Both CSK and SRH entered the tournament with only one thing in mind – win this one and book a berth in the finals straightaway. No team wanted to take the long route of Qualifier 2 and guess what it is CSK which has ended on the right side of the line.
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The match got off to some start with Shikhar Dhawan getting played on off the very first delivery of the match bowled by Deepak Chahar.
That pretty much set the tone for the innings as Sreevats Goswami, Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey departed in quick succession. It was the late surge by Carlos Braithwate which helped SRH reach 139.
Coming in to chase, CSK got off to a similar start with Watson getting out for zero. Suresh Raina and Du Plessis then calmed things down but another string of wickets had them in trouble. However, du Plessis (67) batted till the last and with some help from Shardul Thakur (15) saw CSK to the win.
Twitter could not handle the close win and was full of praise for CSK:
Fafulous!!!!!! Whattey Time to come back to form, Sensible Knock. You Beauty !!! And Yeah. Thank You Dhool Takkar. #SRHvCSK #WhistlePodu
— Prabhu 🏏 (@Cricprabhu) May 22, 2018
CSK so good even South Africans don’t choke. What an innings by @faf1307! Brilliant.#SRHvCSK
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) May 22, 2018
Faf du Plessis seals it with a six!
CSK through to their seventh IPL final, Sunrisers can’t believe it
What a comeback https://t.co/WuobEMcokK #IPL2018 #SRHvCSK #Qualifier1
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 22, 2018
IPL – where 7 teams battle to play CSK in the final #SRHvCSK
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 22, 2018
Chennai Super Kings Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad By 2 Wickets. Storm Into Finals Of IPL 2018. Burnol Moment For CSK And #Dhoni Haters. 💃😂💛 #CSKvSRH #SRHvCSK #SRHvsCSK #WhistlePodu
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) May 22, 2018
Winning runs with a six! Faf Du Dhoni! #SRHvCSK
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) May 22, 2018
CSK’s great escapes in last three overs:
47 off 2.5 vs MI, Wankhede
41 off 2.5 vs KKR, Chennai
44 off 2.4 vs RCBm Bengaluru
43 off 2.1 vs SRH, Wankhede#SRHvCSK #IPL2018— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 22, 2018
The batsman’s South African, and the rest of the team is choking.#SRHvCSK
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 22, 2018
What an innings from @faf1307 , on a surface where everyone struggled , an exceptional innings. @ChennaiIPL is truly a champion. Romba nalla victory #SRHvCSK
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 22, 2018
#IPL—A tournament where seven teams play to meet #CSK in the finals. 😊🙏🙌🙇♂️ #SRHvCSK
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 22, 2018
Gave 37 Runs In Last 2 Overs. Just Deposited Rs 100 Crores Into Account Of Brathwaite And Siddarth Kaul via PayTM. 😬😂🤣 #SRHvCSK #SRHvsCSK #CSKvSRH #WhistlePodu
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) May 22, 2018
Who needs cheerleaders, when you have Imran Tahir in the dugout?#SRHvCSK
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) May 22, 2018
Such an irony, while the team is choking, a South African is holding fort. #SRHvCSK
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) May 22, 2018
Well done @ChennaiIPL. Great character and temperament shown by #FafduPlessis and #shardul. #CSKvSRH #VIVOIPL2018
— Prragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) May 22, 2018
Look who’s here and having a gala time at the #Qualifier1 #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/CwtllJEkYx
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2018
An opposition is happy to concede a one-run over when the required run rate is 10+. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the respect Rashid Khan has earned.#SRHvCSK
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) May 22, 2018
Carlos Brathwaite’s 29-ball 43* helps SRH fightback and post 139/7 in the Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede. CSK need 140 runs to book a berth in the final.#CricketMeriJaan #SRHvCSK
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 22, 2018
Both MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina are appearing in their 20th semifinal/playoff match – the most by any player in #IPL.
Both missed last 4 stage just once:
Dhoni – in 2016 (for RPS)
Raina – in 2017 (for GL)
But for #CSK appeared in all – nine out of nine!#CSKvSRH#SRHvCSK#IPL2018— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 22, 2018
Carlos Braithwait bowling the 18th over. Kaul bowling the 19th ahead of Bhuvneshwar. Rare captaincy errors from one of the finest captains in the #IPL #SRHvCSK
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 22, 2018
