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'Purple ke saath Orange cap bhi dedo isko' - Fans mock Tushar Deshpande despite winning Purple Cap in IPL 2023

Despite losing the match, CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande becomes the Purple Cap holder with 17 wickets and here is how fans reacted.

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Tushar Deshpande won Purple cap (Source - Twitter)

Tushar Deshpande won Purple cap (Source - Twitter)

The 41st match of the Indian Premier League 2023 witnessed a thrilling contest between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in which the visitors won the match on the last ball and handed CSK their 4th loss of the season in the 9 matches they’ve played so far.

Meanwhile, CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande became the Purple Cap holder as he took 3 wickets in the match and now has a total of 17 wickets. But many people on the internet, particularly the CSK fans, were angry with the player, though. His two overs were the cause of the opposition gaining momentum. He would have won this game easily for CSK if he had let up at least 10 fewer runs. 

However, some countered that the Mumbai cricketer simply had a bad day with the ball. Despite a rough start to the tournament, he has actually played well in the most recent matches, particularly when bowling in the final overs. CSK skipper MS Dhoni backed him after his bad start in the tournament and it is expected that he will continue to back him.

Brilliant finish by Sikandar Raza

Talking about the match, CSK won the toss and opted to bat first, despite having a mediocre start with the bat, they did not lose wickets. It was challenging to stop Devon Conway and Shivam Dube once they got their form, though. Dhoni added two sixes, in the end, to help CSK reach a total of 200. Conway was the highest run-scorer for CSK as he smashed an unbeaten 52-ball 92, which included 12 fours and 1 six.

In response, PBKS got off to a strong scoring start. However, CSK bowlers made a brilliant comeback in the middle as scoring runs became challenging. Ravindra Jadeja started putting pressure on the opposition by picking crucial wickets. However, PBKS scored more than 20 runs after Tushar Deshpande's over to Liam Livingstone altered the course of the game. Sikandar Raza scored three runs in the final ball to help his team cross the finish line despite Matheesha Pathirana's best efforts to win the game.

Here's how fans reacted:

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