Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the defending champions, have made a stupendous start in the ongoing 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise has now won three matches in a row and are placed at the top of the points table.
After getting the better of RCB and DC, the yellow army managed to beat the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by eight runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Thanks to captain MS Dhoni whose unbeaten knock of 75 runs propelled CSK to put up a total of 175/5 on the board.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Three in three for @ChennaiIPL. And three in three for @rajasthanroyals – mind you Rajasthan should have won all the three games they eventually lost #CSKvsRR
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) March 31, 2019
Good game, and when it is a pressure situation, CSK invariably find a way to win. Terrific last over from DJ Bravo. #CSKvRR
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 31, 2019
Bravo, Raina, Tahir and, unforgettably, Dhoni leading Dad’s Army to another memorable win!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 31, 2019
after 3 games each, the two teams with royal in their name are winless #CSKvRR #SRHvRCB #IPL2019
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 31, 2019
What a thriller we've witnessed at the Chepauk!@ChennaiIPL beat RR by 8 runs 🙌 #CSKvRR #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/eH4INvpWxD
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2019
In the sweltering heat 🔥 of Chennai, Captain Cool and his team kept a cool head and were rewarded for it 😇 #CSKvRR #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/1nQwUuroKm
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2019
MS Dhoni during the 20th overs in the IPL:
Runs – 503
Fours – 36
Sixes – 41
Strike-rate – 239.52Dhoni has scored 12.2% of his IPL runs during the 20th overs. #IPL2019 #CSKvRR
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) March 31, 2019
In my profession, in live television, I have learnt that there is always more time than you think there is. MS Dhoni shows that everyday on a cricket field. The power of a calm mind!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 31, 2019
Terrific chase by #RR, great match but #CSK just too good! What else is there to say?
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 31, 2019
Well played CSK. Another missed opportunity for RR. They lost it in the last 3 overs. Good night.
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) March 31, 2019
Makes the game out of nowhere this bahubali #Dhoni #CSKvsRR
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 31, 2019
– This is CSK's fourth successive #IPL victory at Chepauk.
– Their 15th win in the last 17 games at this venue.#CSKvRR#IPL2019— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 31, 2019
The true success of @ChennaiIPL lies in finding heroes every game and not being over dependent on one or two. It was Dhoni with the Bat and Bravo with the Ball in the final over today. Bhajji and Watson were the stars in the first two games. Champions for a reason #CSKvRR
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) March 31, 2019
