"The batting performance in the last game has given a lot of confidence to the team. The bowling unit has bailed us out every now and then. Our batters produced a terrific performance against RCB. Hopefully, we can carry on from here."
Conway and Gaikwad are one of the most productive batting pairs of IPL 2023. They have stitched half-century/century stands on a regular basis and provided solid starts to their side with some dazzling strokeplay.
Pathirana with his lethal bowling took three scalps by conceding just 15 runs in his four overs. He was given the 'Player of the Match' award for his performance.
Top knocks from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway guided Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Chennai on Saturday.
Pathirana is having a fine IPL 2023 season so far, having taken 10 wickets in seven matches at an economy rate of 7.60, with the best bowling figures of 3/15.
Conway and Gaikwad are one of the most productive batting pairs of IPL 2023. They have stitched half-century/century stands on a regular basis and provided solid starts to their side with some dazzling strokeplay.
This was the second instance of CSK beating MI in both league games in a season, the first having come in 2014. In their first encounter, CSK managed to defeat MI by 7 wickets. In their second encounter, CSK won the game by 4 wickets.
CSK is at the second place in the points table, with six wins and four losses in 10 games. He has a total of 12 points. MI is at the sixth position with five wins and five losses and a total of 10 points.
He has been selected to the Indian squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia which will be held at England from June 7 onwards, considering his form in IPL and first class cricket.
Pathirana was the pick of the bowlers for CSK, taking 3/15 in his four overs. Deshpande also took 2/26 in his four overs. Chahar also got 2/18 in his three overs while Jadeja got one wicket.
In the match, Rohit did not open the innings. He batted at number three while it was Ishan Kishan and Australian all-rounder Cameron Green who opened the innings. This change in batting position did not do anything good for the skipper as his struggles in the current season continued with a