CSK vs LSG: 'We lost not because of our weakness', Ruturaj Gaikwad, find out who was blamed for the defeat

Chennai Super Kings suffered a 6-wicket defeat with 3 balls remaining at the hands of Lucknow Supergiants in the 39th match of IPL 2024 on Tuesday. CSK's record on its home ground is excellent, but LSG gave a big blow to them by defeating them. Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has blamed dew for the defeat.

Let us tell you that in the match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the host team batted first and scored 210/4 in 20 overs. In reply, LSG achieved the target by losing four wickets in 19.3 overs. This was Lucknow's fifth win in 8 matches and by reaching number 4, it pushed Chennai to fifth place.

Unwavering faith in Jadeja: Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad said after the match why Ravindra Jadeja was sent to bat at number 4 and why Shivam Dubey had a late entry. Ruturaj Gaikwad said, "We lost the second wicket in the powerplay and then Ravindra Jadeja came to bat. Our process is clear whenever the wicket falls, Jadeja will come to bat.

Ruturaj Gaikwad also asked why the score of 210 runs did not seem sufficient. CSK captain said, “Yes, batting first we did not expect a bigger score than this. I never felt it was a good enough score. If there was no dew issue then this score would have been good. Credit has to be given to Lucknow that they batted brilliantly.

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