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IPL 2022: CSK should have won against Gujarat Titans by 10-15 runs – Michael Vaughan

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan reckons reigning champions Chennai Super Kings should have won against Gujarat Titans by 10-15 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Sunday.

However, CSK went on to lose by three wickets after David Miller and Rashid Khan pulled off a heist to get their team over the run-chase of 170 runs.

Vaughan stated that MS Dhoni hardly lost matches like these when he was CSK’s captain. However, Ravindra Jadeja hasn’t been able to deliver so far as the leader of the team. CSK have managed a solitary win out of the six matches they have played and they are struggling at the bottom half of the points table.

Chris Jordan was the culprit for CSK as the English pacer conceded 25 runs in the 18th over he bowled against Rashid Khan and it was the turning point in the game.

Michael Vaughan said on Cricbuzz, “As a new captain, you want to win tight games. Honestly, it wasn’t a tight game and they lost it. They should have easily won that game by 10 or 15 runs and I can only imagine what would happen now. I don’t remember seeing MS Dhoni lose too many games like that. You are never used to seeing MS’ side lose a tight game and wouldn’t have even let it get to be in tight.”

Vaughan added that as a young captain you would want to win matches like these.

“You could see then that he was maneuvering himself into the captain’s role, maneuvering fielders, which is fine. I think Ravindra Jadeja would want that from MS Dhoni behind the stumps. But when you’re at your infantry stages as a captain, you want to win the games you were in control of.”

Former England skipper believes this loss will hurt Ravindra Jadeja as CSK was in a shoo-in position at one stage. GT needed 48 runs in the last three overs but CSK squandered their chance to close the game.

“I always feel that as a captain, you pride yourself in getting the side over the line when it gets to that stage of being a little bit tough. It shouldn’t have got this tough today, but it did. Then you pride yourself on making the right call, getting your players in the right mindset, the fielders in the right zone to see out that game.”

He added: “That will hurt Jadeja. It really will because it’s the real first game he was in the captaincy seat, trying to direct his side over the line and not managing to go his way. So, he will have to learn from that.”

Chennai had their moments in the match but failed to win the crucial stages. The defending champions will next take on Mumbai Indians on Thursday at the Dr. DY Sports Academy, Mumbai.

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