Sam Curran's promotion to opener impresses Chennai fans, Shane Watson trolled online

Chennai are currently competing with Hyderabad in Match 29 of Dream11 IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Ground in Dubai. Having won toss, MS Dhoni elected to bat first. tably, this is first time that Men in Yellow have gotten opportunity to bat first in tournament so far.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Netizens laud Chennai's move to open with Sam Curran, troll Shane Watson

As soon as Chennai openers came out on field though, everyone was shocked when Faf du Plessis was accompanied by all-rounder Sam Curran on field in place of Shane Watson. This is first time that Shane Watson hasn't opened batting for Chennai in Dream11 IPL. reason behind Sam Curran's promotion could be failure of Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis at providing blistering starts.

Chennai is currently at penultimate position on  Dream11 IPL 2020 points table with two wins and five losses. With business end of tournament quickly approaching, Chennai think tank sprung a surprise by promoting Sam Curran up order. move paid off for Chennai as Sam Curran scored 31 runs off 21 with three fours and two sixes.  22-year old fetched 21 runs off fourth over bowled by Khaleel Ahmed where he smashed two boundaries and as many maximums. However, southpaw was cleaned up by Sandeep Sharma in next over, bringing an end to a quickfire cameo.

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Netizens went berserk after watching Sam Curran open batting for Chennai. Several reactions poured in on Twitter where fans expressed ir delight at watching Englishman open innings. While some fans were happy with Sam Curran opening for Chennai, ors trolled Shane Watson for his inconsistent performances. Let's take a look at a few reactions.

This is t first time that Sam Curran has opened innings in Dream11 IPL. southpaw has done so once in past when he was playing for Punjab in last edition of cash-rich league. Sam Curran had scored 20 off 10 balls n with three fours and one six before Sandeep Lamichhane claimed his wicket.

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Sam Curran Dream11 IPL stats have been extremely impressive this season. In eight matches this year, Sam Curran has played some quickfire cameos and justified his position in team by fulfilling his role to perfection. Curran has scored his runs at a blistering strike-rate of 181.30.  Sam Curran Dream11 IPL stats for 2020 also include 8 wickets he has picked in as many games.

 Hyderabad vs Chennai live match is a crucial fixture for both sides as y are coming on back of defeats in ir last games. Meanwhile, at time of publishing this article, Chennai scored 92/2 at end of 13 overs. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu are going strong for three-time Dream11 IPL champions. MS Dhoni's men will look to post a competitive total in  Hyderabad vs Chennai live match to give ir bowlers something to defend. 

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SOURCE: IPL TWITTER