Chennai Super Kings (CSK) went on to win their third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL)  against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Chepauk Stadium on 31 March.

While MS Dhoni showed how much he appreciated his teammates and the crowd, Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane made his displeasure known at the end of the game.

A close game and a tough result to take, but we move on.

Next up, RCB at our fortress tomorrow! #HallaBol pic.twitter.com/1N3U14UlaD

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 1, 2019

“As a batting unit, we need to take the responsibility for this. We win as a team and we lose as a team. If we win the smaller moments in T20s we will do well. We have played well in the last three games and hopefully with some luck, we’ll be able to turn it around,” he said after the match on Sunday.

MS Dhoni’s well-calculated half-century turned out to be game-changer for CSK. He scored an unbeaten 75 off 46 balls to lead his side to a competitive 175 for five.

“When MS bats, it is very difficult for the bowlers. It was very hard for the bowlers to grip the ball after six overs, even the fast bowlers. But CSK bowled really well, they kept taking wickets,” he acknowledged.

The Royals skipper felt that RR lost the game in the last five overs. “Very disappointed. We started off really well in the first ten overs, but what cost us were the last five overs,” he said.