IPL 2021: All-round CSK outclass SRH to become the 1st team to book spot in play-offs
India Today
IPL 2021: MS Dhoni finished it off with a winning six as CSK defeated SRH by 6 wickets in a last-over thriller in Sharjah. With the victory, the former champions reached the play-offs, eliminating SRH from the race.
They failed to reach the play-offs for the first time in Indian Premier League history but Chennai Super Kings have become the first team to confirm a spot in the knock-out stage of IPL 2021. CSK outlcased Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in Match 44 of IPL 2021 to become the first team to get to 18 points and thereby seal a spot in the play-offs.
Chennai Super Kings have put behind the horrors of IPL 2020 to win 4 matches on the bounce in the UAE this season and 7 on the trot, overall away from India. They now have 18 points from 11 matches, 2 more than Delhi Capitals who are sitting at the 2nd spot on the IPL 2021 points table.
