How Lady Luck helped Chennai Super Kings
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings, who had very inconsistent journey to the playoffs, have finally made it in top 4. After their loss to Kings XI Punjab in their last league match, there fate depended on the results of other matches of the tournament. And here's it how they made it to the qualifiers:
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings, who had very inconsistent journey to the playoffs, have finally made it in top 4. After their loss to Kings XI Punjab in their last league match, there fate depended on the results of other matches of the tournament. And here's it how they made it to the qualifiers:
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals: Chargers win by 5 wickets
Rajasthan Royals, who had 14 points from 14 matches, needed to win both their remaining games to qualify, but were knocked out of the tournament, keeping Chennai's hopes alive.
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils: Daredevils win by 6 wickets
Kings XI, who gathered momentum as the tournament progressed, had 16 points going into their final league game. A win would have seen them through but Delhi Daredevils, the most consistent team of the season beat them by 6 wickets. This boosted Chennai's chance to qualify.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers: Chargers won by 9 runs
It looked end of road for the Super Kings when Royal Challengers Bangalore, who boast of the likes of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, were asked to chase a target of 133. But thanks to Deccan pacer Dale Steyn, Bangalore were managed to score 123 for the loss of nine wickets. With this RCB cleared the way for CSK.
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals: Chargers win by 5 wickets
Rajasthan Royals, who had 14 points from 14 matches, needed to win both their remaining games to qualify, but were knocked out of the tournament, keeping Chennai's hopes alive.
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils: Daredevils win by 6 wickets
Kings XI, who gathered momentum as the tournament progressed, had 16 points going into their final league game. A win would have seen them through but Delhi Daredevils, the most consistent team of the season beat them by 6 wickets. This boosted Chennai's chance to qualify.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers: Chargers won by 9 runs
It looked end of road for the Super Kings when Royal Challengers Bangalore, who boast of the likes of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, were asked to chase a target of 133. But thanks to Deccan pacer Dale Steyn, Bangalore were managed to score 123 for the loss of nine wickets. With this RCB cleared the way for CSK.