IPL 2023: Business as usual for CSK, enter their 10th final in 14 seasons
Chennai Super Kings showed why they mean business in the playoff stage of the IPL by marching to their 10th final in 14 seasons, overcoming table-toppers Gujarat Titans by 15 runs.
In the end, it was a complete performance from Chennai Super Kings. Despite losing the toss on a pitch where MS Dhoni too wanted to bowl first, their batters assessed the conditions perfectly to post 172/5. With no dew around, three spinners in their ranks to make the most of the slow conditions and the unorthodox fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana to take care of the death bowling, Dhoni controlled the game, save for a short while when Rashid Khan used the long handle and smashed 30 off just 16 balls.
Course correction
In their last home game against Kolkata Knight Riders on a tacky surface, Chennai Super Kings...