to remain relevant.


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TATA IPL 2022 – venue of Match no 11 between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings was the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. CSK won the trophy in IPL 2021 but in IPL 2022, they have lost their first two matches. The latest loss against Punjab Kings makes it 3 consecutive losses. The team has a new captain Ravindra Jadeja at the helm and he has to think out of the box to evolve his strategies. After winning the toss, CSK asked Punjab to bat. They made 180 for 8 in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Mayank Agarwal failed to impress. Liam Livingstone made 60 with 5 sixers. Shikhar Dhawan made 33 and Jitesh Sharma made 26 with 3 sixers.

In reply, CSK could score only 126 in 18 overs. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad failed yet again and three batsmen went without scoring a single run. They were Captain Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali and Dwayne Bravo. Shivam Dube did score 57 runs with 3 sixers and M S Dhoni made 23 with one sixer but CSK needed much more. Liam Livingstone of Punjab was Player of the Match.


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The inaugural match of TATA IPL 2022 was between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. KKR won the toss, asked CSK to bat first, and won the match. Both teams had new captains. Ravindra Jadeja was captain of CSK and Shreas Iyer was captain of KKR. In hindsight, it seems Jadeja could have innovated and tried to win the match. He could have brought in Dwayne Bravo a bit earlier and the score might have been more respectable. That might have helped. However, what is done cannot be undone.

The first match of TATA IPL 2022 went to KKR. CSK put up a very low score of 131 and its opener Rituraj Gaikwad perished for a duck. His partner followed him after a few balls and others put up a gallant fight. The 50 not out of M. S. Dhoni showed he can still play his shots but the bowlers of KKR kept bowling dot balls. Umesh Yadav got 2 wickets while Varun Chakravorty and Andre Russel got one wicket each. It was certainly not the sort of start CSK wanted.


Anyway, KKR ensured a win with 9 balls left in spite of the bowling of Dwayne Bravo. He got three wickets for 20 runs. The wickets were of Venkatesh Iyer, Sam Billings and Nitish Rana. Man of the Match was Umesh Yadav for his 2 for 20.


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Dwayne Bravo says Deepika Padukone is his favourite star

Dwayne Bravo is a stylish West Indies cricket all-rounder but, by virtue of the IPL he now has strong bonds with India and appears to be slowly but steadily making inroads into Bollywood. He has lent his voice to a song in Tum Bin 2 and has expressed his deep admiration for the beauteous Deepika Padukone.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 9 September 2016.

While mentioning her name, Bravo said that she is his favorite star and that he had met her at Yuvraj Singh’s fashion event. As to whether he would like to romance Deepika in a movie, he admitted that he would definitely love to work with her.
About his singing, he admitted that learning Hindi words was a little tough but he enjoyed the entire experience of singing. He calls SRK his boss and said that he is still in touch with the superstar Khan who owns the IPL team KKR. Bravo also expressed his desire to meet Salman Khan whom he has met only once yet again.


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