Chennai Super Kings have reached the final of the IPL. She will appear in the title match for a record 10th time. The team, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will play at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (May 28). They will face either Mumbai Indians or Gujarat Titans in the final. Qualifier-2 will be played on Friday (May 26) between Mumbai and Gujarat. The winning team in this match will fight to become the champion after two days.
In Qualifier-1, defending champions Gujarat Titans were defeated by Chennai by 15 runs on Tuesday (May 23). This was Chennai's first win over Gujarat in four matches. Earlier, CSK had to face defeat in all three matches. The Chennai team, which became four-time champions, made a great comeback this season. She did not even reach the playoffs last season. This time under the captaincy of Dhoni, the team first made it to the playoffs and then reached the title match.
Dhoni will come to match Rohit
Praying for the fans of Chennai that their team becomes the champion for the fifth time. Under Dhoni's captaincy, this team has become champions in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021. Dhoni is the second captain to win the IPL most times. Rohit Sharma has won more titles than him. Rohit has made Mumbai the champion five times under his captaincy. Dhoni will have a chance to match him this time.
This coincidence in favor of Chennai
The playoff format was introduced in IPL in 2011. Before that, there were semi-final matches between the top four teams. After the introduction of the playoff format, the Chennai team won the title three times. Incidentally, every time she finished second in the points table. In such a situation, this time also the fans have hope that Chennai would like to maintain this unique record.
In 2011, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was in the first position. He had 19 points in 14 games. Chennai had 18 points in 14 matches. After this, both competed in Qualifier-1. Chennai reached the final after defeating RCB. There he won the title by defeating RCB.
In 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai had 18-18 points after 14-14 matches. Hyderabad was in first place based on a better net run rate. Chennai defeated him in Qualifier-1. Then both the teams came face to face in the final as well. Chennai won there.
In 2021, Delhi Capitals finished first with 20 points. Chennai had 18 points. Chennai defeated Delhi Capitals in Qualifier-1. He captured the title for the fourth time by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final.