Shane Watson’s knock took the game away from us, says Chennai coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Paul-Fleming-c91190 - Cricket News Update
Following Chennai Super King’s five-wicket defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals, here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Sunday night, the Chennai head coach Stephen Fleming said that it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558’s pugnacious knock of 74 runs, coming off
just 34 deliveries, that changed the complexion of the game in just a few overs.
Chasing a gettable 142 to win, the hosts stumble to 45 for 4 inside 10 overs before the Australian all-rounder came up with a fiery knock to help http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals win the match by comfortably with five wickets and about three overs to spare. Watson, batting
at No. 5, smashed six towering sixes and an equal number of fours to help Dravid and Co win 8 out of 8 in Jaipur this season.
The hard-hitting Australian top order batsman, who was moved down the order to strengthen the fragile Rajasthan middle order, shared a 93-run fifth wicket stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Binny-c2589 (41 not out). While speaking to media reporters after the match, Fleming lauded
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326’s innings as an “extraordinary” knock, adding that the Aussie all-rounder changed the complexion of the game on a track where everybody else was struggling to score runs.
“It was an extraordinary innings by Shane Watson. When everybody else was struggling on a lively surface, he changed the complexion of the game like a flick of a switch,” Fleming said at the post-match press conference after the five-wicket defeat. “He turned
the game around so quickly. In four to five overs he took the game away from us,” the New Zealander added further.
Replying to a query regarding Chennai Super Kings’ bowling in the match, the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 gave away 23 runs in just one over, which, according the visiting coach worked like
a catalyst for the struggling Rajasthan side.
“The bowling was good and our bowlers had delivered till then. It is rare when we see a five seamer attack here and we relied on R Ashwin for spin. But he was clobbered for 23 runs in his first over and this worked like a catalyst for them,” said Fleming.
Both Chennai and Rajasthan have 10 wins four defeats in their account, but the former find themselves at the of the tournament’s points table, courtesy their better net run rate. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils at home on Tuesday, May 14,
2013.
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