This match is crucial for CSK's playoff chances, which is sitting at the second spot with seven wins, five losses and one NR from 13 matches. They have a total of 15 points and lost their last match to Kolkata Knight Riders. DC is out of the competition, have five wins, eight losses from 13
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni's retirement plan has been one of the talking points in the town in the Indian Premier League and CSK's batting coach Mike Hussey has shed some light ahead of their clash against the Delhi Capitals on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The moment garnered the attention of the entire cricket community when legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar took the autograph from the CSK captain MS Dhoni on his shirt.
Gavaskar represented India in 125 Tests from 1971-1987, scoring 10,122 runs at an average of 51.12 with 34 centuries and 45 fifties. He also played 108 ODIs, scoring 3,092 runs at an average of over 35 with a century and 13 fifties.
Batters Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, pacers Tushar Deshpande and Deepak Chahar, and skipper MS Dhoni were some of the players seen taking the lap of honour. They interacted with the fans, took selfies, and even hit some tennis balls into the crowd with racquets.
Crucial fifties from Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana kept Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) playoffs hope alive as they registered 6 wickets victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Dube is enjoying his best IPL season so far. In 13 matches and 11 innings, he has scored 363 runs at an average of 40.33 and a strike rate of 157.14. He has also scored three fifties, with best score of 52.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match.
Jaiswal is currently the second-highest run-scorer in IPL 2023. He has scored 575 runs in 12 matches at an average of 52.27 and a strike rate of over 167. He has scored a century and four fifties so far, with the best score of 124.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni got to step onto the pitch at Chepauk to a vociferous reception from the Chennai Super Kings home fans, where he delivered 20 runs in just 9 balls.