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16/07/2025 13:15

Vitality Blast. 2025. Winner

Birmingham Bears, Durham, Glamorgan County, Gloucestershire County, Hampshire, Kent Spitfires, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Nottinghamshire Outlaws, Somerset County, Surrey County, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire Rapids

W1
9
W2
12

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Tushar Deshpande's disciplined lengths with the new ball were heavily rewarded. Source: BCCI

Bowling leader of CSK

CSK may have lost Deepak Chahar and Matheesha Pathirana to injury, but they remained in the race for the IPL play-offs because Tushar Deshpande has improved beyond recognition. He was the one who chose the ball they were going to use at the start of the match. That is usually the responsibility of a very senior player. This guy used to be their net bowler. His rise has been phenomenal. In the same over, Deshpande removed PBKS's top-order duo of Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw. His first six balls of the match increased CSK's chances of victory by 18.66%.

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