KKR and RR are at the top of the table with 16 points each. SRH also made up ground in the playoff race with incredible home wins.
Can CSK qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs?
CSK have suffered two successive defeats and are currently fourth in the table with 12 points. They need to win their next two matches and only then can they qualify with 16 points. In the next two matches, they cannot afford to have any further slip-ups with the net run rate as RCB can have the upper hand on the run rate if they win their next two matches.
CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said the defending champions were defeated by the “high caliber” batting effort of
Gujarat Titans opening skipper Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan in their 35-run defeat.
“It was a good attack and the strikers were of the highest caliber. From the first round they disrupted our plans. It was only in the latter stages that we took some control,” Fleming said during the post-match press conference on Friday. night.
“We didn’t execute as well as we could, but the other part was sublime striking from two very good players.” The former New Zealand captain praised Sudharsan for his efforts. “In last year’s final, he (Sudharsan) bowled magnificently, he scored 96. I watched him closely, he has good connections in the Chennai area. He is a wonderful player and today he proved it.”
Gill (104 off 55b) and Sudharsan (103 off 51b) scored destructive centuries in a 210-run opening stand to propel GT to 231/3, then restricted the defending champions to 196/8 to stay alive in the playoff race.
However, Chennai bowlers should buckle up and do well in this home match against Rajasthan, which is their strong suit. The low amount of dew during this afternoon’s clash could help the CSK spinners.
(With PTI inputs)
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