Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming applauded Mike Hussey and S Badrinath for laying a solid platform for their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to launch an attack in death overs that turned the match in their favour against Mumbai Indians in the IPL eliminator.

Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh has admitted that it was Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's whirlwind 20-ball 51-run knock that proved to be the turning point of the IPL eliminator.

Mumbai Indians could never compete once MS Dhoni blasted 51 off 20 to take Chennai Super Kings to 187. Chennai will now play Delhi for a place in the final.

Such is the knockout format of the IPL that a side that won eight and lost seven games during the league stage now has a chance to win the tournament. When as many as four out of nine teams - eight during the first three seasons - make the playoffs, such things are bound to happen. Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions, happen to be that side this season.

Deccan Chargers' win against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday was more of a triumph for another team - Chennai Super Kings. The visitors in Hyderabad lost by 9 runs to clear the way for MS Dhoni and his side to find a spot in the play-offs. A look at the statistical highlights from the match.

On a three-match winning streak, Chennai Super Kings will look to seal their play-off berth when they take on an erratic Kings XI Punjab in a crucial preliminary match of the IPL on Thursday.

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday heaped praise on Dwayne Bravo for his last-ball six to seal CSK's five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their crucial IPL match here but said that his side need to improve batting in middle overs.

It took a massive shot into the crowds to help Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens on Monday. A statistical look at the match.

Their winning streak halted, Kolkata Knight Riders would feel the Chennai heat at home on Monday especially after the two-time defending champions put their campaign back on track with two successive wins in the Indian Premier League here.

Delhi Daredevils never looked in the game once Ben Hilfenhaus' 3 wickets restricted them to 114, a total easily chased down by Chennai Super Kings.