Harbhajan Singh singled out the partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis as the turning point for CSK in the match.
The wily spinner, who opted out of the CSK squad, mentioned that the win against MI could be a good omen for the franchise. He recalled their title-winning run in IPL 2018 after having got the better of the same team in the opening match that season.
While reserving special praise for Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh pointed out that the Hyderabad batsman has shown that the selectors had erred in overlooking him for India’s squad for the 2019 World Cup.
Harbhajan Singh on the other factors that contributed to CSK’s win over MI
Harbhajan Singh was also effusive in his praise for the CSK bowling attack, with a special mention for Piyush Chawla who was extremely economical and snared the prized wicket of Rohit Sharma.
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He added that it was a complete game for CSK even though the franchise got limited training time due to the positive COVID tests in their camp.
Harbhajan Singh responded that the Mumbai Indians might have been a little too aggressive ,when asked if the franchise caused their own downfall by trying to go for a score of 200 runs. He pointed out that MI losing a couple of wickets in Ravindra Jadeja’s over, including the destructive Hardik Pandya, probably broke their momentum.
Harbhajan Singh also highlighted that the CSK batsmen had targeted Mumbai Indians’ premier bowler Jasprit Bumrah during the run chase, which was something out of the ordinary.
Jasprit Bumrah turned out to be the most expensive bowler in the entire match, conceding 43 runs in his 4-over spell. His first over of the match, which went for 14 runs, changed the momentum of the encounter in CSK’s favour after the MS Dhoni-led team had been restricted to a score of 23 runs for the loss of two wickets in the first five overs.
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