Harbhajan Singh praised Ravindra Jadeja for his bowling performance in Chennai Super Kings’ win against SunRisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023. Jadeja registered figures of 3/22 in four overs as CSK restricted SRH to 134/7 after asking them to bat first in Chennai on Friday, April 21. CSK then chased down the target with seven wickets and eight deliveries to spare to secure their third position in the IPL 2023 points table.
During a post-match discussion on Star Sports, Harbhajan was asked if Ravindra Jadeja could have helped his cause by bowling four overs at a stretch, to which he responded:
“You get the rhythm and if see Ravindra Jadeja today – he didn’t bowl even one bad ball. The line and length was so precise that the batters had to do something special to score runs, that he won’t give runs, so you would have to play some shots to score runs.”
He further questioned SRH’s batters shot selection, stating:
“The shot options they chose were wrong. Mayank Agarwal came out of the crease so early. He gave a telegram that he was going to come out and gave the bowler an opportunity to see him and bowl slightly wider.”
“He bowled at the right spot and the right pace”: Imran Tahir on Jadeja
Imran Tahir was asked if MS Dhoni had told Ravindra Jadeja during the strategic time out that he would be bowling a four-over spell and asked him to use the surface effectively, to which he said:
“He might have said that but the spinners have to bowl at that spot, keep the right line and length and use the wicket properly. All these things are in the spinner’s mind. He bowled at the right spot and the right pace based on the captain’s advice.”
“The Hyderabad players tried to play big shots against him in the middle phase. It is a big ground in Chennai. If you are 70-30 against the spinners, you will get out. You have to hit it with the middle of the bat to hit a six. They should have played along the ground and I feel they could have easily scored 150.”
Conway’s unbeaten 77 off 57 balls and his 87-run opening partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad (35 off 30) helped CSK secure an easy win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2023.