I am definitely concerned about Jadeja the captain, but I'd wait before passing any verdict on his captaincy yet. There have been players in the past who've not had any captaincy experience and yet, they come in and take it on like a 'fish to water'. Jadeja showed extreme nervousness and literally slowed the game down, even though he had Bravo and Santner at their batting disposal. If Bravo had batted 2 overs today, CSK might have ended up with 150+. This is my favorite ground and he showed with his bowling how much he loves this ground.
The game was lost when both our openers fell cheaply. Had atleast one of them built a decent platform with Uthappa and taken us to 50 runs in the PP, we would've batted better against the spin duo of Varun-Narine. With really bad start and having Varun-Narine coming up, is a CHECKMATE situation! To KKR's credit, they've done a great job retaining Varun and Narine and adding a few good touches like Shreyas, Billings, etc.. KKR is much stronger than last year and are sure to be title contenders again.
CSK are definitely getting Moeen back. Now whether he replaces Conway or Santner is to be seen. I'd drop both Conway and Santner and have Moeen come in for Conway and Dwaine Pretorius come in for Santner. Pretorius is a good mid-overs and death bowler and he's available from Game 2 onwards. Maybe give Dube and Tushar an extra game (since CSK doesn't make wholesale changes). Its harsh on Conway but with Deepak Chahar not available for half the tournament, CSK's bowling looks weaker and needs overseas boost. And hope Dhoni now moves up to 5 and Jadeja bats at 6 or 7.
