Chennai Super Kings unanimously defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their first match in two matches with the help of fast bowler Deepak Chahar (four for 13). It was the 200th IPL match between Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team won a spectacular victory. After the match, CSK team captain Captain Dhoni got the cake to get the feat of playing 200 matches.
These images were shared by CSK on their Instagram account. Dhoni appears to be cutting the cake, while Sam Karan, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla and other players have appeared alongside him.
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Welcome to Thala’s 200th Anniversary Special mention to the phenomenon team effort and cherry swings by the boys! To the next! #Building Hen ChennaiIPL # CSK pic.twitter.com/w8UaLAX2lU
– Suresh Raina (m Imrina) April 16, 2021
Dhoni has played 176 matches in Chennai IPL. Dhoni has played 24 matches for Chennai in the Champions League T20. Dhoni has played his 200th match for Chennai Super Kings and has won the IPL title for CSK 3 times under his captaincy. Under his leadership, CSK has won the Champions League T-20 title 2 times.
Against Punjab, Chennai’s KL Rahul’s side were bowled out for an easy score of 106 for eight in 20 overs and then made 107 for four in 15.4 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad (5) soon returned to the team’s pavilion, but Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali added 66 for the second wicket to take the team to victory. Moin returned to the pavilion with 31 balls and seven fours and a six, while Du Plessis scored an unbeaten 36.
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