Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has attained a milestone of 3,500 runs in T20 cricket. The veteran Indian cricketer achieved the mark in his 317th match (227 innings). Ravindra Jadeja needed 34 runs to reach the landmark. He did so against the Lucknow Super Giants in Match 34 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Friday.
Ravindra Jadeja is the first player in IPL history to amass 1,000-plus runs, claim 100-plus wickets, and secure 100-plus catches in the IPL. He got to 100 catches in CSK’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 8.
Ravindra Jadeja shines with the bat against LSG
Ravindra Jadeja was promoted to bat at number four after CSK were 33/2 after 4.2 overs. He shared a 35-run stand alongside Ajinkya Rahane to keep the scorecard moving. Ravindra Jadeja made sure he stayed at the crease after CSK were 90/5. He dealt in one and twos and hit the odd boundaries. Moeen Ali supported Ravindra Jadeja for a pivotal stand before MS Dhoni joined in.
Ravindra Jadeja hit an unbeaten 57 from 40 balls. He slammed five fours and a six (SR: 142.50). Alongside Moeen’s 20-ball 30 and Dhoni’s nine-ball 28*, CSK got the desired momentum at the death and posted 176/6 in 20 overs. As per ESPNCricinfo, Ravindra Jadeja owns 3,523 runs at an average of 26.29 in the 20-over format. His strike rate reads 129.76. The southpaw now owns three fifties in the format. Notably, 2,833 of his runs have come in the IPL. He averages 27.50 and his strike rate is 129.18.All three of his T20 fifties have come in IPL.
Having played 66 T20I matches for Team India , Ravindra Jadeja owns 480 runs at 22.85 from 36 innings. His strike rate is 125.32. 46* reads his highest T20I score. Notably, he has claimed 53 wickets with the ball at 28.41. Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling prowess means he is one of the best all-rounders in the game. In 317 matches, he has 220 scalps from 284 innings at 29.90. He is a leading customer in the IPL, having managed 156 wickets at 29.62.
Aakash Chopra has noted that Ravindra Jadeja couldn’t give the required impetus to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) innings in their IPL 2024 clash against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Ravindra Jadeja’s sensational knock at No 4 a reason for CSK loss reckons Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra has noted that Ravindra Jadeja couldn’t give the required impetus to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) innings in their IPL 2024 clash against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 57 off 40 deliveries as CSK set LSG a 177-run target in Lucknow on Friday, April 19. KL Rahul and company chased the target down with eight wickets and an over to spare to hand the visitors their third defeat in seven games.
Reviewing CSK’s batting in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra opined that Jadeja didn’t live up to expectations.
“Jaddu had to be sent up the order. Jaddu scored a fifty and stayed unbeaten till the end as well but he couldn’t accelerate in the end the way you expect from him. If you have been sent at No. 4, got to bat almost in the powerplay and you stay till the end, you should score 70-80 runs in 40 balls. The thinking is like that but he didn’t reach there,” he explained
On the flip side, the former India opener praised MS Dhoni for playing a blazing knock.
“What a guy he (Dhoni) is. When he comes, people bowl a wide yorker to him on the first ball. If that becomes a wide or he hits over cover, everyone comes under pressure. Then they are unable to bowl to him,” Chopra said.
“He hit over cover, hit Yash Thakur for a six when he bowled at the stumps, then on the off side, and a 360-degree shot against Mohsin Khan. An upgraded and updated version has come. MS Dhoni 2.0, 3.0, 5.0 – God knows. He is telling others that the lion has gotten old but is still No. 1 while hunting,” the cricketer-turned-commentator added.
Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 28 off just nine balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. He dominated his unbroken 35-run seventh-wicket partnership with Jadeja.