Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins decided to take back the obstructing the field appeal against Chennai Super Kings’s (CSK) Ravindra Jadeja during their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
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The incident happened in the 19th over of the CKS innings as Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a perfect yorker as Ravindra Jadeja tried to come forward and heave it away. The CSK all-rounder only managed to hit it back to the bowler.
As Jadeja was well out of his crease, Bhuvneshwar tried to get him run out with a shy at the stumps but Jadeja turned back and got hit on the spine.
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Mohammad Kaif had an interesting take on the incident.
“Two questions to Pat Cummins on withdrawing the obstructing the field appeal against Jadeja. Was it a tactical call to let a struggling Jadeja be the crease and keep Dhoni indoors? Would he have done the same if it was Virat Kohli at World T20?” he asked on social media.
Two questions to Pat Cummins on withdrawing the obstructing the field appeal against Jadeja. Was it a tactical call to let a struggling Jadeja be the crease and keep Dhoni indoors? Would he have done the same if it was Virat Kohli at World T20?— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 5, 2024
In the end, Chennai Super Kings batters failed to capitalise on their starts as they were restricted to a below-par 165/5. In-form Shivam Dube top-scored with a 24-ball 45 while veteran Ajinkya Rahane contributed a sedate 35 off 30 balls after CSK were asked to bat on a pitch that didn’t seem like a proverbial belter.
The duo’s 65-run partnership for the third wicket from just 6.3 overs was the only highlight of the CSK innings.
CSK added only 37 runs in the last five overs and that could be the turning point in the match. Jadeja remained unbeaten 31 off 23 balls as former captain MS Dhoni remained not out on one from two balls.
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For SRH, it was a collective bowling effort with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pat Cummins, T Natarajan Shahbaz Ahmed and Jaydev Unadkat taking a wicket apiece.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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