IPL 2025: Chennai Tremendous Kings didn’t capitalise on possibilities in opposition to PBKS

Chennai Tremendous Kings’ Mukesh Choudhary makes an attempt to take the catch of Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya throughout an IPL 2025 match in New Chandigarh, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Nevertheless, Mukesh Choudhary touched the boundary cushion after taking the catch off R. Ashwin.
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Luck is simply nearly as good because the alternatives you seize. Whereas Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya cashed in on the lives he bought, Chennai Tremendous Kings batters didn’t make use of the a number of reprieves they acquired within the IPL fixture on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium right here on Tuesday. 

The 24-year-old’s unwavering braveness, even after getting two lifelines, helped him smash the second-fastest century by an Indian within the IPL (39 balls).

CSK head coach Stephen Fleming lauded Priyansh’s knock whereas acknowledging that fielding value the facet dearly. 

“Priyansh had a day trip, didn’t he? It’s very courageous to return off a first-ball dismissal [against Rajasthan Royals] and look to play like that. It’s fairly particular to exit and create the innings your self when batters on the different finish are faltering,” Fleming mentioned after CSK’s 18-run loss.

“The primary ball we bowled straight [against Priyansh], we created a caught-and-bowled probability, and that [had it been caught] modifications the night time fairly drastically… the sport was actually misplaced within the discipline. I believed we have been sloppy and simply lacked accuracy beneath stress.” 

Earlier than his first foray into the IPL, Priyansh made the headlines by smashing six sixes in an over for South Delhi Superstarz within the Delhi Premier League.

Shashank Singh — who himself rode his luck whereas notching up a half-century in PBKS’ win — mentioned such State T20 leagues will help the children get higher sooner. “Oh sure, I’m actually in favour of those leagues. We noticed Priyansh at the moment (on Tuesday), and Digvesh Rathi in Lucknow Tremendous Giants. These are gamers who did properly for his or her State leagues,” Shashank mentioned.

“These leagues are good as you get a chance to play beneath lights and in stress conditions… as a result of expertise, clearly, most of them may have. However you then get to see the psychological toughness and the character throughout these State leagues”.