Chennai Super Kings were 154/4 when the final over of their innings began. Harshal Patel had figures of 3/13 from three at that time. From ...
Chennai Super Kings were 154/4 when the final over of their innings began. Harshal Patel had figures of 3/13 from three at that time. From being 110/1 at the end of 13 overs, CSK were staring at a well below-par total batting first at the Wankhede.
But then in the final over, Ravindra Jadeja hit the reigning Purple Cap holder for five sixes and a four. In a matter of minutes, the match turned on its head. Chennai had all the momentum and they carried the confidence to survive a Devdutt Padikkal assault in the powerplay and register a resounding 69-run victory.
Jadeja was brilliant in the field as well, picking 3/13 and effecting a direct-hit run-out, but it was that final over of the CSK innings that truly dictated the outcome of the match. It deflated Royal Challengers Bangalore. Agreed, Patel missed his mark right through, but for Jadeja to meet the ball with the middle of his bat six out of six times was simply breathtaking.
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