Against Punjab in Dharamsala, Jadeja topscored for Chennai with a breezy 43 and then returned to claim 3-20 to help the defending champions climb to third place after their sixth win in 11 matches. "It was a day game, so the wicket was slow," man of the match Jadeja said of his batting approach in a low-scoring contest. With the ball, Jadeja dismissed Punjab's topscorer Prabhsimran Singh, skipper Sam Curran and Ashutosh Sharma as Chennai, having posted 167-9, restricted Punjab to 139-9. It was the seventh time Jadeja bowled his full quota of four overs this season and Chennai have won five of those matches. "We felt we were 15-20 runs short but we bowled well in the powerplay and middle overs, didn't bowl loose balls."

Source: bd News24 May 06, 2024 12:57 UTC