India, April 9 -- Chennai Super Kings' decision to retire out Devon Conway in the 18th over of their chase against Punjab Kings left experts divided as the visitors in Chandigarh on Tuesday failed to make the most of the decision, falling short by 18 runs to register a fourth-successive defeat in IPL 2025. While Piyush Chawla and Wasim Jaffer reckoned Chennai got their timing wrong with the decision, former Australia captain Michael Clarke questioned its logic.

Conway brought up one of the slowest fifties this season, reaching the mark in 37 balls, where he struggled both in the powerplay (22 off 16) and the middle overs (38 off 27). With time running out and the asking rate putting more pressure on the dugout, Chennai decided to retire ...