Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vizag on Friday and secured their spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Mumbai Indians.
Chennai's clash with Mumbai on Sunday will be a rematch of the first playoff, which Rohit Sharma's Mumbai side won. Chennai also lost both their league games to Mumbai this season.
CSK were going through a bad phase this season but they came back strongly to win the Qualifier 2. This will be CSK's eighth final in the ten seasons they have played in the Indian Premier League.
Cricket experts and fans alike praised CSK for their win and again making it to the IPL final:
You have to hand it to #CSK. This team could so easily have been all wrong. Virtually every player had an issue, either form or age or a situation in their career. But they are like a movie. It doesn't matter where they come from. In yellow, they are fine. #CSKAlwayFindAWay
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 10, 2019
Once again that same calmness from CSK in the big game. They played it like it was just another game. DC didn’t.#CSKvDC
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 10, 2019
In the 10 seasons of the IPL that they have played in #cSK have now reached the Finals 8 times. (Except 2009 and 2014) What an incredible team!! #WhistlePodu #IPL2019
— Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) May 10, 2019
12 IPL, 10 playoffs, 8 finals, 3 trophies, 2-year suspension, 100℅ emotion. #CSK
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 10, 2019
CSK beat DC#CSKvDC pic.twitter.com/FPAL01P3LU
— Rajaraman (@Rajaram25509463) May 10, 2019
At this point of time, they should cancel IPL and play a 5-match series between CSK and MI for the Ambani-Srini Trophy. #CSKvDC
— Manya (@CSKian716) May 10, 2019