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CSK mess up the Impact Player ploy within 5 overs, thanks to their muddled selection

CSK mess up the Impact Player ploy within 5 overs, thanks to their muddled selection

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6 min readUpdated: Apr 26, 2026 08:30 PM IST SYNOPSIS: On a tacky surface where batsmen struggled for momentum, B Sai Sudharsan’s 46-ball 87 gives Gujarat Titans win at Chepauk A day after two placid surfaces produced high-scoring contests in Delhi and Jaipur, Chennai offered a contrasting pitch for the first afternoon fixture at the MA Chidambaram Stadium this season. In a format where pitches generally don’t create an overbearing impact, there are exceptions. With the mercury rising, the groundstaff had the natural elements to work around for there was this genuine fear of the pitch breaking up under the heat. On the eve of the game, until the shadows lengthened, it was under covers – a clear tell tale of the groundstaff preparing for the worst. The heat factor meant, there was considerable watering too. So what they threw up was a tacky pitch, which the Gujarat Titans pacers led by Kagiso Rabada used to good effect reducing Chennai Super Kings to 26/3 inside the five overs. With that sort of a start, and …

South Africa’s role clarity, multiple heroes and simple plans trumped India’s muddled thinking and musical-chairs approach | Cricket News

South Africa’s role clarity, multiple heroes and simple plans trumped India’s muddled thinking and musical-chairs approach | Cricket News

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“Every Test match, they bat first, they score 500, they declare when it’s dark, they get three wickets when it’s dark and when day three starts, you’re under pressure. It was like copy and paste in every Test match.” In the final chapters of his international career, Faf du Plessis went through the ultimate test of body and mind on a depressing 2019 India tour that blanked the Proteas 0-3. The crisis deepened in his position as captain. He would lead once more at home before stepping down in February 2020. Du Plessis’s assessment of the Indian conditions and the home team’s ruthless dominance over the various phases of play would remain firmly with Temba Bavuma, his vice-captain on that dreaded India trip. Taking over as captain in 2022 and equipped with an expanding, world-beating arsenal of match-winners, Bavuma’s boys shook the foundations of the Indian Test game in Guwahati on Wednesday. The 2-0 clean sweep marked their first series win in India in the 21st century. Even if one were to discount the ragged …

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR: Another muddled cricket rule, Rajasthan strangle with spin & Head’s dizzying non-Out | Ipl News

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Rule change anyone? With 2 runs needed off the last ball for RR to win, Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent down a low full toss to Rovman Powell. A huge appeal followed even as the batters were completing a run. But slowly, the umpire’s finger went up. Powell was given out. He reviewed (pointless, we will get to that) the decision and technology confirmed it was the right call. Powell was plumb after all. Now imagine this scenario. RR need 2 off 1 ball. Bhuvi bowls the same delivery, but this time Powell gets an inside edge. The umpire gives it out. Alas, RR would have STILL lost the match anyway because the rules say the ball would have been dead, so at best it would have been a dot ball even though the decision was wrong. As clause 20.1.1.3 of the playing conditions goes, “a ball is dead when a batter is dismissed. The ball will be deemed to be dead from the instant of the incident causing the dismissal.” It is a disaster waiting to …