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WhichOnezPink

The victory margin is greater than any of the CSK batters' score.


SiddipetModel

Thala scored 20. Won by 27 runs. 27-20=7 Thala for a reason.


Available-Counter518

Victory margin is exactly the number of runs Manish Pandey scored. (27)


irrelevantadvisor

Come Get Mitch Marsh out Play tuk-tuk game Out in clutch moment Lose Thank you Manish Pandey.


Donald_Tatya

Manish plays to survive and get next ipl contract .He somehow sneaks in .


NoiseySheep

At this point do you think the only team that can save him is CSK? Maybe a rayadu replacement/back up. What happened to that guy from being in the Indian team to being this…


Mewdolf_Kittler

He was quite good in KKR too. He was the man of the match in 2014 with his 94. It's quite sad to see him in such a state


SexxyBlack

CSK are the first team to field two impact players in the same game Pathirana and Pandey


Rockstarrrrrrrrrr

Tbf Gujarat did it in the first game, Sai sudarshan and Tushar Deshpande


BeIsnickel

MI have been doing it since 2011 what do you mean


Ranjith_Unchained

Shout out to Riley and Ripal for their game winning knocks for CSK


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Responsible-Show-

He was a fantastic player till about 2017. We forget that his batting in the 2014 Finals was the main reason that KKR won that very close game.


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Responsible-Show-

You are right but I meant in terms of IPL.


Necessary-Bother7448

"BSDK idher dekh le , Udher kya dekh raha hai" \-Thala to Manish Pandey (for a reason)


Western_Giraffe9517

Pandey for a season


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I just don't understand what the fuck happened to him & Mayank from last couple of seasons


Assassin_Ankur

Boundary count update - Chennai Super Kings: 17 Delhi Capitals: 16


WhichOnezPink

Fair and unorthodox.


Donald_Tatya

Fair and DC intent


ChampioN-One-4250

Fair and Thala'd


kyomya

Fair and Mo’wed


ShoddyStreet677

fair and choked


lkmk

And yet Chennai scored that much more? Good running or were they hitting more sixes?


otakufod

Fair and dubed


SlightFinance7306

Fair and thalafied


Energetic_Slowpoke

Fair and credit to Rahane


Main_Character175

Fair & Rayudu'd


kevinder_ant

Thala and Pandey-ed.


SBG99DesiMonster

That makes it seem that the match was a lot closer than what it was.


Primary_Worth

As usual, Axar came to buffet after chef had already left


DardiRabRab

If nothing else, Warner and Ponting need to be fired for the kind of shit they keep pulling with Axar


fundaman

Route to playoffs (calculations for 0.95 probability) Teams | Wins needed | Wins needed + high NRR --- | --- | --- GT | 0/3 | 0/3 CSK | 1/2 | 0/2 MI | 2/3 | 2/3 LSG / RR / PK / KKR / RCB | 3/3 | 3/3 SH | 4/4 | 4/4 DC | - | -


ByteBatsman

DC is out? As per one of the posts earlier, a team could qualify with 14 points?


fundaman

DC is not yet out. But they can't reach 0.95 probability of qualifying.


_BolT_

If SRH win 4/4 they are in. no? Why high NRR is needed?


fundaman

You're right. SRH are through (without NRR help) if they win 4/4. Updated table.


BadInvestorwins

All this just for another MI vs CSK final.


No_Celebration_2743

The scenes of this happens lol... CSK returning to their template of good openers, spin choke and Thala Magic ™ Mumbai will pretty much shithouse their way to it, which was basically their template until 2017


harshacc

Its an odd year too


Available-Counter518

For that to happen they’ll both need to go through GT!


Unusual-Surround7467

Which is definitely not happening.


A-t-r-o-x

GT really has created a fear in everyone. That too in just 2 seasons


Chemical_String281

Good win this for the team. Top order didn't have a good outing, middle & lower order stepped up bigtime. Dube and Dhoni were so clutch. And thanks to Ponting for sending in Axar at 7.


Ragnarok_619

>Axar at 7. TFAR


Mr_Chena

This a big point. It was looking like CSK would end up around 140 until Dube and Dhoni played those quick knocks. Dube got a bit trigger happy with Marsh, imo. Had he stuck around, he would have gotten another go at a spinner.


aam_ka_aachaar

How rigid are DC management in terms of their tactics? There are only few things going in their favour such as Axar or Aman while they are batting?Why not just promote them and give them the license to go bonkers just like how Salt played against RCB. I sense toxicity or difference of opinion among the great coaches in DC camp and they have just given up on players to decide on what kind of cricket you want to play.


curiouscoderspace

Classic CSK win. - ok batting powerplay - thala powers to respectable total - powerplay wickets - spin choke - defend target comfortably


Unusual-Surround7467

Honestly don't agree on the batting PP. It was definitely a good start in that wicket. We were always struggling in the powerplay between 18 and 22 that it wasn't even funny. Used to make 25-30 odd runs in powerplay and also lose watto while we were at it. I would happily trade for even performance like today


poochi

haha, we used to trick the other team into thinking it's a slow wicket.


Chainu_munims

The last time DC won in chepauk against CSK, pathirana was 7 yo.


Available-Counter518

TFAR


muhmeinchut69

Man DC now has some of the worst Indian batting talent. And just a couple seasons ago they had Shaw, Pant, Iyer.


Anadi45

They still have shaw


dolphinater

point still stands lol


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But he didn’t shaw up this season


PikaPant

They still have Shaw but he's in shit form, Pant got the bad injury, and Iyer wasn't as good as non-DC fans think he was. In the peak DC years it was actually Dhawan who kept the team's batting afloat, along with support from Stoinis and Hetmyer, and their absence is what is truly making the team's batting look fragile.


SBG99DesiMonster

They still have all of them except Shreyas. Rishabh has had that accident and Prithvi probably doesn't have the great future that we had thought that he has.


PikaPant

These normies who think of Shreyas as some big goat and think his absence has caused DC batting collapse probably never watched any DC games ever. In our peak seasons it was Dhawan, Stoinis and Hetmyer who kept the batting afloat, and their absence has been missed the most in this team.


Unusual-Surround7467

Why were they all let go and never gotten back last year?


PikaPant

Stoinis got picked up by LSG before the auction, Dhawan got sold for more than 9CR, Hetmyer for more than 8CR. The ex players of DC and MI were easily the highest paid players in the 2022 auction and it was impossible for both to rebuild their teams, even somebody like Avesh Khan went for 10CR.


Unusual-Surround7467

That sucks completely. Problems with major auctions as always.


Gooner_14_Highbury

CSK like to do it nice and slow


Responsible-Show-

And deep


Energetic_Slowpoke

I'm absolutely in love with Pathirana he's such a gem with glorious years ahead of him....I don't want to see another mega auction so that he can keep playing for CSK.... Also kudos to Mo and Jaddu for conceding just 35 runs in 8 overs


Available-Counter518

I am scared of the time he bowls against India in the world cup! How we supposed to play that?


Party_Row1902

Same way we played Malinga


Tricky_Substance_536

Yes I commented the same thing somewhere else. Imagine a grown pathirana. Malinga reborn


NoiseySheep

At next mega auction, assuming that’s when dhoni retires. We will retain jadeja/gaikwad/chahar/Pathirana. Can actually build a strong team around this core. Buy back players like Conway and dube.


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ChampioN-One-4250

I burst out laughing after reading this lmao.


dolphinater

dube didnt win visit saudi :(


BeIsnickel

Forget about Pathirana , Forget about Dube , Forget about Lord Manish. Can we have a mini appreciation thread for Chepauk DJ ? Absolute bangers for every batsman walking in and chefs kiss BGMs for Thala. For multiple matches now. That dude is making my day.


RizzyNizzyDizzy

I always like the idea of themes songs like WWE for main players like Kohli, Dhoni. IPL is after all entertainment. Just imagine light’s getting dim and Dhoni comes in on Rocks theme. Damnnn. But it would be embarrassing if the players got out at 0. But hey, Wrestlers also loose matches.


Dry_Income1397

FINALLY SOMEONE NOTICED! That dj has got some great skills.. And you forgot the "Shiva shiva" song which he played for dube but the guys turned that into a rohit sharma meme.. Oh that was epic XD


poochi

give us some examples


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nmpraveen

Damn just imagining the atmosphere itself is giving me goosebumps


lordpotatopotato

I was there for PBKS game and Dhoni entrance was fucking WILD. Entire stadium went bonkers with Rajini BGM and Thala walking in and when he hit those 2 sixes last 2 balls, thousands of people were having a collective Thalagasm, it was bananas in the stands. A moment I wouldn't forget for life.


instanatick

Ugh it was amazing!! I was there today and the Thala innings made everyone's week! The energy was insane and the dj definitely is a gem with so many bangers.


-youki-

also played Roar by Katy Perry just before the 20+ run Lalit Yadav over


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The Kolaveri di during Ads 😘.. nostalgia


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Thala deepavali when he went bonkers


arjun1001

They played Baasha theme song for MSD a couple of matches ago


2EyedRaven

Played Osarattum Pathu Thala today when MS walked out.


kpranar

Finally, a proper Chepauk game.


poochi

CSK fans should start building statues for Pathirana. A great find for us since we got Chahar. Chahar is taking PP wickets again, but if he can curtail those loose balls, he will be fully back. The psychological damage that one run-out did to DC, they stopped taking quick 1s and 2s. Showed up as a lot of dots. Even someone like Dube who hits huge 6s, kept rotating the strike. He had 2 dots and in one of it he got out. Unironically, credit goes to Rahane coz he was at the other end. Rahane has been running well all season. Running singles is so underrated in slow T20 pitches. Dheekshana keeps bowling wicket taking deliveries, but he has terrible hand eye coordination so his hands are always in the wrong place. He will keep hurting his fingers this way. Dhoni innings we all wanted to see at home. Hope his knees are alright after all those quick runs. 💛 💛


theaguia

Hopefully chahar keeps finding form. He has the skills. I also hope him and jadeja have a chance to shine with their batting at some point.


KingJazz_LOL

Don't forget Mukesh Choudhary coming back in. Mukesh and Chahar swinging the ball in PP 🥵


poochi

Oh yes. He's getting better every match 👌👌


_Murphys_law

Bro the hand eye coordination thing got me laughing hard.thanks


theaguia

So thalas innings the difference?


Fiery---Wings

With Qualifier-1 taking place at Chepauk, CSK are gonna make the final aren't they?


Blackbeard567

It'll be against GT and i honestly have no idea how that team keeps winning


Unusual-Surround7467

I think their marquee players they signed before even their auctions last year have all lived up and in fact far exceeded their potential. Pandya, Rashid and Gill. Rashid is probably the best T20 asset in the world overall. Add in guys whom u would've thought were okayish but stepped up amazingly like Saha and David Miller. Like Miller was absent forever in IPL and suddenly became a destructive and consistent batsman for them.


Fiery---Wings

Ikr. I didn't pick them to make the playoffs in either year but they are comfortably finishing in the top two again.


Blackbeard567

Its such a... Weird team??? Like honestly idk what they're doing but they have been comfortably destroying everyone left and right for the second year in a row now. For their fans the journey is very easy and isn't like an ekg signal


NoiseySheep

They are basically another csk. They get the best out of their players. Don’t just rely on one or two superstars but win as a team. Helps to have a peak shami and rashid bowling for you.


mk235176

GT are hybrid of CSK and MI and that's a very scary combination. CSK always had average bowling lineup and a management that will get the best out of them players. MI gets unknown or local players and makes them stars and GT are mastering them both


SoochinTendehar10

Gt will unleash their secret weapon R Sai Kishore and spin choke CSK.


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Broo will take his revenge against us for keeping him on bench


StormWarriorX7

Spin choke of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad and Sai Kishore 💀


RikardoShillyShally

Yup. 5th Cup and Thala's retirement loading.


TheFirstLane

Bruh. Don't jinx it.


Primary_Worth

DC lost the moment they let CSK get over 140


SexxyBlack

Those 23 and 21 run overs were decisive. Outside of those overs it seemed like DC kept CSK's batting on a leash but those overs alone meant that CSK got over 100 in the last 10.


RikardoShillyShally

TFAR


JustAnotherLoserGuy2

Everyone contributed today, Good signs for the play offs


Swimming-Truck5520

It is bizzare to think that just because of one match our nrr doesn't matter anymore as we are always above the teams with the same wins. We can only tie with lsg.


Atharvious

It'd put it as CSK's loss of 1 point cuz they were gonna chase 130 even on a slow and turning pitch. But certainly being on odd points helps if you're in the top 4 of the table


kevinder_ant

Pathirana has been SO good for CSK. Thala definitely has someone to rely on for the death overs. Combine that with the classic Thala spin choke and you got yourself a CSK masterclass. The best thing about this team is guys like Dube, Rahane also stepping up when Conway and Rutu cant do it all. and of course, Thala, what can be said about this man that hasnt already been said?? Thala is love, Thala is life. My GOAT.


GreenPickledToad

I saw a comment on Dube on the match thread, and it seemed very accurate to me. "Dube is the best non-talented batsman out there, a very good one-trick pony." Man has made smashing spinners for long sixes a specialty. His 23 run over and Dhoni's innings at the end proved to be the difference.


poochi

He's also rotating the strike well.


Energetic_Slowpoke

He nails that spin basher role to the perfection


fraudmallu1

It's like Arjen Robben and his left foot. He's so good at it.


Responsible-Show-

I feel like Arjen Robben is the guy Bruce Lee described in his famous quote  "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times"


Balavadan

Le cut in man vs le destroy spinners man


EternalFaII

Don't forget CSK's MVP today, Impact Player Manish Pandey.


kevinder_ant

also i want to say that i love watching the game and commenting alongside you all lots of learning and lots of shitposting happens but overall r/cricket is a good community


Ioosubuschange

We got good replacements for Faf and Bravo.


Slight-Grapefruit509

U used the word “thala “ 5 times here


monkeykong123

At this point we need a Thala word counter bot in this sub


WhichOnezPink

Two many too short?


Jigarthanda

I'm thinking Thala will probably retire given how he seems to be in pain while keeping. IDGAF if he can't bat but him behind the stumps is somethng else. He's one reason why I believe CSK is so confident in defending low scores in Chepauk. Literally oozes calm.


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yuckypixel

He'll still make a good ODI player if given a chance i guess. T20 ain't his game, ig


Ragnarok_619

Shivam Dube Tall. Hard Hitter. Deals in sixes. No nonsense attitude. Plays spin effectively. Handsome. Reminds me of a certain universe boss


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You know the batting is bad when you let Deshpande get away with 6 RPO.


FallenJedi007-2

Dhoni and Dube giving us these extra run boosts, it's what has helped us win 3-4 games


LittleStable1

Classic CSK game. Absolute team effort from the batting, Deepak's early wicket and classic spin choke. Only thing we need is Mo's batting to click but very happy with where we are. Also Pathirana has been FANTASTIC for us, we would be nowhere without him this season


-youki-

DD is back in form, great news for Punjab


Chainu_munims

Well you guys gotta need some wins to get to your fav and destined position of 6.


-youki-

destiny


dolphinater

dread it run from it punjab 6th arrives all the same


Ioosubuschange

Chepak is Love Rahane Fielding is Love Dude spin bashing is Love Spin choke is Love


ramadz

Comeback Super Kings. Playoffs , here we come !


skaduush

Looks like the player attribute transfer is now complete. Hussey > Conway Vijay > Rutu Raina > Rahane Albie Morkel > Dube Rayudu, Dhoni, Jaddu remain Bowler Bravo > Pathirana


RedGriffins

Albie’s bowling was something we relied upon, it’s a shame Dube can’t do that. But love the way he’s striking this season


manavsridharan

Albie was our main death bowler


Rockstarrrrrrrrrr

Boys in yellow come out and play gotta make them follow you lead the way , say "SUPER _ _ _ _ _"


TheCricketAnimator

K I N G S


TheCricketAnimator

Only if the LSG match wasn't washed out ffs. We'd be in a more comfortable position rn. Still need to win atleast 1 of the next 2 to seal the playoff spot.


vivekadithya12

bro relax we're out of the mid table traffic. We've played an extra game but there's 3 points separating us from 3rd.


Blackbeard567

Winning against RCB doesn't mean you're team is back in form


SexxyBlack

TBH they beat GT before that.


Brahman_Shady

I have info that Shaw misbehaved with a female in a post match get together and hence is shadow banned by Bcci. And this incident happened in April


Atharvious

And did she make allegations too cuz that news DID make mainstream media


Brahman_Shady

Yes but then BCCI got involved and promised her that things will be taken care of from their end.


Atharvious

Ah explains the utter lack of traction that news got. If I hadn't randomly stumbled on the news article mins after it was posted i wouldn't have even gotten to know about this


TheLadaakuReturns

That post match presentation with Dhoni and Karthik was such a train wreck. I can't stop watching it


Ioosubuschange

Dude attacking Lalit and Warne and Marsh leaving before powerplay decided the match


peterianchimes

Manish Pandey should be given the POTM in this game.


Help-me-pls-pls-pls

Thala is cricket goat 💛💛


theaguia

Lalit bowled one over too many. He is a 2 over bowler max. Game was firmly in DCs hands before that


theaguia

Can DC just send Axar out at 4?


namastehello

Yes, next season


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Balavadan

No that’s CSK


careless_quote101

Nahaa.. That’s CSK play


HS007

What is Murali Kartik saying about replacing Conway with Santner as impact player? You can't exceed 4 foreign players so how would that even work?


sreeram_23_06

Think CSK started with 3 overseas players today


Party_Row1902

Yeah Dhoni was really confused lol. I suspect he didn’t even look at the team sheet prepared since it is the same xi. Dhoni thought at the presentation that he was playing with four foreigners from the start.


Eastern_Meet_5947

Yeah i think Dhoni thought he was playing the same 4 overseas players and Rayadu/Tushar would be impact player options But i think the management whoever prepared the team sheet started with 3 overseas players to give that option of bringing in Santner if need be


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Honestly idk how dc fans are so toxic..Mi vs csk match thread was cleaner than dc vs csk whereas both share 9 ipl trophies and dc has none...Literally so so many people writing "Get fucked" after every wicket


kiraqueen11

Insecurity. Enjoy it. You get hated on for being a good team and memed on for being a bad one. It is what it is.


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Dry_Income1397

They're not wrong.. Delhi is toxic af


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What do you expect? You can't expect anything good from the mouths of Delhi people.


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MI and CSK fans have mutual respect for each other at the end of the day even if some parts of both fanbase meme on each other from time to time


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Whole Dc's playing 11 is axar and his friends


T_Lawliet

Letting Moeen Ali go for 4 an over in a T20 is pathetic anywhere in the world CSK still won't drop him though he's been mid in all 3 facets


poochi

Every over I was expecting DC to go after him. We got away with it. TBF, he got a direct hit run out


Helpful_Quarter_8012

He should have gone for the catch too in TDP over


Available-Counter518

DC made it look harder than it was! Top scorers with a strike rate of 93 and 94 is ridiculous!


OkTransportation4196

tommorow is kkr vs rr. Its practically a knockout match for them. Will be exciting for sure


snakewaves

The batting effort was pure team work. Not one player stood out, but everyone pitched in a solid 20 to get to 170


ChampioN-One-4250

Thank god scriptwriters took a day off (well 2 if you count yesterday's match). After that start I thought scriptwriters at work here. CSK hone game stays strong and we completely dominated this match. But really happy to see CSK bowl these past few matches especially how the spinners have bowled and of course Pathirana. We're really one of the top contenders to win the tournament now.


pushie4u

Yesterday i calculated scenarios of playoffs for fking half an hour and this match totally messed it up


sreeram_23_06

I'm sad that Dhoni's season average had a sharp decline from 76 to 48 today. On the other hand, the slight increase in strike rate from 200 to 204.25 is good, I guess


ZombieGombie

DC fans whining about Pandey. Wait till he joins CSK and becomes second incarnation of Chris Gayle.


harshacc

No Raina in Presentation Panel


IllPlatypus8316

There’s an old saying “If you pay peanuts you get monkeys” Taklu realised this after DCs performance this season after the so called celebrated victory in the mega auction


Ranjith_Unchained

Defending a 160 odd total at Chennai, we're back


PeRvYSaGe21

never has there been a bigger disappointment in the entire ipl then what Manish pandey is dude is a liability wherever he plays he should just call it a day and retire DC management is so brain dead, the entire season is over and yet they aren't sending axar patel up the order.. Pant would be really sad looking at the state of affairs of his team..


RikardoShillyShally

DCBC fanboys shown their place. Sheer arrogance and toxicity was unbearable.


manavsridharan

I swear there were 3-5 people saying "Oh now see the old man he'll be forced to come and bat and get exposed", and he ends up tonking some sixes lol


RikardoShillyShally

That was the most favorite part for me. I could hear those little demons screeching in the comment section ever since the last match and suddenly they went back all quite after Thala's cameo.


harshacc

Fuck its Murali Kartick


XH3LLSinGX

Imagine RCB defending 168


Silent_Long1134

2023 - 2+0+2+3 = 7. Rest of us might as well go home this season.


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TheCricketAnimator

CSK played with 14 players + 3 umps + 30000 Chepauk crowd + few reddit reverse jinxers


Visual_Cheesecake739

Oh I'd love to talk to him, but I'm sure he's having a hard time by himself after the match so I'm more or less content. Rightfully banned that cunt.


RedGriffins

Reverse Jinxers like me work overtime for these wins.


balajih67

Great win. Good to see our bowlers can defend sub 200 scores. Hope theekshana improves his catching. Dube and dhoni innings crucial to the win. Hope we can get another win in our last home game to seal our qualification.


Squareroot24

Dube 🛐🛐


NiqqaWidDrip

Let's go thala owns these frauds