Ambati Rayudu rose to the occasion, prior to this match his performance against Mumbai Indians was the worst among the seven opponents. Ngidi was quite expensive initially but came back well to scalp 3.Chawla was the pick of the bowlers getting Sharma early and maintaining pressure by bowling dots. Earlier in the day Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl, Bravo missing the match due to injury. MS Dhoni was as usual philosophical in the post-match presentation.

“It doesn’t feel like a post-match presentation. We may practice enough but when you go on the field you need to assess the conditions and give it your best. It took us time for the bowlers to find the right length on this pitch. Plenty of positives but still plenty of areas for us to improve. In the second half, there is a bit of movement till the dew sets in. If you don’t lose wickets early, you have the upper hand. These are the learnings,”

“Rayudu had a wonderful partnership with Faf. Most of us are retired so luckily no injuries as well. The experience pays off, everyone talks about it. You get it only after you play a lot of games,”

“300 ODIs is a dream for anybody to play and when you put an XI on the field, you need a good mix of youngsters and experienced players. You need the experienced players to guide the youngsters on and off the field. The young players get 60-70 days with the seniors in the IPL,”

Faf seals the victory with 2 consecutive 4s – first cut uppishly over point- followed by another one through mid-wicket as CSK won by 5 wickets with 4 balls to spare. Sam Curran was given MoM award for a complete all-round performance. Crucial wicket of de Kock and conceding just 28 in 4 overs and the match-winning cameo of 18(6) including 2 big hits.