IPL 2021: CSK beat SRH by 6 wickets, qualifies to play-offs

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday put up another disciplined performance as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

A poor delivery by Kaul let Dhoni hammer it into the deep midwicket stands for a six.

CSK scored 139/4 while SRH was limited to 134.

MS Dhoni finished the game in style. He smashed a massive six and CSK qualified for the play-offs.

It was in 2020 when CSK couldn’t make it but this year, they are stronger than ever. Meanwhile, SRH is the first team to be out of the contention. 

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Josh Hazlewood registered his best-ever IPL bowling figures – 3/24 – while Dwayne Bravo picked up a couple of wickets after CSK opted to bowl.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha top-scored with 44 off 46 balls while no other batter could score more than 18 runs.

Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja picked a wicket apiece.

Earlier, Dhoni-led CSK won the toss and opted to bowl first. They have made a change to their side – Dwayne Bravo was replaced with Sam Curran.