Dhoni led CSK beat SRH by 6 wickets, becomes first team to qualify for IPL Playoffs 2021

Dhoni led CSK beat SRH by 6 wickets, becomes first team to qualify for IPL Playoffs 2021

CSK beats SRH: Chennai Super Kings’ winning chariot continues in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season.

And the team qualified for the playoffs this season with a 6-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the match played at Sharjah.

The first team is made. Chennai bowlers performed brilliantly in this match, first restricting Hyderabad to a score of just 134 and later it was easily won.

Shocks to Hyderabad from the beginning

Chennai Super Kings team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl first, after which the Sunrisers Hyderabad team’s opening batsman could share only 23 runs for the first wicket.

Jason Roy lost his wicket in this match by scoring just 2 runs off the ball of Josh Hazlewood.

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At the same time, captain Kane Williamson, who came out to bat after this, could not do much and went on scoring just 11 runs.

After which the Hyderabad team kept losing wickets at frequent intervals and due to this the score could not get momentum. Wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha played the highest innings of 44 runs for the team.

Hyderabad team could score only 134 runs in this match for the loss of 7 wickets after 20 overs. While Josh Hazlewood took 3 wickets in his 4 overs in this match for Chennai, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo also managed to take 2 important wickets in his name.

Chennai’s opening batsmen gave a great start, Dhoni ended the match with a six

Chasing the target of 135 runs, Chennai Super Kings opening batsman Rituraj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis put on a 75-run partnership for the first wicket, giving the team a good start.

After this, while Gaikwad returned to the pavilion after scoring 45 runs, du Plessis, along with Moeen Ali, soon took the score beyond 100.

However, 4 important players returned to the pavilion till the score of 107 of Chennai’s team.

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After which Ambati Rayudu and Mahendra Singh Dhoni worked to take the innings to the threshold of victory and finally Dhoni ended the match with a six. The team of Chennai Super Kings managed to achieve this target in 19.4 overs.