MS Dhoni explains why he refused singles to Dwayne Bravo vs RCB

Dixit Bhargav | 22/04/2019
MS Dhoni explains why he refused singles

MS Dhoni explains why he refused singles: Chennai Super Kings captain was vocal about his bold move of refusing singles vs RCB.

During the 39th match of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at Bengaluru, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Chennai Super Kings by 1 runs in a cliffhanger of a match.

Chasing a 162-run target, Chennai stumbled in the powerplay after they were reduced to 32/4 in the powerplay. It was one of the best-ever IPL innings by Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni which brought back his team back into the match.

With CSK needing 26 runs to win in the last over, the advantage was still with the hosts. Having said that, Dhoni tearing apart RCB fast bowler Umesh Yadav saw CSK needing two runs off one ball. It was a brilliant effort from RCB wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel to run-out Shardul Thakur (0) on the last ball to secure a win.

Speaking during the post-match press conference, Dhoni opened up on how restricting Royal Challengers to 161/7 in 20 overs and why he refused as many as three singles to Dwayne Bravo in the penultimate over.

“We did really well to restrict RCB to below par. I think it was more of a calculation mistake that we lost wickets early on. T20 is all about taking risks, but you can still calculate. I think it was still difficult at death if you bowl that back of the length.

“It was slightly spongy, it wasn’t coming on to the bat [for the new batsman in Bravo]. A lot of boundaries were needed, right now you can calculate, one run there, and two runs there and we just lost by one run. But you can also say we missed some boundaries,” Dhoni was quoted as saying.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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