<p>Head coach <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2025-dhoni-cant-bat-csk-coach-stephen-fleming-23510113" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Stephen Fleming</strong></a> was relieved to see Chennai Super Kings&rsquo; top-order producing some runs, but, for him, the failure of his side to cross the line in the fourth consecutive IPL match this season remained a &ldquo;frustrating&rdquo; element.</p>
<p>CSK batters gave a better account of themselves in pursuit of 220 set by Punjab Kings, but still fell short of the target by 18 runs here on Tuesday.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It [has been] a frustrating season so far,&rdquo; Fleming told the media after the match.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;The catching has been poor, but it was poor from both sides. Whether it was something in the light, I&rsquo;m not sure, but certainly for us that was an area of concern. If you want to pick up 20 runs, it&rsquo;s probably that and [the] drop catches,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>Fleming had a point there because <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2025-csk-captain-ruturaj-gaikwad-opens-up-about-loss-against-pbks-23515959" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>CSK</strong></a> have so far dropped 11 catches in five matches, with three of them occurring against Punjab Kings.</p>
<p>The Kiwi then touched upon CSK&rsquo;s improved batting effort as openers Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra put on 69 runs, following which the former added another 89 runs for the third wicket with Shivam Dube (42). &ldquo;Well, positive-wise, we batted a bit better. We got some substance from the top order, which has been lacking so we were able to then construct the chase,&rdquo; Fleming said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We just weren&rsquo;t able to keep the run-rate at a good level through the middle, and it just left too much towards the end. But we&rsquo;ve been out of games, so to be in a game for a lot longer is a positive aspect. The game was really lost in the field,&rdquo; he added.</p>
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