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A fluent 129-run stand between openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (75 off 44 balls) and senior pro Faf du Plessis (56 off 38 balls) set Chennai Super Kings on course to a thumping seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first match for both teams in New Delhi.  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  #UAEnews #IPL2021 #cricket

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00:00Because they have Sir Ravindra Jadeja. Mind you, they have Sir Ravindra Jadeja.

00:04So Sir makes up for everybody.

00:14Hi guys and welcome to Straight Back with Mr Cricket, UAE and Golf News.

00:18We're here once again with Anish Sajjan and Gautam Bhattacharya, who's our man in India.

00:24And also with Anish's son, Sahil. We're here to talk about Sunrisers against Chennai Super Kings.

00:32Goodness knows what Sunrisers need to do to get a win these days. I mean,

00:34it's just getting really tough for those guys. But first of all, let's say hi to Anish.

00:40Hi Matt. Hi Mr Gautam. Hi Sahil. Hello to all our beautiful Golf News community. As always,

00:46I say that before the match, make sure to log on to your favourite page, Golf News.

00:51Predict the winner and you walk away with two beautiful jackets,

00:54as well as three months of subscription. Matt?

00:57Yes. Thanks. Just as I was saying there, the Sunrisers, they posted a total that would have won

01:04probably at least half of the game so far in the IPL this season. 1-7-1 for six. Warner smashes

01:11a half century. Pandey smashes a half century. Kane comes in again and contributes. They still

01:17end up losing by an absolute thrashing. What do they need to do? Poor guys.

01:23Couple of things, Matt. First of all, Warner was not confident that they could chase down

01:28because they had five matches where they were chasing where they had lost four. So going into

01:33this game, even though he knew the wicket was a bit tacky to begin with, he decided to bat first.

01:39And then when the dew comes in, batting becomes easy. So when he was batting,

01:42strangely it was a strange sort of innings where you scored 55, rather 57 or 55 balls.

01:48That's not the Warner we know. So that has hurt them overall. Secondly, at one stage in 18 overs,

01:54they were only 138. So they were not even above 7.5. It's just that the push given by Williamson

02:01and a little bit by Jadhav that they ended up scoring 171. Okay, you might debate that yesterday

02:06RCB defended, but they don't have a bowling attack like RCB to defend against CSK or all

02:15guns blazing and the platform given by the openers set it up and there was no looking back. And in

02:21the end, winning with nine balls to spare, very clinical. And obviously, Gautam, that opening

02:29stand in the chase was something to admire with Rituraj and Faf. Oh, yeah. I think, I mean,

02:35firstly, as Parizwai said, I mean, it was a slightly ambiguous decision on part of Warner.

02:43They were known to be very good chasers at one point, but this year, I mean, this was the

02:49wicket where they could have afforded to chase. They didn't. And also, the aid of the dew, number

02:53one. Number two, Rituraj Gaikwad was absolutely a class act. I think this guy's

02:5975 will rate somewhere up there with that particular century, which we saw

03:05some time back. I mean, it was so classy, full of cricketing shots. Amazing.

03:13And Faf, he did not do bad either. Yeah, I mean, see, he seems to be getting

03:20better with these Chennai guys. I mean, he seems to be getting better with age.

03:25I mean, the way he was hitting the ball today, you could make that there's a man

03:30who's so sure about what he's doing. And you know, that long between long on and long off

03:35the place which he patrols, he doesn't let go anything. That catch of Manish Pandey was a gem.

03:42Fabulous. And Sahil, hi to you. Obviously, one of the other things that I observed,

03:49I might be wrong, but I noticed that Shatish seemed to be very expensive with the ball

03:53for Sunrisers as well. He was shipping 15 runs and over. Did that really damage the

04:03when they were really trying to get into the, to slow down the run rate of Chennai, shall we say?

04:11Don't blame him only. He's a new player. I mean, yeah, he went for 45 runs in three hours, but

04:17no one bowled well today. Khalil was going for runs. For the first time in my life,

04:20I saw Rashid Khan getting hit. Last two games, he's been going for four hours. He's been

04:25conceding 30 runs in four hours. I've never seen him concede more than 25 runs. So, you know,

04:30today, no one had their day in the bowling. Weak bowling lineup, unfortunately, I have to say.

04:34There's no leader in their bowling lineup. You know, they had Natarajan. He got ruled out.

04:40Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, I don't know. He's not fit till now. So, you know, they must be panicking

04:44because they don't have a leader. Again and again, they cannot depend on Rashid Khan. Like,

04:47how the Mumbai Indians depend on Bumrah? I think they're depending on Rashid Khan way too much,

04:52you know. Like, they don't have a leader. Okay. So, alarm bells going there. So,

04:57just to take on that point, Anas, do the Sunrisers look as though they're going to be

05:02doomed here now? I mean, are they, did they write the season off? Is there any way back for them?

05:09No. They still have a chance, Math. You see, there are 10 games to go. At the moment,

05:14okay, they are with just one solitary win. So, they are with two points. Even if they win

05:19out of the 10 games, 7 games, which is 70% of the games, they can still go through with 16 points.

05:25It's a matter of picking at the right time. What has been hampering them is the middle order.

05:30Now, today, they definitely got in Pandya. But we felt that Warner Lenings was a bit of a

05:37mixed match where he was too slow. They have to ensure that the top four have to back themselves

05:43to chase down the target. And a little bit of support, if they can get from the middle order,

05:48the guys like the Samads and the Shankars, probably they can, you know, give the opposition

05:55a stiff fight. But otherwise, it looks bad for Sunrisers, I'm afraid, with the bowlers injured.

06:01Yeah, looking grim. And Gautam, obviously, just to go to the flip side, Chennai,

06:08they've got a right spring in their step now. Are they going to fancy their chances year on in?

06:13Very much. I mean, see, when I wrote about them, that as a side whom we can bank for a turnaround,

06:20I didn't think that things would go so well for them. I mean, as I said in the last game,

06:26that they filled up their gaps. And this is the Chennai whom we know, I mean,

06:31today, when they were showing the batting order, then we factored in that, okay, after

06:36even if Moeen gets out, then you've got Suresh Raina, then you've got Amrithi Raidu, then you've

06:41got Ravindra Jadeja. And you've got Sam Curran, who's, you know, turned out to be one of the

06:47best all-rounders in a space of two seasons. So this is the Chennai whom we know. Definitely,

06:53I will count them in for the playoffs. It's still early days, but definitely for the playoffs and

07:00from there. I'll just add one point to it, Matt. This is the Chennai team reminding of the 2018

07:07when they had come back after that ban for a couple of years, and they look the team to beat,

07:12mind you. And Sahil, I'm obviously you were talking about the bowling lineup for Sunrisers.

07:18Do Chennai have the bowling leadership there to complement that batting lineup?

07:25Honestly, I think I don't fancy Chennai's bowling. They are not a great bowling side,

07:32to be honest, Chennai. I think my dad will be knowing that how much I do not like Chennai's

07:37bowling. That is their weak factor. Yes, they have been winning non-stop five games in a row.

07:42Their batting is fantastic of Chennai. Let's not deny that. They have a fantastic batting lineup.

07:47But they don't have great bowlers. Shardul Thakur, I think every match,

07:52he's been going up for 40 runs. Sam Curran, he's all right, but not great. You know what I'm saying?

07:58Deepak Chowdhury, he's got two four-wicket hauls in this tournament. He's not the greatest. He's

08:04good. He's good when the ball is swinging. Sahil, they have Sir Ravindra Jadeja. Mind you,

08:08they have Sir Ravindra Jadeja. Sir makes up for everybody.

08:13That guy, he's a package to them. He's a real package. But also, he can get hit. Everyone

08:21in Chennai, they don't have a special bowler. Mumbai have a special bowler like Bumrah.

08:26Sunrise have a Rashid. Chennai don't have a special, special bowler.

08:30So we'll give the name of the team as Sir Ravindra Jadeja plus CSK as one team.

08:35Ten other guys.

08:41Okay. That was getting quite feisty. Okay, we'll look ahead. We've got a doubleheader tomorrow.

08:48We've got Mumbai against Rajasthan. Again, a top versus bottom clash. And also, we have Delhi

08:55against KKR. First of all, Anis, how do you see Mumbai looking to get back to winning ways?

09:02Well, they will be happy, first of all, getting out of Chennai, where they lost three games.

09:05They couldn't accelerate. Especially, their scoring rate in the last five overs was 7.5 runs

09:12compared to what they had last year, where they were scoring 12 or 13 in the last five overs.

09:16That, they will hope that they can push off that rut with Pollard and Pandya scoring.

09:20And mind you, when they're playing against RR, both teams are at 4 points. So at the moment,

09:24there's not much difference. On paper, Mumbai looks the stronger side. But you never know if

09:28Sanju Samson or Butler, and I have seen always Butler turning up against Mumbai. So mark my words,

09:34Butler is the man, Mumbai needs to be wary of. So even a depleted Rajasthan can still give them a

09:40fight? Sure. We shall see. And Gautam, we'll just turn to you then. Delhi, again, after coming

09:49after that one run loss, they'll be looking to get right back in it against KKR tomorrow?

09:54Yeah, Delhi, we'll see. They are a more compact side than KKR. Only thing is,

10:03they won't be getting Ravi Ashwin. That does make a difference in terms of experience and

10:07bowling in the powerplay, if need be. Also, they kept their faith on Simran Hetmar,

10:15and who eventually delivered. So that number five spot is slotted. And Steve Smith, I mean,

10:21he's not looking very good, but he's willing to play that, you know, ugly game, and try and

10:29rotate the strike and anchor the batting. So that makes a difference, you know, because he's too

10:34classy a player, and he's a big game player. So I would think that, you know, the odds are

10:41a little in favor of Delhi against KKR. Okay, and Sahil, we'll come to you. You obviously are

10:49very good at backing the wrong horse. Who do you think will be the two winners tomorrow?

10:59Sahil?

11:00Oh, he's not. He's not talking to me anymore.

11:06Yeah, yeah. Go ahead. He asked you.

11:09I'm going to be backing the Mumbai Indians, you know, come on, they're still a world-class team.

11:14So, I mean, Rajasthan, even their bowling is nothing great, to be honest. They don't have

11:18Joff Raj in that team also. You know, he's ruled out. So, I mean, they also don't have a great

11:23bowling lineup. Their batting, if Joss Butler fires, I guess it's good for them. But, you know,

11:29I still back Mumbai Indians, come on, let's be honest here. And the second game, KKR-Delhi game,

11:37I think I'll back KKR to, you know, try to beat them.

11:41All right. So guaranteed Rajasthan and Delhi victories tomorrow then. Cool.

11:45Great, guys. Thanks very much for your chats. I'm only joking, Sahil.

11:52And guys, thanks very much for listening in, as usual. And please don't forget to log on to

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12:07listening, guys. Take care. See you guys. Bye.

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