The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) booked their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final for the seventh time on Tuesday and it seems that there was nothing that could hold back the team from celebrating. CSK shared several videos and pictures of the team celebrating their victory on its Twitter handle.
In one such video, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo celebrated the victory with a dance in the dressing room along with Harbhajan Singh. A calm captain MS Dhoni can be seen enjoying Bravo’s ‘groovy tribute’ to him on CSK’s Whistle podu song, with an ear-to-ear smile on his face. CSK also shared other videos of Bravo dancing in the dressing room.
Champion's groovy tribute to #Thala after getting through to the #Finale! #WhistlePodu #yellove 🦁💛 @msdhoni @DJBravo47 @harbhajan_singh @lakshuakku pic.twitter.com/W9wsa23FcH
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 22, 2018
The CSK defeated SRH by a narrow margin of two wickets. The CSK batting order had collapsed initially, as a spectacular SRH bowling attack; spearheaded by Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan; reduced the men in yellow to 62 for the loss of six wickets and the two-time champions looked all set to concede the first final spot to the Hyderabad outfit.
Holla Lions! Here's cheering up your Wednesday with Champion @DJBravo47's #RunDWorld scenes with the Lions last night! #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 @ImRaina @imjadeja @faf1307 @ShaneRWatson33 @david_willey @ImranTahirSA @RayuduAmbati @itsmadhu @Sanjay_lives @lakshuakku pic.twitter.com/RYjEViyofb
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 23, 2018
However, opener Faf du Plessis dug deep in the innings, scoring a composed 42 ball-67 to help CSK chase down the 140 run target. Du Plessis’ 67 off 42 balls enabled CSK to chase down a tricky target of 140 in 19.1 overs after being down at 92 for seven. Having done precious little in the tournament so far, the stylish right-hander, proved his mettle when his team required it the most.
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Soaking in everything with his usual calm demeanor, Dhoni attributed CSK’s seventh IPL final appearance to “dressing room atmosphere”.
During the post-match presentation, Mahi said, “We have been a very good team over the past ten seasons, but it’s more about the dressing room atmosphere. And you can’t do that without the players and the support staff. And if the atmosphere is not good, then players go to different directions. But somehow, we have managed to keep our boys on track.”
