It will be Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians again. The two most successful franchises in the IPL will fight it out for the trophy once again after MS Dhoni’s men produced a clinical performance in a must-win game.
They chose to bowl, so they had to keep the runs down, and they did thanks to Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir and Harbhajan Singh. Their 12 overs cost only 78 runs and brought five wickets. And needing 148 to win, they had their opening partnership come good as Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson both hit fifties to turn an iffy chase into a cakewalk in the end.
Chasing 148 to win, CSK reached the target in 19 overs thanks to half-centuries from openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis. Earlier, they had dished out a clinical bowling effort to restrict Delhi to 147 for nine. on Friday.
Chennai made a nervous start with both Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis finding it hard to get going. However, Faf soon got his groove on and went after the bowling attack. Faf departed after getting his half-century. However, Watson kept going after the bowlers. He too departed for 50.
Axar Patel bowled Suresh Raina to deal CSK another blow. However, by that time, Chennai needed just 21 runs in the final four overs. MS Dhoni fell in the 19th over but Ambati Rayudu (20*) took them home with six ball to spare as they won the match by 6 wickets.
Meanwhile Chennai Super Kings twitter handle posted a series of tweets wishing the team on the finals. As soon as winning the match, CSK posted a message to Mumbai Indians who is all set to compete the yellow army in the finals. In their tweet CSk wrote “Vandhen vandhen MIendum naaney vandhen… 🎶😋🎶 #MumHI #WhistlePodu #Yellove #CSKvDC 🦁💛”
Vandhen vandhen MIendum naaney vandhen… 🎶😋🎶 #MumHI #WhistlePodu #Yellove #CSKvDC 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 10, 2019
The tweet they posted is a popular song from “Panchathanthiram” movie which had Kamal Haasan in the lead. They also posted a reply to Delhi capitals team’s twitter handle who sadly posted their team’s handle.
In their reply to Delhi Capitals, Chennai wrote “Well played @DelhiCapitals! All our #yellove to the super team! #WhistlePodu 🦁💛”
Well played @DelhiCapitals! All our #yellove to the super team! #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 https://t.co/SC5T3yDtVi
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 10, 2019
CSK’s top spinners Harbhajan and Imran Tahir also expressed their joy in their own way after winning the match :
இன்னா செய்தாரை ஒறுத்தல் அவர் நாண win-நயம் செய்து விடல்! சறுக்குனாலும் யானை யானைதான், வயசானாலும் சிங்கம் சிங்கம் தான். மொத்ததுல நாங்க நாங்கதான்! எங்க சங்கம் இருந்துச்சுன்னா சம்பவம் கண்டிப்பா இருக்கும். மீண்டும் ஒரு @IPL சரித்திர பயணத்தை நோக்கி போடு நடை! Let’s do it, #CSK pic.twitter.com/UxLfDY8w4o
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 10, 2019
Yengaloda @ChennaiIPL vazhkaila ovvoru ipl m , ovvoru match m , ovvoru over m yen ovvoru ball m nangala sethukinathu da #eduda vandiya poduda whistle
— Imran Tahir (@ImranTahirSA) May 10, 2019
Kadavul oru sila velaigala avara mudikkararu.Oru sila velaigala mudikarathukku yengala @ChennaiIPL mathiri manushangala vechu mudikararu. #eduda vandiya poduda whistle
— Imran Tahir (@ImranTahirSA) May 11, 2019
Comment your views on the way CSK celebrating the victory !!
