IPL 2020: Rayudu reveals the secret of CSK's win over Mumbai Indians

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Ambati Rayudu's knock of 72 off 48 balls set up CSK's win over Mumbai Indians. - PTI
Ambati Rayudu's knock of 72 off 48 balls set up CSK's win over Mumbai Indians. - PTI

Abu Dhabi - Ambati said the training camp in Chennai had helped the team.

By IANS

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Published: Sun 20 Sep 2020, 2:45 PM

Last updated: Sun 20 Sep 2020, 10:10 PM

Ambati Rayudu, Chennai Super Kings' hero of the comprehensive five-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indian, revealed the secret of the team's success on Monday night.
Rayudu came in with CSK struggling at 6/2 while chasing a target of 163 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season opener on Saturday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Rayudu's 48-ball 72 and his 115-run stand for the third wicket with Faf du Plessis (58 not out) was crucial.
"We were training and it was stop start. We were also training in the summer before it got postponed," said Rayudu in the post-match presentation ceremony.
"The pitch was doing a bit with the new ball but it came a bit easier once the dew came on. We just wanted to get stuck in there and get through. We practiced in Chennai, that really helped and then in Dubai as well so, very happy," he said.
This is the first time after five attempts that CSK have managed to beat MI and it also makes eight consecutive defeats in the opening match of an IPL season for the latter. They next face Delhi Capitals in Dubai on September 24.


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