NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has admitted that their team deserved to be at the bottom of the points table because of the kind of cricket they have played in this year’s IPL. With just one game left, CSK are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table with just three wins.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“No, we obviously don’t like being down there [in the points table]. We wanted just a good performance. We’re trying to string some performances together. The aim was two good performances. Now it’ll be one good one to finish. It’s probably fitting that we’re at the bottom,” he told reporters after Rajasthan Royals defeated CSK by six wickets on Tuesday evening.“We’ve played that type of cricket, so you can’t hide away from it. But what we do want to do is just put in a much better performance that reflects the ability of the team.”Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers executed their plans to perfection in the final overs. They consistently nailed their yorkers, effectively drying up the boundaries and stifling CSK’s scoring rate. Shivam Dube (39) and MS Dhoni (16) both departed in the final over, as CSK managed a mere 17 runs in the last three overs, ultimately finishing on 187/8.At one stage, CSK were looking to cross 200, but Dube and Dhoni failed to provide the final flourish.Fleming accepted that it is a worrying sign for CSK that they need to fix in the next season.
“Our lower order is not right at this stage, and that is something that we are always looking to rejig. We’ve got some strong ideas for next year, so that all facets are covered. But that hasn’t been possible this year because of the lack of runs at the top.“A lot of the batting positions are determined by how well a start we have, and then guys can fall into line. So we haven’t had that. So we’ve been just patching innings up, really, rather than constructing good innings,” he said.
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