MUMBAI (Reuters) - Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 200th appearance for the franchise merited celebration and Deepak Chahar duly provided it with a bowling masterclass in Friday's Indian Premier League contest against Punjab Kings. Chahar claimed 4-13 to mow down Punjab's top order as Chennai prevailed by six wickets with 4.2 overs to spare for their first win of this year's tournament. In what is considered a batting-friendly format, Chahar sent down 18 dot balls to strangle Punjab, who could never recover after being reduced to 26-5 in the seventh over. Chahar was also happy how he strangled Punjab's batting with three overs' worth of dot balls, including the wickets. "Wickets in T20s are very rare, so my plan is to bowl dot balls in powerplays and create pressure," he said.

Source: The Star April 17, 2021 00:59 UTC