Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by four wickets in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2021. This way, the squad led by MS Dhoni entered the finals for the 9th occasion in the history of the competition. In this article, we take a look at the Twitter reactions as CSK reaches the IPL finals for the ninth time in the tournament’s history.
CSK reaches the IPL finalsย
Winning the toss, CSK put Delhi to bat first. Although the DC openers started well, CSK bowlers came back to the game. They picked the wickets of Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan in a short time. DC’s tactic of promoting Axar Patel did not work and in the end, it was Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer who stitched a matured partnership to help the side post a total of 172 runs.
CSK were under pressure early with the wicket of Faf du Plessis. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa shared a crucial partnership that set the game up for the team. However, after Uthappa got out, a series of wickets fell and CSK was under pressure. In the end, MS Dhoni produced a six-ball 18-run knock which helped his team cross the line.
Twitter reacts to the feat
Last season, Chennai Super Kings did not make it to the playoffs. It was the first time that they had not reached the Top 4 in a season that they were competing in. The team was subjected to a lot of criticism and a year later, they have turned the table by becoming the first team to reach the finals. In fact, they were also the first team that had qualified for the playoffs. To top it all, MS Dhoni produced an excellent finish which satisfied the fans as well. We take a look at all this and a few other Twitter reactions below:
Not the first time Dhoni promoted himself ahead of inform left-hander and finished the game in big match.
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) October 10, 2021
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#IPL has gone back to be the tournament where seven teams compete to play #CSK in the finals. Comeback Superking Kings.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 10, 2021
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Om Finishaya Namaha !
Great win from Chennai. Ruturaj Top class, Uthappa classy and Dhoni showing how important temparement is. Great win for @ChennaiIPL and what a fightback to reach the finals after the show last season.— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 10, 2021
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Vintage Mahi. CSK reach their 9th IPL final @ChennaiIPL #DCvsCSK
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 10, 2021
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Well played @DelhiCapitals but huge congrats @ChennaiIPL on making it to your 9th IPL final! So awesome!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ #dhoni #uthappa #GaikWad #CSK #CSKvsDC pic.twitter.com/yxP8jfLHaB
— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) October 10, 2021
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Chennai Super Kings reach their 9th IPL final (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019 & 2021)
MS Dhoni will be playing his 10th IPL final (was part of 2017 final for RPSG)@ChennaiIPL #DCvsCSK— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 10, 2021
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Mahendra Singh Dhoniiiiiiiiiiii.
Game, Set , Match For CSK And 9th IPL Final๐๐ฅ๐บ.#Dhoni | #DCvCSK | @mmonlinebet pic.twitter.com/sBTR7kOFQm
Advertisement— MM Online Service (@mmonlinebet) October 10, 2021
#CSK qualify for their 9th IPL final.. ๐ฅต๐ฅต
#Dhoni finished off in style..๐ญโค๏ธ#CSKvsDC pic.twitter.com/jtOfW3y0GzAdvertisement— IีแแฉT (@israt_4) October 10, 2021
9th ipl final ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/12DYy1O1Bo
Advertisement— it's_vikrama_aaditya๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฉ (@vskutwal7) October 10, 2021
Sakshi Dhoni and Ziva Dhoni after MS Dhoni scores the winning runs to take CSK into their 9th IPL final.
AdvertisementThis win means a lot for them too !#IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/AcJz4vHuuL
— Shivasis Mohanty (@DrShivasis) October 10, 2021
