Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 200th appearance for the franchise merited celebration and Deepak Chahar duly provided it with a bowling masterclass in Friday's Indian Premier League contest against Punjab Kings.
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Third Twenty20 International - Australia v India - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia - December 8, 2020 India's Deepak Chahar in action REUTERS/Loren ElliottMUMBAI: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 200th appearance for the franchise merited celebration and Deepak Chahar duly provided it with a bowling masterclass in Friday's Indian Premier League contest against Punjab Kings.
Chahar claimed 4-13 to mow down Punjab's top order as Chennai prevailed by six wickets with 4.2 overs to spare for their first win of this year's tournament.In what is considered a batting-friendly format, Chahar sent down 18 dot balls to strangle Punjab, who could never recover after being reduced to 26-5 in the seventh over.
"Over the years, he has matured into a death bowler too but he's somebody who gets more purchase than other bowlers," Dhoni said, explaining his decision to bowl out Chahar's four overs in one go.Chahar drew first blood with an excellent outswinger that angled past Punjab opener Mayank Agarwal's tentative bat to hit the top of the off stump.
Chahar was also happy how he strangled Punjab's batting with three overs' worth of dot balls, including the wickets."Wickets in T20s are very rare, so my plan is to bowl dot balls in powerplays and create pressure," he said.
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