CSK [173/6] defeat DC [172/5] by 4 wickets in IPL 2021

[MP2011]

Honestly, it was pretty stupid of Rishabh Pant to give those final two overs to Tom Curran and Avesh Khan ahead of Kagiso Rabada.

Hell, no! You know nothing.

It was genius of Dhoni which won it for CSK.

 

[MP2011]

Must be some deliberate tactics from Ponting as they can't afford any dropped chances at that stage of the game.

Is Shaw that bad a fielder?

 

[DHONI183]

Admitted in hospital due to heart issues (got my sister's laptop to be brought over here so that I could watch the match), MS Dhoni takes yet another match to the final over at the worst possible time for me. Few, That was some match!

Life has been incredibly hard the recent few months, and today was a specially difficult day with my heart rate being very high throughout, but MS absolutely took my mind away from all that for a while today, even if he chose not the most ideal day for me to participate and play an essential part of a nail-biter. 12 needed off five, I felt the old me at that time who used to watch the game with a tremendous amount of energy and excitement. Memorable stuff!

 

[MP2011]

Admitted in hospital due to heart issues (got my sister's laptop to be brought over here so that I could watch the match), MS Dhoni takes yet another match to the final over at the worst possible time for me. Few, That was some match!

Life has been incredibly hard the recent few months, and today was a specially difficult day with my heart rate being very high throughout, but MS absolutely took my mind away from all that for a while today, even if he chose not the most ideal day for me to participate and play an essential part of a nail-biter. 12 needed off five, I felt the old me at that time who used to watch the game with a tremendous amount of energy and excitement. Memorable stuff!

Hope you get well soon.

 

[Ab Fan]

Hell, no! You know nothing.

It was genius of Dhoni which won it for CSK.

You have to give credit to Dhoni here to have won it for CSK. The game could have gone either way but Dhoni came in and started hitting the bowling right away( which he doesn't do generally) and ultimately got the job done. Rabada with his more pace could have been a little tougher for the old Dhoni but you gotta appreciate Dhoni's ability to finish games even at this age.

 

[globalcitizen]

Don't jinx RCB. Chennai Super kings will win the finals.

Tomorrow match - KKR 291/0 (20)
RCB 91 all-out(15.3)

You don't need to anti jinx so much. Anna AB should come good in next match! Then Maxi and Kohli to take us to FINALS . Bleed Red!!!

 

[MenInG]

MS Dhoni's late blitz of 18* off 6 and half-centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa propelled Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their 9th IPL final. Although Gaikwad (70 off 50) and Uthappa (63 off 44) did the heavy lifting to put CSK on the brink of a win, it was Dhoni's cameo that mattered in the end as the asking rate surged to 12 in the final 2 overs.

Continuing the trend of batting before Ravindra Jadeja, Dhoni walked out following Gaikwad's dismissal on the first delivery of the 19th over. The 2nd ball Dhoni faced, he cleared the fence with ease.

After losing Moeen Ali's wicket on the first delivery of the 20th over, the onus fell on Dhoni to score 13 off 5. The CSK skipper only dealt in boundaries and hit Tom Curran for three back-to-back fours to complete the chase.

Gaikwad and Uthappa played their part in the chase and added 110 runs for the 2nd wicket after the Yellow Army lost the wicket of Faf du Plessis in the very first over. Their partnership brought CSK back into the game but all their efforts would have gone in vain had Dhoni not finished the job.

Earlier in the game, Delhi got a quickfire start as Prithvi Shaw went on an attacking rampage. He added 36 runs for the first wicket with Shikhar Dhawan in just 3.2 overs. The senior batsman only made a contribution of 7 runs before being caught by Dhoni off Josh Hazlewood.

Shreyas Iyer continued his below-par run and only managed 1 off 8. The team management surprisingly sent Axar Patel to partner Shaw. The move didn't work well and the all-rounder only managed 10 off 11.

While DC were losing wickets at regular intervals, Shaw continued with his business of scoring runs and completed his half-century off just 27 deliveries. The right-handed batsman was dismissed for 60 off Ravindra Jadeja, who got him caught by Plessis.

The fall of wickets at regular intervals had an impact on DC's run-rate but it flourished towards the end. Skipper Rishabh Pant led the charge and remained unbeaten on 51 off 35 deliveries. He was well supported by Shimron Hetmyer, who scored 37 off 24 after coming to bat at number 6.

For CSK, Shardul had rare bad day with the ball and leaked 36 runs off 3 overs, also failing to take a wicket.

With this win, CSK have qualified for their 9th IPL final and will be playing the winners of 2nd Qualifier on October 15. DC are still in the race and will square off against either Kolkata Knight Riders or Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2nd Qualifier on Wednesday (October 13).

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...l-chennai-super-kings-to-9th-ipl-final/822380

 

[Afzal_K]

MAN that Dhoni is Dhoni, very special

 

[prakash]

Admitted in hospital due to heart issues (got my sister's laptop to be brought over here so that I could watch the match), MS Dhoni takes yet another match to the final over at the worst possible time for me. Few, That was some match!

Get well soon.

But why are you watching Dhoni/CSK when you have heart issues? They are known to give heart issues to everyone by taking the match to the last ball

 

[Smbhayi]

I hate Chennai and Mumbai Indians.. why other teams can't win.

This year KKR has the best chance..

 

[Smbhayi]

Is Shaw that bad a fielder?

He's not a safe catcher nor the quickest around the field..

 

[Smbhayi]

Admitted in hospital due to heart issues (got my sister's laptop to be brought over here so that I could watch the match), MS Dhoni takes yet another match to the final over at the worst possible time for me. Few, That was some match!

Life has been incredibly hard the recent few months, and today was a specially difficult day with my heart rate being very high throughout, but MS absolutely took my mind away from all that for a while today, even if he chose not the most ideal day for me to participate and play an essential part of a nail-biter. 12 needed off five, I felt the old me at that time who used to watch the game with a tremendous amount of energy and excitement. Memorable stuff!

Get well soon bhai..

 

[ChennaiFan]

Admitted in hospital due to heart issues (got my sister's laptop to be brought over here so that I could watch the match), MS Dhoni takes yet another match to the final over at the worst possible time for me. Few, That was some match!

Life has been incredibly hard the recent few months, and today was a specially difficult day with my heart rate being very high throughout, but MS absolutely took my mind away from all that for a while today, even if he chose not the most ideal day for me to participate and play an essential part of a nail-biter. 12 needed off five, I felt the old me at that time who used to watch the game with a tremendous amount of energy and excitement. Memorable stuff!

Hope you become healthy and normal soon, [MENTION=6745]DHONI183[/MENTION]. May God bless you!

 

[globalcitizen]

Admitted in hospital due to heart issues (got my sister's laptop to be brought over here so that I could watch the match), MS Dhoni takes yet another match to the final over at the worst possible time for me. Few, That was some match!

Life has been incredibly hard the recent few months, and today was a specially difficult day with my heart rate being very high throughout, but MS absolutely took my mind away from all that for a while today, even if he chose not the most ideal day for me to participate and play an essential part of a nail-biter. 12 needed off five, I felt the old me at that time who used to watch the game with a tremendous amount of energy and excitement. Memorable stuff!

Wish you a speedy recovery