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IPL 2018 Live Cricket Score, SRH vs CSK Qualifier 1 at Mumbai, latest score and cricket updates: Brathwaite comes and has been hit all over the park. 20 off the last over. They might have lost Harbhajan but CSK knows that if there is anyone who can win the game for them, it is Faf. Chennai Super Kings need 23 runs in 12 balls. Preview: As the 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) nears its climax, all eyes will be on the top two sides — Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) — locking horns in the first qualifier on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai for a place in the 27 May final. Both Chennai and Hyderabad finished the league stage on 18 points, but the Kane Williamson-led side got their neck ahead to the No.1 spot with a superior net run-rate and Tuesday’s winner will be guaranteed a place in the final at the same venue while the loser gets a second chance in the second qualifier in Kolkata on May 25. [caption id=“attachment_4478511” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson (L) and Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni (R). SportsPicz[/caption] Going in to the match, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK hold a slight edge as they have got the better of their southern rivals twice in the league stage this season. The yellow brigade have been on a roll since making their comeback to the IPL fold after serving a two-year-ban, and have rarely lost the momentum this season with the old guards and new sensations firing in unison. In their final league game at their adopted home ground in Pune on Sunday, CSK rode on Suresh Raina’s gutsy half century to not only romp home by five wickets but also stop Kings XI Punjab from entering the play-offs. On the other hand, the Sunrisers have been on a three-game losing run, having already sealed their play-off spot with a victory on May 10 against Delhi Daredevils. Interestingly, it was the CSK who halted Sunrisers’ six-game winning streak with a comprehensive eight-wicket drubbing on May 13 in Pune. Much of the credit for the Orange Army’s entry into the playoffs goes to the consistency of skipper Kane Williamson, who sits second in the leading run-getters’ list with 661 runs and the bowling unit leg by paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Afghan spinner Rashid Khan. Besides Williamson, Shikhar Dhawan (437 runs) has lately come good with the bat but it is the middle order comprising Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Yusuf Pathan and Shakib Al Hasan, who needs to share the responsibility of building on the platform set up by the top order. Sunrisers’ bowling this season have been extraordinary with Rashid and Shakib as well as the pace trio of Bhuvneshwar, Siddarth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma, combining well to defend paltry totals. On Tuesday, Sunrisers will once again hope that their bowling will do the trick against an in-form Chennai top order comprising the likes of Ambati Rayudu, who has been their standout performer with 586 runs and had in fact taken the game away with a scintillating hundred when the two teams last met. Rayudu’s opening partner Shane Watson has also been in top form, accumulating 438 runs from 13 matches, while Suresh Raina, skipper Dhoni and all-rounder Deepak Chahar have been the backbone of CSK’s middle order. In the bowling front, the former two-time champions will bank on young South African Lungi Ngidi, who grabbed 4 for 10 to take the man of the match award on Sunday. With Shardul Thakur, Chahar and Dwayne Bravo doing their bit on the pace bowling front, CSK will hope for veteran Harbhajan Singh leading the spin attack with left-armer Ravindra Jadeja in the middle overs. The match timings for the play-offs have been advanced by one hour, which means the match will start at 7 p.m. Ahead of the clash, a women’s exhibition game will take place at 2 p.m. with top Indian and foreign players taking part in the contest at the Wankhede. Squads: Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain & WK), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf Du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N agadeesan, David Willy. Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami (WK), Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Chris Jordan. With inputs from IANS
Highlights, IPL 2018, SRH vs CSK Qualifier 1 at Mumbai, Full Cricket Score: Faf du Plessis seals final berth with a six
Brathwaite comes and has been hit all over the park. 20 off the last over. They might have lost Harbhajan but CSK knows that if there is anyone who can win the game for them, it is Faf. Chennai Super Kings need 23 runs in 12 balls.
 "Highlights, IPL 2018, SRH vs CSK Qualifier 1 at Mumbai, Full Cricket Score: Faf du Plessis seals final berth with a six")
Alright, hope you guys have caught your breath back. Faf said at the presentation ceremony that he went back to dressing room and asked the guys that how did they win the game? Ah, he is so right. How did CSK win that really? In the end, it all went down to CSK’s ability to chase any total down from any position and SRH’s ability to defend lowest of totals with their brilliant bowling line-up. We know who came out with flying colours now.
There was no one dull moment in the game tonight. From Chahar taking Dhawan’s wicket on the first ball of the match to Faf hitting the six to seal the win, we could not take the eyes off the match.
CSK are into their 7th final in 11 years of the tournament’s existence and they were out for 2 years in 2016 and 2017 respestively. Yes, you read it right. That’s the legacy of the team.
SRH, well, they must be gutted right now. Yes, they have a chance left to undo the mistakes done today but as captain Williamson said, it would have been better if there was no need to fly to Kolkata to play another match.
So, bye for now. We will back tomorrow with LIVE coverage of the Eliminator 1 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at 5 PM. Till then, good bye and good night.
Our correspondents Vaibhav Shah and Avinash Ramachandran review Chennai Super Kings’ sensational two-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabed, which helped them seal the final berth. They also discuss the Women’s T20 Challenge.
Faf du Plessis is the Player of the Match
Faf du Plessis: It is nice to make a contribution tonight. I was relfecting on the games I have played in Mumbai and took a bit of confidence from that. I just went to changing room and said to the guys – ‘how did we win this game?’
The only thing you can do there is stay there. Everything went our way towards the end. Rashid Khan was very handful on that wicket. He was really tough to play on that wicket. It is hard to take him on. It was nice to get the team across the line.
And it will be Chennai who will stay in Mumbai for the FINAL to meet another challenging opponent on 27 May.
The final three overs were a game changer for Chennai during bowling and chasing. And Thakur had a major part to play in both phases.
But, what an innings by Faf Du Plessis. It takes a special kind of player to soak in all the pressure while watching his teammates falling like nine pins and yet produce such a magnificent innings.
He didn’t do much with the bat in the tournament but didn’t he choose one of the biggest moment of them all.
Two champion teams. Two champion performances
And one finalist – Chennai Super Kings
Most finals for Indian players in T20 cricket:
13 – MS DHONI, SURESH RAINA*
10 – Ravichandran Ashwin
Most finals for Indian players in T20 cricket:
13 – MS DHONI, SURESH RAINA*
10 – Ravichandran Ashwin
Faf and Thakur embrace passionately until the rest of the players come sprinting out. Kaul is on his haunches. Extraordinary scenes at the Wankhede. CSK into another final of the IPL and they have another hero in du Plessis, who carries his bat.
Sunrisers fought well, but CSK had just about enough. Fans are in tears. It has been a remarkable day of cricket.
SIX! This is it. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a length ball and Faf hits one over his head**.** A dead straight six from his willow and ends the match. This is Wankhede and we can change the famous Ravi Shashtri commentary – Du Plessis finishes off in style.
CSK win by 2 wickets and enter the final of IPL 2018.
After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 134/8 ( Faf du Plessis 61 , Shardul Thakur 15)
Boundaries by Thakur has released tons of pressure from Faf du Plessis and CSK and it has shifted it on the shoulders of Williamson. This is a CSK kind of a comeback and against a top bowling effort. Is Williamson regretting completing Rashid’s spell? We think so. CSK are hitting boundaries and running well between the wickets.
Just need 6 runs in 6 balls now.
After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 117/8 ( Faf du Plessis 60 , Shardul Thakur 0)
Brathwaite comes and has been hit all over the park. 20 off the last over. They might have lost Harbhajan but CSK knows that if there is anyone who can win the game for them, it is Faf. Chennai Super Kings need 23 runs in 12 balls.
Least runs conceded in a 4-over spell in an IPL playoff/knockout match:
11/2 – Axar Patel for KXIP v KKR, Kolkata, 2014
11/2 – RASHID KHAN for SRH v CSK, Mumbai, 2018*
After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 97/7 ( Faf du Plessis 41 , Harbhajan Singh 1)
Kaul is back on. Alright, Harbhajan showed a lot of maturity and played out Rashid’s three deliveries without trying to play any big shot. However, against Kaul, he tries to heave blindly. Boundaries are important but not at the cost of common sense. He needs to make sure he rotates singles and give as much strike to Faf as possible. Chennai Super Kings need 43 runs in 18 balls.
Timely break for SRH just when Chahar hit couple shots and waging a late comeback, they have struck.
Faf and Harbhajan can still pull off a heist and the crowds at Wankhede know that. Nobody is even thinking off leaving the stadium.
After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 93/7 ( Faf du Plessis 39 , Harbhajan Singh 0)
Rashid comes in to bowl and Rashid almost delivers on the very first ball, traps Faf in front of the wickets, the on-field decision is out but the batsman takes DRS and the ball tracker shows that the ball was missing the stumps. Bizarre things DRS offers us as it looked plumb from the naked eye. So Faf stays and Rashid is over with his four overs. Harbhajan was intelligent enough to play him well.
Chahar with an important cameo proving that his innings against Punjab was no fluke.
The sound is back among the Chennai supporters, but it goes silent almost immediately as Brathwaite holds on to a tough catch at long on.
Du Plessis sees yet another batsman making the slow wall back to the pavilion.
After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 92/7 ( Faf du Plessis 38 , Harbhajan Singh 0)
Great comeback of sorts for CSK as Faf du Plessis hits another boundary in the over but it was ruined by Deepak Chahar’s wicket, which can be critical and controversial in this chase. Chahar was going well in this chase but now Faf will have to wage a lone war.
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