Ambati Rayudu Medical Report: Good news for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who started with a huge victory in the second leg of IPL. Chennai opener Ambati Rayudu was injured on Sunday while batting against Mumbai Indians (MI). His X-ray report has out now and does not have a fracture. In such a situation, after few days of rest, he can return to the field. According to the Chennai coach, his X-ray was fine and it is a comforting news for the team.
What Did The CSK Coach Stated?
Rayudu was hit on his forearm by a delivery from pace bowler Adam Milne and had to retire. On this, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said batsman Ambati Rayudu's X-ray is perfectly fine. Fleming said in a post-match virtual press conference, "Rayudu’s X-Ray was clear, we feared that it might be broken, but there is good news. Deepak Chahar had a cramp, we will check that they both are through reasonably okay."
Coach Praised Gaikwad
Fleming praised Ruturaj Gaikwad, whose unbeaten 88 off 58 deliveries, leading the team to victory against Mumbai. Fleming added, “Today’s innings was very special. It is okay to play an innings in a high-scoring game and dominate, but when you are the one to get a score to give your team a chance, then that is even more special". “The way he went about his work, it had really absorbing pressure, was quite fantastic. It was a remarkable innings from Gaikwad."
Csk Reaches Top Of Points Table
In the first match of the second leg of the IPL, MS Dhoni-led Chennai beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs. Chennai after winning the toss played for 156 runs in 20 overs with 6 wickets. In reply, Mumbai managed to score only 136 runs. This is Chennai's sixth victory in IPL 2021. Dhoni's team has topped the points table with 12 points from eight matches.