It is enjoyable when you don’t do so well and still win: MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Following the match, CSK captain M S Dhoni said his side did not play well enough but it was “enjoyable” to still end on the winning side.

“It’s a nice victory to have. At times you play good cricket and you lose. It is enjoyable when you don’t do so well and still win. It was good cricket from both sides, and a pleasure for the spectators,” said Dhoni at the post-match presentation.

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KKR made 171/6 and CSK chased down the target off the last ball, thanks to Ravindra Jadeja, who struck 22 off eight balls towards the end.

“We bowled well in patches. It’s not easy for the fast bowlers. We tried to give them short spells. 170 was a par score, I felt. When Jadeja was bowling, it was coming on and not stopping. The way we started, KKR deserve some applause for making a game out of it.”

“We were also worried about how the wicket will be. When you keep playing on a wicket, groundsmen sometimes water it more and leave some more grass,” Dhoni said.

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CSK have won six games in a row in the UAE leg of the IPL. 

KKR skipper Eoin Morgan, on the other hand, said his team did the best it could.

“Both sides batted well. Both bowled really well. Can’t fault anything from our side. The second half of the tournament has been a lot of positives for our side. We just have to give ourselves the best chance,” he said. 

“The whole tournament has an abundance of top-class international cricketers. Some of the local Indian guys haven’t even been capped yet. When Jadeja plays like that, similar to Sam Curran for England, I don’t think there’s a lot to do,” he added.