The 33-year-old Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) opening batsman Devon Conway shockingly retired out within the twenty second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Tuesday, April 8.
The IPL 2025 match between the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Tremendous Kings was hosted by the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
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Devon Conway will get retired out
Conway opened the innings alongside together with his Kiwi teammate Rachin Ravindra for the Chennai Tremendous Kings and performed a extremely good knock. He offered the CSK with a fantastic begin by stitching up an excellent 61-run stand in 40 balls with Rachin Ravindra.
After that, he was concerned in a vital 89-run partnership in 51 balls with Shivam Dube that saved the Chennai Tremendous Kings within the hunt. Nonetheless, after the dismissal of Dube, issues began to go downhill for the 5-time champions.
Though Devon Conway was within the center for a really very long time, he was unable to hit boundaries. Therefore, after the fifth ball of the 18th over, when MS Dhoni dispatched Lockie Ferguson over long-off for a six, Devon Conway was seen strolling again to the hut.
Devon Conway bought retired out after scoring 69 runs off 49 balls. His knock was studded with 6 fours and a couple of sixes whereas Ravindra Jadeja got here in as the brand new batter within the center.
Notably, the CSK opener grew to become the second batsman to get retired out within the Indian Premier League 2025 and total the fifth batsman within the historical past of the league.
Retired out within the IPL
R Ashwin vs LSG, Wankhede, 2022
Atharva Taide vs DC, Dharamshala, 2023
Sai Sudharsan vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023
Tilak Varma vs LSG, Lucknow, 2025
Devon Conway vs PBKS, Mullanpur, 2025*
Watch: Conway walks again to the hut
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Unlucky for us that we didn’t begin the best way we needed – Devon Conway
Talking forward of the match towards the Punjab Kings, Devon Conway expressed disappointment over CSK’s incapacity to start out the IPL 2025 marketing campaign on a excessive. He mentioned:
“Definitely. Unlucky for us that we didn’t begin the best way we needed. The primary recreation, we gained fairly properly that powerplay as a batting group and the opposite three not a lot. That’s one factor that has highlighted with the best way now we have carried out within the video games now we have misplaced.
“For us, it’s not our energy in the meanwhile. We now have to be upping these numbers shortly. However we all know that now we have to proceed to be optimistic. Attempt to apply stress each time we are able to and preserve that optimistic mindset.”
Conway additional mentioned that he’s delighted to be a part of the CSK camp, however was disenchanted to not get the chance within the first few matches. He acknowledged:
“It’s nice to be part of the group. It’s unlucky to be lacking the primary few video games. However as a batter, it’s important to just remember to are at all times prepared. Get in these follow classes. For those who get that chance, just remember to seize it with each palms.””
