Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) fielding coach and former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes was there for assist for the bottom employees on the Ekana stadium in Lucknow when rain began to pour down closely in the course of the IPL 2023 conflict towards Chennai Super Kings. Ayush Badoni’s fiery fifty had taken LSG to a good 125 for 7 on the finish of the 19.2 overs when rain started to fall. The groundsmen began to convey covers to the pitch and an conscious Rhodes was fast to present a serving to hand to them, profitable hearts on the bottom and on web.Â
The match was finally known as off because the rain ceased to cease. Both groups shared a degree every after the primary washout of IPL 2023. LSG and CSK each have 11 factors every and sit within the prime 3 of the factors desk.
Watch Rhodes’ and Lucknow floor employees protecting the pitch throughout LSG vs CSK conflict beneath:
.@JontyRhodes8 to the rescue ___
No scarcity of help for the bottom employees in Lucknow _#TATAIPL | #LSGvCSK pic.twitter.com/CGfT3dA94M
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2023
Terrific begin for CSK
MS Dhoni was fortunate on the toss as he gained the toss and requested LSG to bat first on a difficult monitor. Deepal Chahar, who returned the facet after a protracted damage layoff, and Tushar Deshpande bowled properly to maintain LSG openers quiet at the beginning. Moeen Ali then offered the primary breakthrough in type of Kyle Mayers, dismissing him for simply 14. Maheesh Theekshana picked two in two wickets earlier than Ravindra Jadeja despatched again Marcus Stoinis as LSG lose 5 wickets in beneath 10 overs and 50 runs.Â
Ayush Badoni present
Badoni got here to to the crease with LSG struggling within the center at 44 for five. It appeared the house facet will not be capable to submit even 100 on the board as they continued to lose wickets at common interval. But Badoni and his companion Nicholas Pooran stitched a 57-run stand for the sixth wicket to regular the ship. When Pooran went, Badoni began enjoying his photographs to take LSG to 125 for 7 earlier than rain stopped play. He stroked 2 fours and 4 sixes in his masterful innings.Â
MS Dhoni says ‘not me’ to retirement talks
Earlie, CSK captain MS Dhoni stated that he’s not fascinated with retirement from IPL but. At the toss, commentator Danny Morrison requested him on his response on followers celebrating his ‘swansong’ season, to which Dhoni laughed and stated, “You’ve decided it is my last IPL, not me’. That was an epic reply to Morrison who felt speechless by the answer and said ‘hoping to see you back again next year’. Â