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Bengaluru, Sept. 30: MS Dhoni smashed it into the deep midwicket stands, to finish it in MSD style as Chennai Super Kings pocketed a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 44 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
The Super Kings, who were placed top at the points table, sealed their playoff berth for the ongoing edition. The MS Dhoni-led side became the first side to qualify for the playoffs this season. Chennai made it to the playoffs for the eleventh time in IPL and sit pretty on top of the points table with eighteen points from 11 matches. On the other hand, the loss to CSK was the final nail in the coffin for Sunrisers, who have no chance of making it to the playoffs.
After electing to bowl first, the Super Kings bowlers restricted Sunrisers to 134/7 in Sharjah. Despite Wriddhiman Saha's 44 off 46, Sunrisers struggled to a paltry total of 134. The CSK bowlers were clinical as Josh Hazlewood led the attack with a three wicket haul. Dwayne Bravo's two important wickets along with a wicket apiece for Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja, saw Chennai restrict the struggling SRH line-up.
In response, the Chennai openers, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, once again gave the Super Kings a flying start, putting up an opening stand of 75 off 61. Ruturaj's 45 off 38 and Du Plessis' 41 off 36 put the Super Kings on course for their ninth win of the season. But led by Jason Holder's three wicket haul, CSK's middle-order woes were once again exposed.
But even though the game went down to the final over, Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni saw Chennai home. MSD served up one of his signature finishes to the game, whacking it into the stands to notch up a win with a maximum. Chennai, who missed out on the playoff spots for the first time last season, bounced back strongly to become the first team to qualify for the playoffs.
Here's how the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings match played out:
End of the innings: After failing to seal a playoff berth for the first time last season, the Chennai Super Kings did it in style as they became the first team to qualify for the playoffs this season. Despite taking the game deep, skipper MS Dhoni sealed the win with a maximum. The Sunrisers have now officially been knocked out of the playoffs race. The Super Kings have won nine matches out of the 11 and sit on top of the table with 18 points.
SIX!! And Dhoni does it in style winning it with a maximum as Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets.
2 need off 3. Another thriller or will MSD finish it off?
Rayudu takes the single. 2 needed from 4. Dhoni on strike. Will he finish it with a boundary?
Chennai Super Kings need 3 from the final over. Kaul to bowl the final. A boundary to finish the game?
FOUR!! MS Dhoni joins the party as he finds the gap between midwicket and long on. CSK close in on win. 3 needed off 8 now.
SIX!! Rayudu makes Bhuvi pay as he whacks it into the long-on stands. 9 needed off 10 now
Bhuvi in for the penultimate over, single to begin
A dot to finish. 16 needed off the final two overs
FOUR!! Rayudu gets the welcome boundary to take some of the pressure off. Rayudu goes inside out over extra cover for an important boundary
Dropped! Agony for Sunrisers as a leaping Jason Roy can't get to it
Two back-to-back dots and the pressure is piling slowly back on Chennai
A single to Kaul's over.
WICKET!! Holder the man once again as he picks up two wickets in his final over. After removing Raina earlier, du Plessis goes for 41 off 36. Chennai lose their fourth. MS Dhoni the new man in
WICKET! And Holder picks up Chennai's third wicket as Raina back to the dugout for just 2 off 3.
Suresh Raina the new man in, off the mark with a single. CSK need 29 off 29
WICKET! Rashid Khan strikes as Ali back to the dugout for 17 off 17
Chennai need 32 from the last six overs. MS Dhoni's men on course for a comfortable win at Sharjah. A win will seal a playoff berth for the Super Kings
12 overs done. CSK at 91/1. Chennai need 44 from 48
FOUR! Moeen Ali puts it away between fine leg and midwicket to end the over with a boundary
WICKET!! Holder hands Sunrisers the breakthrough. Williamson picks him up at mid-off as Gaikwad goes for 45 off 38. CSK: 75/1 after 10.1 overs
FOUR!! Gaikwad smashes this straight down the ground to hit Abhishek Sharma for a boundary on the first ball of the over.
FOUR!! Lovely shot as Gaikwad finds the gap between deep extra cover and long off.
Impressive start with the ball from Abhishek Sharma as he gives away just two runs. CSK: 60/1 after 8 overs
Gaikwad, Du Plessis looking to run away with the chase
Looks like #CSK want an early finish to the match
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 30, 2021
FOUR!! Another smashing shot from Du Plessis as it races away to the extra cover boundary. 11 runs off Kaul's first over. CSK: 58/0 after 7 overs
SIX!! Du Plessis brings up Chennai Super King's fifty with a maximum.
Siddarth Kaul into the attack, replaces Holder. A dot to begin
Powerplay done: Chennai Super Kings post 47 for no loss at the end of six overs
Decision overturned and Gaikwad keeps his wicket!
