IPL 2018, KXIP vs CSK: 5 reasons why CSK lost

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#2 Poor bowling at the start

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CSK’s bowlers began well by restricting both Gayle and Rahul in the first 3 overs. However, they would lose the plot soon after. Bhajji was wayward with his length as he erred on the fuller side and went for a massive 19 runs in the 4th over.

Shardul Thakur was too short with his length and at his pace, it sits up nicely for the batsmen. Punjab’s openers duly obliged as they thrashed him for 3 fours of his first over. The young Deepak Chahar was not spared as well. He took the full toll of Chris Gayle’s pounding as the Jamaican thrashed him for 2 fours and 2 huge sixes.

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