Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered their second successive defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, as they fell short of 44 runs against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Analyzing the mistake of his team, skipper, MS Dhoni said that they are “lacking a bit of steam in the batting department”.

Chasing 176 to win, CSK got off to a poor start as they lost both their openers Shane Watson and Murali Vijay in the powerplay itself which increased the pressure on the middle order. Talking about the same, Dhoni said, “I don’t think it was a good game for us. We are lacking a bit of steam in the batting and that hurts. The run rate keeps on mounting after such slow starts and adds pressure, we need to figure that out. We need to come back with a clearer picture, looking at the combination.”

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He further added, “Maybe, the team balance will get better once Rayudu comes back in the next game. That will give us the room to experiment with an extra bowler perhaps. There are quite a few things we can think about. We are one batter extra to start off, so the players need to step up.”

The CSK skipper also expressed concern over the bowling, suggesting that they need to better their line and lengths. Playing at MA Chidambaram Stadium, CSK has always been dependent on their spinners to take wickets. However, they have failed to deliver so far in the tournament, leaking runs for fun and in Dhoni’s own words are yet to “come to the party”. Dhoni also complained about the lack of consistency shown by the CSK bowler for conceding boundaries a bit too often.

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Explaining the same, Dhoni said, “We need to get better with our lengths, lines, and pace. I think the spinners have not come to the party yet. We are bowling good deliveries, but we are giving away the boundary deliveries bit too often,” he explained.