In the first qualifier match of IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets in a thrilling match and became the first team to reach the final this season. This is the 12th season of Chennai Super Kings in IPL and out of these, this team has reached the final for the ninth time. CSK is the team to reach the finals most times in this league. In this match, the road was not looking easy for CSK at one time, but captain Dhoni showed his old style and gave the team victory by hitting fours and reached the final. On the other hand, Dhoni returned unbeaten to the pavilion after successfully chasing runs in the IPL playoffs for the first time. He scored 18 not out off 6 balls with the help of one six and three fours.
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first qualifier match of IPL 2021 In the last season i.e. in the year 2020, CSK could not even reach the playoffs, but this time under the captaincy of Dhoni, there was a tremendous change in the team and from the very beginning this team was seen dominating. In 14 league matches, this team won 9 and lost 5, but when the team got a chance to play in the first qualifier, without making any mistake, this team made it to the final. Earlier, CSK had reached the finals 8 times and won the title thrice. The way CSK is playing this season, it has emerged as the biggest contender for the title.
Rituraj Gaikwad’s 70, Robin Uthappa’s 63, Moeen Ali’s 16, and Dhoni’s 18 not outplayed a big role in CSK’s victory. This season Delhi had defeated CSK in both the league matches, but this time Dhoni did not make any mistake and did not give any chance to Delhi. So far in the IPL, CSK has reached 9 times in the playoffs, then in this case, Mumbai’s team is at number two, which has done this amazing 6 times.
Teams that played the most IPL finals-
9- CSK
6- MI
3- RCB
2- KKR
2- SRH
1- DC
1- RR
1- PBKS
