Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling consultant Eric Simons said pacer Mathisha Patialana Matheesha Pathirana’s availability will depend on his fitness. Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chepauk Stadium on Monday. The Super Kings are fourth in the table with two wins and as many defeats. They lost two games in a row to Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
On the other hand, the Shreyas Iyer-led team will have three wins from three matches and sit second in the table.
Patialana impressed with his pace and movement, reminiscent of compatriot Lasith Malinga, but he did not feature in the last game against the Men in Orange due to a niggle Contest. Pathirana took four wickets in IPL 2024, including three against Delhi Capitals.
Simmons said the pacer’s playing time depends on his health and that there would be no risk for the youngster going four games a game, who he said is “doing really well.”
“The pacer’s availability against touring KKR depends on the green flag from the team doctor. It is a long game and we want to be conservative with his decision-making. Whether he plays the next game or not,” according to CSK “It’s not going to be up to the physio,” Simmons said, according to the website. “
“You shouldn’t risk four games for one game. But he performed very well. As a team, you have to be prepared for eventualities and that’s the IPL,” he added.
Simmons also said the team has had some discussions after losing two games in a row.
“We had a round of discussions at our last practice. So, we spent some time talking about it. We watched some video and came up with some plans based on the analysis. So, the simple answer is yes, we’ve been around There was a conversation (about the two losses and the game plan),” he said.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gubaz, Dushmantha Chameera, Srikar Bharat, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Daryl Mitchell, MS Dhoni(w), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Sameer Rizvi, Devon Conway, Mustafizur Rahman, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish.
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