Wily bowlers guide CSK to playoffs: This marked CSK‘s ninth victory in eleven games, four of which came on the trot in the United Arab Emirates, where they began to beat defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI). Since then, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have also been tamed.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK), nicknamed Dad’s Army in a memorable campaign last year. Returned to the same country with virtually the same roster and became the first team to enter the Indian Premier League (IPL). Playoffs with a win in Sixwicket against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
This marked CSK’s ninth victory in 11 games, four of which ended trotting in the United Arab Emirates. Where they began to beat defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI). Since then, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have also been tamed.
With all these victories, CSK had a great opening success or a great opening partnership. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis started where they left off against KKR and took home 135 to win, which was half the job. CSK staggered towards the end and quickly lost Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, and Du Plessis. If Jason Roy had donned the gravity-defying blinders to unleash MS Dhoni.
CSK might have had to wait another day.
But Roy couldn’t and Ambati Rayudu released the pressure with a four and a six ahead of Siddharth Kaul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who went 13 in the 19th round.
Given that the last four innings in Sharjah were 130 the highest score, SRH would not have felt too depressed at halftime at 134/7. Especially after Jason Roy and Kane Williamson, the hitters who sealed a rare win Monday, fell cheap. Roy led Josh Hazelwood to Dhoni and put the great Australian on his way to his best IPL numbers (4-0-24-3). And Williamson fell for Dwayne Bravo’s ruse, played on the wrong line, and was previously caught.
Dhoni hit a four at 19 and a six at 20 to end the game, meaning he could regain his touch if CSK entered the eleventh.
Three balls after the power play the duo that was instrumental in the defeat of the Rajasthan Royals. Had been sacked and things looked bleak for SRH. Again.
Crucial to containing the SRH were CSK‘s 46-point balls. Thirteen of them came from Hazelwood, who fired Sharma and Samad, and 10 were kicked out by Bravo. If Hazelwood and Thakur managed to land their widths. Bravo deftly varied the length after starting an eight-ball. In which he threw two large widths to either side of a delivery that tripped Williamson. And as with this stay in the UAE, Jadeja did nothing wrong. Jadeja and Bravo arrived in seven overs in which neither four nor six were reached.
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