Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded the young guns from both sides in Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal and Chennai's Matheesha Pathirana for their performance in the match. (Twitter/Chennai Super Kings) Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded the young guns from both sides in Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal and Matheesha Pathirana for their performance in the match on Thursday.
“I felt his (Pathirana) bowling was very good, not that he bowled badly. The scorecard doesn’t reflect how well he bowled,” Dhoni said on Pathirana.
“Yashasvi batted really well, important to go after the bowlers, took calculated risks. It was slightly easier against our bowlers because we had to assess the right lengths. Even then Yashasvi batted well at the top end and at the end Jurel batted really well,” he added.
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Talking about the target set by the Royals, he said, “It (target) was quite a bit above par. The reason was the first six overs, gave too many runs, but at the same time the pitch was best to bat on at that time. Even when they were finishing the edges kept going for boundaries. They got par+ score and we were not able to stop the runs.”
He also harked back to the 183 runs he scored against Sri Lanka at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2005. “I think my first ODI hundred in Vizag gave me some 10 games, but the 183 over here gave me the chance for one year, so this venue is close to my heart,” he said before signing off.
Speaking of the match, Rajasthan Royals did the double over Chennai Super Kings this season after defeating them by 32 runs on Thursday.
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