CSK pulled off a 20-run victory on Tuesday while defending 167 against Sunrisers with almost every player making a contribution. It was only their third win in eight games.
The 32-year-old Test specialist had played only one of the seven games that the Capitals have played so far, finishing his four overs wicketless for 26 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments said that it was just a hamstring strain that has led to soreness which saw the doctor and team management decide against risking Pant
In the first three games, Kohli scored 14, 1, 3 respectively but he made a comeback in the last three matches and scored 72*, 43 and most latest 90 not out against Chennai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated CSK by 37 runs here at Dubai International Stadium on Saturday. While chasing, no CSK batsmen looked comfortable playing the strokes and the side fell 38-run short of the target.
Chasing a moderate target of 170, CSK openers failed to provide a solid start as they went back to the pavilion early. Washington Sundar scalped both Faf du Plessis (8) and Shane Watson (14) in fourth and sixth over respectively.
Speaking to ANI, Gill threw light on his form in the current edition of the league, the wickets on offer in UAE, rockstar Andre Russell warming up for a blast at the business end of the tournament
SRH defeated KXIP by 69 runs on the back of some fine bowling performance. Chasing a massive target of 202 runs, KXIP got off to a poor start as Mayank Agarwal was run out in the second over of the innings.
He is our number four, Dhoni primarily is a middle to backend player, Kedar Jadhav is our number four, he plays a dual role, if we get off to a good start he might move down and let Dhoni up. If you lose early wickets then your number four batsman goes in