NEW DELHI: In what has broadly been termed probably the most attractive IPL season of all, returning franchise Chennai Super Kings have defied predictions to change into the first to achieve the final.
ALSO READ: Calm du Plessis a very powerful for CSK in ultimate
Retaining the core of their a hit gamers over nine seasons, apart from R Ashwin, and some sensible new purchases proved immense within the MS Dhoni-led franchise completing 2nd on the issues desk at the end of the league phase. In the first Qualifier, CSK beat table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third time in a row this season to transport to Sunday’s IPL 2018 ultimate.
ALSO READ: Chennai Super Kings enter their seventh IPL ultimate
Here, TOI Sports charts CSK’s highway to the summit.
1st event v MI in Mumbai - Won by way of 1 wicket
A close win that came all the way down to the penultimate ball of the sport. Chasing 166, CSK lost wickets at common durations with out anyone however Dwayne Bravo crossing 24. CSK had been checked at 27/1, 42/2, 42/three, 51/four, 75/five and 84/6 sooner than Bravo minimize unfastened. At 118/8 the sport nonetheless appeared long gone for CSK when Kedar Jadhav, who had earlier retired hurt, came back to bat. As Bravo went berserk, hitting seven sixes and three fours sooner than he was 9th out at 159, Jadhav held his nerve and delivered an exciting win with some audacious shots within the ultimate over.
2nd event v KKR in Chennai - Won by way of five wickets
Another penultimate-delivery chase sealed by way of CSK, however this time the objective was 203 after Andre Russell bashed his technique to 88 not out off 36 balls, hitting 11 sixes. Shane Watson (42 off 19) and Ambati Rayudu (39 off 26) gave CSK a great start however wickets left them in hassle. It was all the way down to Englishman Sam Billings to take CSK to the doorstep of victory with a 23-ball 56, sooner than Ravindra Jadeja and Bravo struck sixes to finish a very good chase.
3rd event v KXIP in Chandigarh - Lost by way of 4 runs
CSK came very close to chasing KXIP’s 198. After the early departures of Watson and Vijay, and Billings for nine, Rayudu made 49 and Dhoni an overly tough unbeaten 79 off 44 balls, however perhaps the CSK skipper left his attack for too past due. CSK had five wickets in hand and came up 4 runs quick.
4th event v RR in Pune - Won by way of 64 runs
This time CSK batted first, and led by way of Watson’s 106 they piled up 204/five which proved approach too many for Rajasthan Royals. Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur struck big blows up entrance and Bravo and Karn Sharma completed the rout.
fifth event v SRH in Hyderabad - Won by way of four runs
Suresh Raina’s first meaningful contribution (54* off 43 balls) laid the base for Rayudu (79 off 37) and Dhoni (25* off 12) so as to add the blitz in a total of 182/three on a tricky monitor. An important Powerplay spell of three/15 from Chahar reduced SRH to 22/three however Kane Williamson (84) and Yusuf Pathan (45) threatened to do damage sooner than past due wickets stalled SRH. Rashid Khan’s four-ball 17 nearly beat CSK at the dying.
sixth event v RCB in Bengaluru - Won by way of five wickets
Again CSK conceded over 200, and again they received within the ultimate over. Again it was Rayudu (82) and Dhoni (70*) who starred in victory, the CSK skipper hitting seven sixes in every other eye-popping performance.
7th event v MI in Pune - Lost by way of 8 wickets
Raina’s 75* off 47 balls helped CSK to 169/five but it surely was not enough to prevent defeat to Mumbai, who knocked off the objective with 8 wickets and two balls last.
8th event v DD in Pune - Won by way of 13 runs
Fifties to Watson (78 off 40) and Dhoni (51* off 22) with assist from Rayudu (41) shaped the crux of a total of 211/four, which Delhi Daredevils nearly overhauled. The timely removing of Rishabh Pant for 79 proved the largest consider CSK’s win.
ninth event v KKR - Lost by way of 6 wickets
Dhoni’s 43* of 25 balls was the best score of CSK’s 177/five however some just right bowling meant that KKR had been in some trouble at 97/four within the 12th over sooner than Shubman Gill (57* off 36) and Dinesh Karthik (45* off 18) mixed for a match-winning partnership.
10th event v RCB in Pune - Won by way of 6 wickets
Jadeja was Man of the Match for taking three/18 as RCB had been kept to 127/nine, his wickets including that of Virat Kohli first ball. A series of cameos took CSK house, with Dhoni again contributing.
11th event v RR in Jaipur - Lost by way of four wickets
A just right general, made conceivable by way of Raina’s 52 and 33* from Dhoni, nearly proved enough for CSK. No batsman from the RR camp crossed 22 except Jos Buttler, and that was the adaptation within the consequence. Buttler smacked 11 fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 95 off 60 balls to clinch an important win for RR.
12th event v SRH in Pune - Won by way of 8 wickets
Chasing 180, CSK romped house in 19 overs due to Watson’s breezy 59 and a maiden IPL century from Rayudu who completed the process with 100* off 62 balls.
13th event v DD in Delhi - Lost by way of 34 runs
An abnormal defeat, though it proved inconsequential for CSK’s play-off probabilities. Chasing a goal of 163, CSK’s batsmen succumbed in shoddy manner at the same time as Rayudu smacked 50 off 29 balls. Jadeja was not out on 27 off 18 balls when the sport ended with CSK 128/6 after 20 overs.
14th event v KXIP in Pune - Won by way of five wickets
Fantastic bowling from South African pace bowler Lungi Ngidi within the Powerplay and at the backend of KXIP’s innings set CSK a goal of 154 in their ultimate league event. From 27/three, Raina completed the chase with an unbeaten 61 off 48 balls with Chahal contributing an entertaining and important cameo of 39 from 20 balls, despatched in ahead of Dhoni, Bravo and Jadeja to create some “chaos” because the CSK captain later mentioned.
Qualifier 1 v SRH in Mumbai - Won by way of 2 wickets
After dropping 4 wickets inside seven overs, SRH had been pushed to 139/7 by way of Carlos Braithwaite’s 29-ball 43 not out, after which their pace bowlers and Rashid rocked CSK to depart them in tatters at 62/6. It was then that South African captain Faf du Plessis lightly guided them house with an unbeaten 67 from 42 balls, a surprising innings that came when CSK wanted 43 runs from three overs.
ALSO READ: Calm du Plessis a very powerful for CSK in ultimate
Retaining the core of their a hit gamers over nine seasons, apart from R Ashwin, and some sensible new purchases proved immense within the MS Dhoni-led franchise completing 2nd on the issues desk at the end of the league phase. In the first Qualifier, CSK beat table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third time in a row this season to transport to Sunday’s IPL 2018 ultimate.
ALSO READ: Chennai Super Kings enter their seventh IPL ultimate
Here, TOI Sports charts CSK’s highway to the summit.
1st event v MI in Mumbai - Won by way of 1 wicket
A close win that came all the way down to the penultimate ball of the sport. Chasing 166, CSK lost wickets at common durations with out anyone however Dwayne Bravo crossing 24. CSK had been checked at 27/1, 42/2, 42/three, 51/four, 75/five and 84/6 sooner than Bravo minimize unfastened. At 118/8 the sport nonetheless appeared long gone for CSK when Kedar Jadhav, who had earlier retired hurt, came back to bat. As Bravo went berserk, hitting seven sixes and three fours sooner than he was 9th out at 159, Jadhav held his nerve and delivered an exciting win with some audacious shots within the ultimate over.
2nd event v KKR in Chennai - Won by way of five wickets
Another penultimate-delivery chase sealed by way of CSK, however this time the objective was 203 after Andre Russell bashed his technique to 88 not out off 36 balls, hitting 11 sixes. Shane Watson (42 off 19) and Ambati Rayudu (39 off 26) gave CSK a great start however wickets left them in hassle. It was all the way down to Englishman Sam Billings to take CSK to the doorstep of victory with a 23-ball 56, sooner than Ravindra Jadeja and Bravo struck sixes to finish a very good chase.
3rd event v KXIP in Chandigarh - Lost by way of 4 runs
CSK came very close to chasing KXIP’s 198. After the early departures of Watson and Vijay, and Billings for nine, Rayudu made 49 and Dhoni an overly tough unbeaten 79 off 44 balls, however perhaps the CSK skipper left his attack for too past due. CSK had five wickets in hand and came up 4 runs quick.
4th event v RR in Pune - Won by way of 64 runs
This time CSK batted first, and led by way of Watson’s 106 they piled up 204/five which proved approach too many for Rajasthan Royals. Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur struck big blows up entrance and Bravo and Karn Sharma completed the rout.
fifth event v SRH in Hyderabad - Won by way of four runs
Suresh Raina’s first meaningful contribution (54* off 43 balls) laid the base for Rayudu (79 off 37) and Dhoni (25* off 12) so as to add the blitz in a total of 182/three on a tricky monitor. An important Powerplay spell of three/15 from Chahar reduced SRH to 22/three however Kane Williamson (84) and Yusuf Pathan (45) threatened to do damage sooner than past due wickets stalled SRH. Rashid Khan’s four-ball 17 nearly beat CSK at the dying.
sixth event v RCB in Bengaluru - Won by way of five wickets
Again CSK conceded over 200, and again they received within the ultimate over. Again it was Rayudu (82) and Dhoni (70*) who starred in victory, the CSK skipper hitting seven sixes in every other eye-popping performance.
7th event v MI in Pune - Lost by way of 8 wickets
Raina’s 75* off 47 balls helped CSK to 169/five but it surely was not enough to prevent defeat to Mumbai, who knocked off the objective with 8 wickets and two balls last.
8th event v DD in Pune - Won by way of 13 runs
Fifties to Watson (78 off 40) and Dhoni (51* off 22) with assist from Rayudu (41) shaped the crux of a total of 211/four, which Delhi Daredevils nearly overhauled. The timely removing of Rishabh Pant for 79 proved the largest consider CSK’s win.
ninth event v KKR - Lost by way of 6 wickets
Dhoni’s 43* of 25 balls was the best score of CSK’s 177/five however some just right bowling meant that KKR had been in some trouble at 97/four within the 12th over sooner than Shubman Gill (57* off 36) and Dinesh Karthik (45* off 18) mixed for a match-winning partnership.
10th event v RCB in Pune - Won by way of 6 wickets
Jadeja was Man of the Match for taking three/18 as RCB had been kept to 127/nine, his wickets including that of Virat Kohli first ball. A series of cameos took CSK house, with Dhoni again contributing.
11th event v RR in Jaipur - Lost by way of four wickets
A just right general, made conceivable by way of Raina’s 52 and 33* from Dhoni, nearly proved enough for CSK. No batsman from the RR camp crossed 22 except Jos Buttler, and that was the adaptation within the consequence. Buttler smacked 11 fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 95 off 60 balls to clinch an important win for RR.
12th event v SRH in Pune - Won by way of 8 wickets
Chasing 180, CSK romped house in 19 overs due to Watson’s breezy 59 and a maiden IPL century from Rayudu who completed the process with 100* off 62 balls.
13th event v DD in Delhi - Lost by way of 34 runs
An abnormal defeat, though it proved inconsequential for CSK’s play-off probabilities. Chasing a goal of 163, CSK’s batsmen succumbed in shoddy manner at the same time as Rayudu smacked 50 off 29 balls. Jadeja was not out on 27 off 18 balls when the sport ended with CSK 128/6 after 20 overs.
14th event v KXIP in Pune - Won by way of five wickets
Fantastic bowling from South African pace bowler Lungi Ngidi within the Powerplay and at the backend of KXIP’s innings set CSK a goal of 154 in their ultimate league event. From 27/three, Raina completed the chase with an unbeaten 61 off 48 balls with Chahal contributing an entertaining and important cameo of 39 from 20 balls, despatched in ahead of Dhoni, Bravo and Jadeja to create some “chaos” because the CSK captain later mentioned.
Qualifier 1 v SRH in Mumbai - Won by way of 2 wickets
After dropping 4 wickets inside seven overs, SRH had been pushed to 139/7 by way of Carlos Braithwaite’s 29-ball 43 not out, after which their pace bowlers and Rashid rocked CSK to depart them in tatters at 62/6. It was then that South African captain Faf du Plessis lightly guided them house with an unbeaten 67 from 42 balls, a surprising innings that came when CSK wanted 43 runs from three overs.
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