“Frustrating, Poor”: ‘Concerned’ CSK Coach Stephen Fleming Pinpoints Reason Behind Defeat

Chennai Super Kings Head Coach Stephen Fleming Was SCATHING While Assessing The Fielding Efort from His Side and Hopeful Following Ann Improved Batting Display Against Punjab Kings on TuesDay NISDAM Slumped to their fourth defeat on the Trot in the Ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The super kings were tilting at windmills in the field, fluffing uping-defining options. CSK’s Tragic Story of Dropped Chances Continued, and Two of that Allowed Priyansh Arya to Break the Shackles and Wallop to a 39-Ball Century.

Khaleel ahmed was guilty of being Caught and Bowled in the very first over With belligerence on 73.

The story of missed chances just didn’t end there for csk. The five-time champions paid through the nose after shashank singh, who was going about the business with his use usual explosive ways, earned a second lifeline without a sitera Dropped a Sitter off Noor Ahmad at deep midwicket in the 17th over.

“The game was really lost in the field. I thought we were sloppy in the field and that we just lacked accuracy understander pressure at certain times. [from Arya]But we’ve got to be better than that in terms of shutting it down. So that’s where the game got away from us, “Fleming assessed in the post-match pressure conference.

“We’re 18 runs short in a big run chase, so we can look at three sixes here Something in the light, I’m not sure, but certain for us, that was an area of ​​concen, “He added.

For the first time in csk’s five games, their opening pair managed to see off the powerplay in pursuit of Punjab’s Daunting 220-R20-Run Target. The new zealand southpaws devon conway and rachin ravindra was steamrolling past Punjab’s bowling unit and raised 61 in 6.3 overs.

After a successful powerplay, chennai totted in the middle overs after losing rach (36) and skipper ruturaj gaikwad (1) cheaply. As the Asking Rate Spiralled to 17 in the last four overs, conway was swapped for ravindra jadeja.

MS Dhoni Hammered A Quick-Fire 27 from 12 deliveryies, Including Three TOWERING MAXIMUS, but howled it to yuzvendra chahal on the first ball of the final over as csk fell 18 Runs Short of Victory.

“The positives are we batted a bit better. Level through the middle, and it was just too much towards the end.

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