With their backs to the wall, the Chennai Super Kings authored their best performance of IPL 2022, against the Royal Challengers Bangalore and rung in their first win in their fifth game of Season 15.
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00:00It must be a big, big relief for CSK fans that they finally have got two crucial points, thanks to Dubai.
00:06Then you were talking about Uttapa and the mistress, Kunal Ticksana, that they are able to pull this match.
00:22Hello, everyone. Welcome to Straight Bad with Gulf News and Mr Cricket UAE, Anish Sarjan.
00:28With joining me today to discuss Chennai's first win is a super Chennai fan here, Arjan Singh,
00:35and a downcast RCB fan, that is Sanjay Markham. So over to Anish to take us through the match.
00:43Thank you, Shyam. Hello, happy Arjan and a disappointed Sanjay.
00:48Must be a big, big relief for CSK fans that they finally have got two crucial points,
00:53thanks to Dubai. Then you were talking about Uttapa and the mistress, Kunal Ticksana,
00:59that they are able to pull this match. Because till DK was at the crease, CSK players themselves
01:05did not have the belief. But in the end, after DK's dismissal, they knew that they had the match
01:10under their arms. And now very happy that CSK are also with two points.
01:17Arjan, I'll come back to the question I asked the other day. Will you change your mind now?
01:25Maybe. If CSK win their next match, by a big margin, maybe. But still, they're in such a
01:36disadvantage of losing their first four matches, that it's very, very unlikely that they will
01:45unlikely that they'll actually be able to make it into the qualifiers.
01:50Too bad, you still don't believe they can come back.
01:54They need to win a few first to change my mind.
01:58All right, I understand. First four games and you're still skeptical because of the way they
02:03lost. OK, let's head over to RCB. RCB's second loss in what, four games, five games?
02:09Yeah.
02:09So, certainly nothing much to worry about, doesn't it? No need to be disappointed. You're
02:16beaten by a superior Chennai side today. What do you make of the match today, Sanjay?
02:22Yes, practically thinking before today's match, I think on Sunday's live session
02:29for Anish sir and we had some all-team chat. In that session also, I kept on telling
02:34CSK might take a comeback on RCB because we are more confident on the bowlers or from the
02:41batsmen. But CSK has four losses and one loss was pretty close for them. They're shown to be
02:46like 25 runs of first over, the last 25 runs. So, that was some crucial moment. But today,
02:53when you see RCB, their bowling was not very, not up to the mark at all, only except from
02:58Josh Hazlewood, our new debutant for us, four overs, 33 for one wicket. Apart from him,
03:02I didn't... because... a lot of runs of 58 and Siraj, three overs of just 20 runs and then in
03:10the last over, getting smacked for 15-16 runs. Hasaranga, I had hopes on Hasaranga today that
03:15he might pick some wickets here and there, but Fab didn't use Hasaranga well, he didn't get...
03:22Maxwell, instead he gave three overs for Maxwell and that time, at this sort of eighth or ninth
03:28over, if you had got Hasaranga, I think I would see one more wicket falling in the form of Robin
03:32Uthappa or something. The time Hasaranga came, I think Uthappa was pretty set in his crease,
03:38he was on 38 or 39 runs. So, even it was more pressure for him, but somehow he's maintaining
03:43the consistency of picking wickets. And when you come to the batting, if top order fails,
03:50there is no ABD winners for us, who can finish the things up so easily as he was finishing,
03:55there is no ABD. So, here comes the definition of middle order for us. And we have to really
04:00appreciate the innings from Suyansh Prabhudesai, Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik. Because of
04:05those three only, we were able to lose with such low margin of 23. I expected we would lose from
04:1080 or 90 runs. I expected, no, we are not crossing 120-130 mark. But the fearless shots that Suyansh
04:20chose that he should be kept in the team. So, when Harshal comes back, take out Akash Jib,
04:25fix Harshal in the place and go with the same team. And yes, the sad thing as Anish
04:30said, DK is finally dismissed. And still, the happy news is, he still has a strikeout of 200 plus.
04:42Plenty of positives to take out of the game, Sanjay, I really understand. Because like you
04:47said, it was not a rout in that sense, because they kept fighting till the end, like Anish said,
04:54because so long as DK was in the game, Bangalore believed they could win. Anish,
04:59how much did Harshal Patel's absence hurt Bangalore? Huge. I'll be very honest,
05:06his absence was felt in a big way by Du Plessis. Because he comes in the death overs and especially
05:12in the tricky overs. And like I mentioned, he has given away just an economy of 5.5 in his
05:1924 overs, which is phenomenal and picked up 6 or 7 wickets and picked up key wickets. And today,
05:25we could see that they did not have that bowler who could come and swing the match their way or
05:30probably bowl some tight overs. And we have been seeing Siraj, I'm really surprised he's been still
05:36stuck, maybe because today Harshal was not there. But I think next match, he should be definitely
05:41going out, even though Akash Jib also went for a few runs. But Siraj has been leaking runs
05:45continuously from the first game itself. His average runs he's given in this match after 5
05:52matches, he's around 45 runs, which is unacceptable for an experienced bowler.
05:56I'm not having anything against Siraj, but I would straight away show him the door and say,
06:00sit him out for 2-3 games to understand because I feel he's a little more thinking ahead of
06:05himself in this matches. But nonetheless, when Harshal comes, RCB should be sorted. But I am
06:10very critical of Pap Duknes' batting, to be very honest. Because in the end, if you see RCB when
06:16chasing 215, they're almost there with the run rate. But the problem is they had lost too many
06:21wickets. And you have to give credit to the middle order who brought them some solace. Otherwise,
06:26they would have been around by 70-80 runs.
06:30Very true. Because by the 7th over, they had lost 4 wickets for 50 runs. And it was very
06:36difficult to come back even despite the heroics of Dinesh Khadija. Arjun, so do you think that
06:44this will start the beginning of a win spree for CSK?
06:49I hope so. I mean, the way we played today, it certainly shows that if Uttapa and Dubey
06:56continue their form, and if Raidu keeps on doing catches like that, I hope that we can get a
07:02winning streak for the next couple of matches.
07:07It's too much to ask both of them to continue like that. The others also should come to the
07:12party. Right. Okay. Hopefully, this will be a shot in the arm for them. And probably they all
07:19will chip in in the next few matches. Now, coming to RCB. Where do we go from here?
07:26What is the... I mean, I know this is not... It is a bad loss. But certainly, when it comes to
07:35the Southern Derby, Chennai always seems to have the upper hand, isn't it? They have won 18 of the
07:3928 games or something like that. They have a very good record. So, this was a surprise, really.
07:45So, Sanjay, you said that you guys take a lot of positives out of the game from here.
07:52So, how do you see RCB progressing to the last four?
07:59Yes. When you compare to the last four, what Anish sir told, I totally accept it. Though I
08:04backed Siraj, yes. Down the line, he started licking runs from the day one, from the first
08:09match. 4 overs for 35, then 51, then again 51. So, that is where Siraj is... Siraj is not the
08:16Siraj we saw in 2020 and 2021. So, our team is like something like one year we'll have a strong
08:23batting. No such... Here we have... We balanced it. It was back in 2016, I think we had some good
08:31team. And this year, we have some good team. But as Anish sir told, Siraj is lacking a bit of
08:37experience. And Harshal is... He has enough experience. He's been bowling rubbish. Let's
08:42put it on this way. He's not playing the first IPL. He's played now five or six IPLs. So,
08:46he's already enough experience. He's bowling rubbish. He's got, as I said, he's got too
08:50proudy. Let me put it in front of all the fans. He's thinking too ahead of himself. You know,
08:54you see the arrogance what he's showing. The cricket has successfully hit his head. Let me
08:58put it this way. I'm very, very disappointed with him. He's an international bowler.
09:03I agree because... Horrible, isn't it? Pathetic.
09:06...through international matches, that is impacting the way he's picking wickets.
09:09Like one season, one international tour and he gets good wickets and...
09:13He must be kicked out. I tell you, Shami, he must be kicked out. Why I'm using this word?
09:18Because if RCB has to go ahead, this man has to bear the brunt. Because every match,
09:23if you leak 50 runs, and when you take one wicket, you show as if you've taken a big thing,
09:26that's not accepted. Put your feet on the ground, things will fall in place.
09:30He should realise from where he's come, not get ahead of himself.
09:34Yeah, I pretty much agree there. I think if you, at least a couple of matches of rest
09:39will help him for... Exactly.
09:41...where he's at, where he's gone wrong and how he has to turn things around.
09:45Because he seems completely clueless and every time he gets hit, he's just frazzled and he just
09:52can't... He can't even come... There's no compact ball anywhere in the door, which is why the runs
09:57have been just pouring away. Okay, let's go beyond RCB and Siraj.
10:07Anees, do you think this will galvanise the CSK? Because first win in five games and,
10:13when it comes to champion's team, they'll be just as far to just fire.
10:18I'm glad, Shyam, you asked me this question. Before this match, I remember Stephen Fleming
10:22had mentioned in one of the post-match conversation with the media that his team
10:26is lacking self-belief. And today also, if you see, even though the match was in their grasp,
10:31they were not confident. That was not the same CSK team which generally closes out games.
10:35They were scared till DK was there. That's not the CSK. So, this win will definitely
10:40give them the confidence. Whether they will go the distance will depend, like Arjan mentioned,
10:44in the next two games. If they can pull off two wins with their batting and with Tixana coming
10:49good, which is a mystery spinner, we forgot talking about him. He is definitely the bowler
10:53to watch out. He's a wicket-taking bowler. And if the batsmen put on runs, CSK will be a threat,
10:58mind you, because they're used to winning matches, big matches. He's just about getting
11:02on to that winning route. And they have got this win, couple of more wins and you CSK not looking
11:08back. Okay, Arjan, just to come back to you, this is just a completely different wicket.
11:16Wicket in the sense, like this is the first time I see you look at Chennai bowling, their
11:22seam attack is not so great because Deepak Chakkar is not there and they don't have a
11:26frontline bowlers like, say, Josh Heiselwood or like Shardul Thakur of last year. So,
11:33they are a bit undercooked on the seam inside. But today's wicket offered spin and you saw them
11:39opening with spin. And for the first time, Moeen Ali opened the bowling for them, which he's been
11:44doing for England. So, then you have Tixana in, then you have Jadeja in and they got all the
11:48wickets in the first four. Except, I think, Choudhury pitched in one. So, that I guess is
11:54the key here. Because going on from here, wickets will start to grip and bite. So,
11:59that could help the CSK, don't you think? Yeah, but the thing is, CSK has never had a good fast
12:09bowler lineup in this season to begin with. It all started at the auction. As I've said many,
12:15many times before, this season CSK has to rely on their spin. And I think the wickets getting
12:23more suitable for spin is a wonderful thing for CSK. And that's also what I think that can start
12:29the winning streak. Of course, many spinners would benefit from this. And although I wish
12:35Imran Tahir was still saying, I think CSK's spin lineup is going to have very good matches from now
12:44on. Okay, Sanjay, any final thoughts on RCB's performance tonight?
12:51Nothing. As Anisha told, drop Siraj for two or three games and add in Herschel in place of Siraj
12:58only. Because practically, when you see Akash Deep is a new guy to them. Actually, just let me
13:04stop you there. Actually, the arrival of Josh Haislewood has had some effect, isn't it?
13:11Yes, Josh Haislewood had some effect. Two overs in the power play. But the power play,
13:15we did good actually. We rested them 34 or 38 runs. It was good. But later on, I don't know
13:19where it missed. Only after the eighth over, I think things started to unravel.
13:26When the Uttarpur got a taste of hitting sixes. Glenn Maxwell, three sixes.
13:31And yeah, I think this is the first match in the season where an individual team has taken
13:36an opponent for 17 sixes. This is the first match, I think in 2022, which has won for so many sixes.
13:43And RCB considering 17 sixes is like it's often too long. There's some change in the
13:48bowling lineup and we'll be good. And yes, Faf as a batsman is a concern. He has to step up and
13:53he has to play three matches. His average has been dipping when you take… Hopeless. He's
13:57hopeless. Absolutely hopeless. Somewhere around 15 to 18, which is not good for a player like Faf.
14:03Last season, he stands as a second-leading run scorer. And this season, he's not even in top
14:09five. Otherwise, he should not open. I believe if he's going to eat up balls, better come in the
14:14end of the season because you're taking up wave balls. Some particular changes in the bowling
14:21lineup and we're good to go. And next match is also crucial because we're taking on DC.
14:26They got back Warner and Anrich Nokia. So we have to make some pretty good changes against DC and we
14:31have to go for them. Okay, before we wind up, Anish, tell us about the competition.
14:39Oh, yes. Every day we have a nice competition for you where you predict the winner. I know
14:44predicting the winner is very difficult. We all thought it's going to be RCB. But Chennai surprised
14:48everybody. But you got to guess and get the winner right. And you walk away with a beautiful kit,
14:53which you can see our fans are wearing today, Arjan, as well as we're wearing Sanjay. This is
15:00a beautiful kit with a track and a cap. That's going to be all yours. Thanks to Gulf News.
15:05All right. That is what our readers will get for predicting the winner.
15:10So let's try and predict. We don't get any prizes, but let's try and predict tomorrow's
15:16winners today. Mumbai Indians versus Punjab Kings. Arjan, who is your pick?
15:22I think it would be Mumbai Indians and they could get a few points on the board.
15:26Which means that would be Mumbai's first win. They too have lost four games.
15:32It could compete with TSA, but I think it's inevitable that Mumbai also need a win.
15:38OK, Sanjay, do you agree with Arjan there?
15:44Yes, I would slightly agree with Arjan here. Because when you compare Mayank's captaincy,
15:49I think MI has a upper hand only if MI get back Taimur Mills. If they get back Taimur Mills and
15:54their death bowling is sorted, because Taimur Mills was so effective for them. And the crucial
15:59times where one team was bashing CSK, Bumrah and Taimur Mills managed to pick five wickets
16:03on 19th and 20th over. And I don't know why did they drop Taimur Mills against us. That is the
16:08only thing I was scared when we were playing them. So get back Taimur Mills and I think the match is
16:12yours to pick. Because Punjab is still going with Wardian Smith. I think that is not a good choice
16:17what they are doing. I think MI has an upper hand tomorrow, only if Rohit Sharma as a batsman
16:22performs. Anish, do you think Punjab has any chance tomorrow?
16:28Definitely they come in as favorites because Mumbai is going through a rough patch. But
16:32strange things have happened. And Punjab must be still hurting from the defeat which they had
16:36through Rahul Tewar where two sixes have gone. So, if Mumbai can turn the tables, you never know
16:40what happens. So, I would go with Mumbai. Just because Punjab is an up and down team.
16:48I would also agree with that. Because it's time Mumbai did something to them. Because if they
16:54lose there, there is no coming back for them. So, it's like a do or die situation for them. So,
17:00I think they will come out with all guns blazing tomorrow. So, let's wait till tomorrow and find
17:05out whether our predictions are true. But as of now, for all the latest updates,
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