Stephen Fleming says the team is batting first and the pitch is behaving differently.
Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets by breaking the fort of Chepauk. In this match, Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran won the toss and decided to bowl first. In this match, CSK, batting first, gave a target of just 163 runs to Punjab Kings, which was easily achieved by Punjab Kings.
in ipl 2024 Chennai Super Kings The team has won five out of 10 matches so far. The team has faced defeat in five matches. The team has 10 points and is in fourth place. Chennai has four matches left, which punjab kings, RCB, Rajasthan Royals and gujarat titans Are against.
Chennai Super Kings coach said this after the defeat
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has lamented the lack of consistency in the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch surface in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). This season, while we have seen some high-scoring matches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the pitch has shown its old colors in some matches where the spinners have dominated.
Fleming is quite fed up with the change in pitch at CSK’s home ground. He admitted that CSK could not understand the pitch against Punjab Kings and could not post an ideal score. Along with this, Stephen has also congratulated Punjab Kings for their victory. Fleming says that the team is batting first and the pitch is behaving differently due to which it is not clear which score will be better for us.
After the match Stephen Fleming said-
“We have talked about the behavior of the pitch (in Chepauk). Today the first ball bounced and hit the helmet of Jinks (Rahane). Just trying to figure out how it’s going to work out. Unfortunately, we are batting first, which makes it difficult to predict what a competitive score is for us. What was a good start in the first six overs then became difficult… We tried left-handed batsmen – Shivam Dubey, Jadeja and then Sameer Rizvi but we did not get anything.”