MS Dhoni is instinct-driven, and doesn’t believe in match-ups, but has bought into the Impact Player rule. It was logical to replace a pure batter with a frontline bowler in their defence of 179, and Tushar Deshpande, the fast bowler, became the IPL’s first Impact Player when he replaced Ambati Rayudu. Deshpande, though, proved expensive, conceding 51 in 3.2 overs. By the time he came on to defend seven off the final over, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan had turned the game Titans’ way, and they needed just two balls to finish the job.
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