IPL 2018: Chennai Super Kings' 7-factor analysis

#4 New ball bowling (overs 1 - 6)

England v Australia: 3rd Investec Ashes Test - Day Two — Shane Watson is a useful new ball bowler for CSK

It has been a mixed bag as far as new ball bowling is concerned. The captain-creative has thrown the new ball to Watson, Chahar, Harbhajan, Tahir, Thakur, and Jadeja as well.

In the first two matches, the CSK bowlers were impressive, picking up 2 wickets in the powerplay. However, in the third match, it was Rahul's elegance and Gayle's brute force that lead to a mammoth score of 75 in the powerplay.

Watson has stood out for the CSK picking up 5 wickets in 3 matches. Dhoni's strategy with the new ball is giving Watson at least 2 overs and distributing the remaining overs, in powerplay amongst other pacers or the spinners.

Have a look at the new ball bowling stats -

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