It was a double treat for the fans of the Chennai Super Kings as the franchise booked their place in the play-off of the IPL 2021 edition and becomes the first team to do so, and Chennai Super Kings won the match with a 6 by the bat of the Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the finisher finished the match in a style. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Chennai Super Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field first in the match and the bowling unit of the franchise provided a great start by removing Jason Roy for just 2. The captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kane Williamson also went back to the pavilion for just 11 runs in his account. But Wriddhiman Saha presented decent innings as he scored 44 and he becomes the highest scorer for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the match.
The bowling unit of the Chennai Super Kings restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad at 134 runs on the board after 20 overs and the captain of Chennai touched a new milestone in the history of IPL. Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has the most number of catches as a wicketkeeper in IPL.
The target was not a big deal for the batting lineup of the Chennai Super Kings as they started in a positive manner. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 45 while his partner Faf du Plessis added 41 in his account. However, Moeen Ali and Suresh Raina were dismissed for 17 and 2 respectively.
After that, Ambati Rayudu smashed 17 runs and MS Dhoni scored 14 that includes a finishing six as well. With this victory, the Chennai Super Kings become the first franchise to book their place in the play-off of the IPL 2021 edition.
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