11 May,2024 04:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Stephen Fleming (Pic: File Pic)
Following the 35-run loss in the IPL 2024 match against Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said that they were undone by the batting effort from Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan.
During the IPL 2024 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Gill scored 106 runs and Sudharsan smashed 103 runs and milked 210 runs to help GT reach 231 runs for the loss of three wickets. In the run chase, CSK were restricted to 196 runs and lost eight wickets.
The victory took Gujarat Titans from the bottom of the table to the eighth spot. CSK is in fourth place with 10 points in 12 games. "It was a good onslaught and the batting was of the highest calibre. Right from the first over they disrupted our plans. It wasn't till the latter stages we got some control," Fleming said at the post-match press conference on Friday night.
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"We didn't execute as well as we could but the other part was the sublime batting from two very good players." The former New Zealand captain praised Sudharsan for his effort.
"In the final last year, he (Sudharsan) played beautifully, he got 96. I have watched him closely, he has got good connections around the Chennai area. He is a wonderful player and today he proved that."
Fleming said CSK were put under immense pressure by the onslaught of GT openers, resulting in errors in bowling and fielding. "We were a little bit handicapped by the absence of some players. The players who were playing today did really well in the last game, so the confidence was high.
"Sometimes you do all the right things but good batting can put you under pressure. It was some high calibre hitting, just the pressure of that onslaught made us a bit sloppy," he said.
"Fielding has been really good, you can't look at just one game. We were put under pressure today. Both bowling and fielding can often be on the back foot under pressure. Today, we probably fell a little bit behind mentally."
(With PTI Inputs)
