M S DhoniChennai Super Kings-led Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on Friday to seal their way to their fourth Indian Premier League title. The men in yellow had momentum going in their favor from the start with a solid partnership between openers Rituraj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis. While Rituraj was dismissed for 32, du Plessis scored 86 off 59 balls to give his team a platform to reach the final score of 192 runs. South African batsman showed great form IPL Finished the tournament with 633 runs in 14 and 16 matches.
While his current form made him a natural choice to lead the South African batting lineup in the upcoming T20 World Cup, Cricket South Africa’s selectors dropped him from the 15-man squad for the tournament. After du Plessis’s final innings of IPL 14, the decision once again came under fire and former England Michael Vaughan came under fire at the South Africa selectors.
Describing Du Plessis’s lapse as “ridiculous”, Vaughan tweeted: “Absolutely ridiculous how Faf won’t play for South Africa in the T20 Cup.
South Africa have been placed in Group 1 of the T20 World Cup along with England, Australia and West Indies. The Temba Bavuma-led team will begin their tournament campaign with Australia at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 23 October.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, Reeza Hendrix, Henrik Klaasen, Bjorn Fortuyn, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, W Mulder, Enrique Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Dwayne Pretorius, Rassi Van Der Dussen and Tabrez Shamsi. Reserve players: Andile Phehlukwayo, Lijad Williams and George Linde
Meanwhile, India will play against arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match on October 24. This tournament will be Virat Kohli’s last assignment as T20 captain. Former India captain Dhoni has been made the mentor of the team for the tournament.
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