IPL 2020: "Test-ing times" - CSK's self-trolls after team struggles with scoring rate yet again

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) scored only 125 runs in their 20 overs.

By Sameer Deodhar - 20 Oct, 2020

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have constantly been under the pump since their second game of the season.

Beating the defending champions, Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2020 opener was the only positive for them for the first few games. Since then, the champion team has looked out of color throughout the tournament.

The Men in Yellow have not been able to score freely this season with the exception of their opener Faf Du Plessis. Especially the middle order batsmen like Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja have scored at almost a run-a-ball this season.

This has not gone down well with the CSK fans. It has also given the non-CSK fans an opportunity to take a dig at the side filled with cricketers who are just not able to break free.

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On Monday, October 19, they won the toss and chose to bat first against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). None of the CSK batsmen, who faced at least 10 balls, scored at a Strike Rate of above 100.

They ended with just 125/5 on the board. The Royals began with 20 runs in the first 2 overs and finished the game with 15 balls to spare.

It looked like even the social media team of CSK got impatient with the players are trolled themselves with a cryptic tweet during their batting innings.

They tweeted, "Test-ing times"

Test-ing times. ????#WhistlePodu #WhistleFromHome #Yellove #CSKvRR

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 19, 2020

After their 10th game, the Super Kings now find themselves at the bottom of the points table with just 6 points and a Net Run Rate of negative 0.463.

By Sameer Deodhar - 20 Oct, 2020

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