We did small things right: Dhoni


Team Udayavani, Oct 5, 2020, 9:30 AM IST

Dubai: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said doing the “small things right” shaped their emphatic 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab, here on Sunday.

Veteran batsmen Shane Watson (83) and Faf du Plessis (87) remained unbeaten to help CSK chase down the target of 179 with ease.

“I think we did the small things right. That”s what was important to us. The kind of start we got in batting, that”s what we needed. Hopefully we”ll be able to replicate this in the coming games,” Dhoni said after the match.

Asked about Watson finding form after a string of failures, Dhoni said, “It”s not about being more aggressive. He was hitting it well in the nets and what you need is to do that in the middle. It was just a matter of time. ”

“Faf is like a sheet anchor for us, keeps playing those shots in the middle. He can always confuse the bowler with the lap shots and all coming in. They complement each other.”

He said his side banks on consistency in selection and head coach Stephen Fleming should be given credit for it.

“He (Fleming) does much credit for that. The good thing is we have one plan. It”s not that we don”t have debates, but it”s one plan, that”s the relationship between us.”

Asked about the earlier three losses on the trot, the former India captain said, “I feel looking at the first 3-4 games, what you really think is you restrict them to as little as possible and that can add pressure.”

“Every team has furious hitter who can disrupt the bowling and our bowlers did well. We needed momentum with the right kind of shots. Watto and Faf backed themselves with the shots they”re known for.”

Man-of-the-match Watson said he felt something “slightly off” technically in the earlier matches.

“So it was nice for it to come off. Just a combination of technique and intent. Was able to get the weight through the ball a lot better.”

“Faf and me complement each other well. There are bowlers he (Faf) prefers to take on and he”s a great guy and good batting with him.”

Du Plessis also expressed hope that his side continue the good form shown in the game.

“Credit to Dhoni and Fleming, it”s obviously the CSK way, they stick with players a bit longer than other teams might. They stick with players that they feel will play in the final. Credit to the management. It”s not always as easy as it looks.”

KXIP captain KL Rahul said it was hard being on the losing side for so many games but promised to keep trying harder.

“There”s no rocket science, we know where we”re going wrong. The execution part has been bad,” he said.

“I thought 178 was a good score. The wicket stopped a bit when we started batting, we felt like 170-180 was par on this wicket. But we know if we don”t get wickets against players of this class, we”ll struggle.”

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