AUSSIE PACER CUMMINS OUT OF IPL DUE TO INJURY
SYDNEY: Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins was added to the growing list of injured players in the IPL after he was ruled out of the T20 league with a recurring back injury. Cummins was bought by the Mumbai Indians for ~5.4 crore. He joins his Australian teammate Mitchell Starc in the list of injured players who will not take part in the IPL. The others exiting are Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Coulter-nile and Kedar Jadhav, who suffered a hamstring injury in CSK’S opening match.
0.254 1.771 0.567 0.195 -0.271 -0.567 -0.598 -1.771 THRILLING END Sam Billings’ 56 off 23 balls and inputs from other batsmen help CSK win home game by 5 wickets
CHENNAI: As Andre Russell hurtled towards his 36-ball unbeaten 88, it wasn’t clear whether Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was in a dilemma over bowling choices due to the Caribbean enforcer or due to a docile MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch.
Dhoni, marking his emotional return after two years to CSK’S den, used five bowlers in the power play overs and had Kolkata Knight Riders fivedown at the halfway mark, yet used spinners Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja for only two overs each.
In the end, it proved Indian Premier League’s (IPL) biggest icon had read conditions and the opposition to perfection, leading the twice former champions to their second win on return after a two-year suspension in a highscoring contest.
Dhoni (25) joined forces with England limitedovers specialist, Sam Billings (56) in a 54-run stand as CSK overhauled KKR’S huge 202/6 with a ball to spare.
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ANDRE RUSSELL