CSK’s top six need to perform: Dhoni – Cricket News Update
Chennai Super Kings skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has urged his team’s top six batsmen to perform and set solid foundations, in order to leave the pressure off the lower order.
“Leaving it too late is not something we do intentionally,” Dhoni observed. “Our top six need to perform. As the tournament progresses, we need to get going, the batsmen are coming under pressure early and they need to bat freely.”
The Super Kings’ recent match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867 bowled out in the very first
over by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558, and the trend continued, with Super Kings at 84 for 6 by the 17th over.
The top and middle order – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613 (18) and Srikkanth
Anirudha (18), whose unbeaten 7th wicket 43-run partnership enabled the Super Kings to reach 127 with 11 deliveries remaining.
The close victory also prompted the skipper to praise youngster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srikkanth-Anirudha-c2562 for his quick match-finishing 18 off 6 deliveries.
“Srikkanth is an exciting youngster. You got to grab your opportunities, and that is what he has done. We have tried to bat him up the order but at times we need to continue allocating the same roles that we have done earlier,” the skipper said.
The win brought the team back into contention for the upcoming tournament playoffs, as the Super Kings found themselves moved up to the fourth spot on the tournament points table. Twice crowned IPL champions, the team had been having an indifferent 5th
season at the start, but have managed to win 6 of the 13 matches they’ve played.
The team has three more matches to go (against the table-topping http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833) before the next stage of the tournament kicks off, and will be aiming to maintain their grip on the prospect of a place in the
playoffs.
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