That is it then. Super Kings make the playoffs, while Sunrisers are now officially out of the race. All teams have now played 11 matches each, with six teams competing for three slots now, as the points table confirms. Thanks for your company tonight, as we bid goodbye and goodnight! Take care!

Hazlewood is the Player of the Match: "Very satisfying... Feel like I have been learning every game. [Roy] is obviously a guy who sets the game for them and comes hard... We have been working really hard as a group. We have obviously been together and train together. We have some seniors like DJ [Bravo] there..."

The winning captain Dhoni: "It means a lot because the last time in the post-match presentation I had, I said we want to come back strong... You keep learning out of it, and that is what we have done this year even though we played the first half [of the season] earlier. Every credit must be given to the players and the support staff. It wasn't a wicket where it was turning or stopping a lot. But there was good bounce. Bowlers varied their pace and length very well... That is what I told them before the start of the game as well. The execution was there. [The nature of the wicket changed in the second half?] Probably some dew... But I don't think the bounce changed at all. The fans have been great from the start. I can proudly say on behalf of CSK that we are really proud of the fans."

Time for the presentations

Pragadeesh: "Josh for MOM??" --- Should ideally be.

karthik siram: "I'm a biiiig CSK fan. But I feel bad for Bhuvi!"

Rummy: "I believe it's time to replace Raina with Gowtham or Robbie. I can't remember the last time Raina played a match winning innings."

Harish: "19.4 Reminisence of The 2011 World cup Winning Six. "Dhoni finishes off in style.....""

Here's Williamson speaking after the defeat: "Not quite [enough runs]. We were still competitive. It was fantastic, and it is important we keep bringing that. At the end of the powerplay, we were 40-something... The cameos from boys in the lower-middle order gave us something... So we need to look at how to win games. It is hard when you end up on the losing side. Chennai played really well. It looked challenging and variable, and in the end if you can inch out another 10-15 runs... It is tough, it isn't a W next to your name..."

Rahul Oak: "Honestly, this should've been done and dusted in the 18th or 19th over. "

9.30pm Super Kings took it deep, but did the job in the end. Kudos to Sunrisers for fighting right till the end despite having a paltry total. As it has mostly been, du Plessis and Gaikwad set the platform for Super Kings, and despite a wobbly middle order, they get home to make the IPL playoff or semi-final for the 11th time. Tight stuff from Holder and Rashid, but not enough runs on the board means they fall short in the end.

19.4
6
Kaul to Dhoni, SIX, that goes milesss into the deep midwicket stands, and Dhoni finishes it off with a six! Super Kings qualify for the playoffs, and become the first side this season to do that. A nervous finish for Super Kings, and in typical Dhoni style. That was overpitched on middle, as Dhoni got his front leg out of the way to heave that into the stands and eliminate Sunrisers

Around the wicket now

Dhoni tightening his gloves, as Williamson has his arm around Kaul while having a chat

2 off 3 now

19.3
0
Kaul to Dhoni, no run, bowls short of a length outside off, as Dhoni pulls to the man at midwicket while playing from deep in his crease

And Williamson and Kaul in conversation again. Mid-off inside the circle.

Sri: "It's been ages of Raina and Dhoni showing some convincing performance with bat"

19.2
1
Kaul to Rayudu, 1 run, slower ball, and pretty full and wide of off. He opens the bat face to drill that to deep point

Rajkumar Lingav: "CSK should give chances to fringe players. May be Pujara, Gowtham and Robbie."

19.1
0
Kaul to Rayudu, no run, starts with a bouncer, and that is called one for the over. Pitches it short and just outside off, as Rayudu lets that go hoping for it to be wide, but not given

Over the wicket

Kaul will bowl the final over. Conference between him, Holder and Williamson

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | CSK: 132/4 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 3.00)

  • MS Dhoni8 (9b)
  • Ambati Rayudu16 (11b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-34-0
  • Siddarth Kaul2-0-17-0
18.6
0
Kumar to Dhoni, no run, change of pace. On a good length and wide of off, as Dhoni reaches out for it only to dab to cover again

Will Dhoni finish it off this ball, and with a boundary?

18.5
0
Kumar to Dhoni, no run, yorker length on off, and pushed to the man at cover with the full face of the bat
18.4
4
Kumar to Dhoni, FOUR, finds the gap between deep midwicket and long-on! Short delivery outside off, and he pulls with his front leg out of the way. This over ends all of Sunrisers' little hopes

Charan: "I hope CSK lose this. So that they address their middle order blues before playoffs!!!"

18.4
1w
Kumar to Dhoni, 1 wide, full ball and wide of off. Dhoni lets that go, and it is called wide
18.3
1
Kumar to Rayudu, 1 run, slower ball on a shortish length on off. Cut to deep point
18.2
6
Kumar to Rayudu, SIX, launched into the long-on stands! Bhuvneshwar overpitches on middle, as Rayudu stands deep and clears his front leg to send that high and far into the boundary
18.1
1
Kumar to Dhoni, 1 run, yorker on off, and Dhoni gets that really low off his bat. Drilled to long-on after going low to play that

16 needed from 12.

Seetharaman: "Realising his current potential, Dhoni should opt to come only after Jaddu "

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | CSK: 119/4 (16 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 8.00)

  • Ambati Rayudu9 (9b)
  • MS Dhoni3 (5b)
  • Siddarth Kaul2-0-17-0
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-21-0
17.6
0
Kaul to Rayudu, no run, yorker length and just outside off. Rayudu again opens the bat face, but finds point, who tumbles to stop that

Midwicket back, third man in

17.5
4
Kaul to Rayudu, FOUR, clears his front leg, and goes inside out over extra cover! Slower ball, and full and outside off. Enough width for Rayudu to play with, and he opens the bat face to slice that for four
17.4
1
Kaul to Dhoni, 1 run, Roy flies to his right and gets a hand, but that drops out after flicking his fingers! Dhoni lofts that fuller ball on off straight toward extra cover, but doesn't quite find the gap. Roy is not happy on dropping a tough catch

Fine leg in, and mid-off back now

17.3
0
Kaul to Dhoni, no run, and again. This is on a good length on middle, and tailing in. Dhoni only manages a nudge to mid-off for another dot
17.2
0
Kaul to Dhoni, no run, at 137kph, and on a good length just outside off. Pushed to mid-off with an angled bat

Over to Dhoni too

Animesh Kherwar: "I knew picking up Dhoni in my fantasy team wasn't a mistake. 3 dismissals and possible 10-15 runs." --- You have looked at it really positively, despite the situation.

17.1
1
Kaul to Rayudu, 1 run, Rayudu hangs deep in his crease, as this is full ball outside off. Driven to deep point as the ball makes a good sound off hiss bat

Kaul returns, from over the wicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | CSK: 113/4 (22 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.64, RRR: 7.33)

  • Ambati Rayudu4 (6b)
  • MS Dhoni2 (2b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar3-0-21-0
  • Jason Holder4-0-27-3
16.6
1
Kumar to Rayudu, 1 run, quick single nabbed. Rayudu pushes this good length ball on middle to cover, and they set off for a rapid run immediately
16.5
0
Kumar to Rayudu, no run, good length ball on off with change of pace again. This one gets extra bounce, as Rayudu drives to the man at cover
16.4
2
Kumar to Rayudu, 2 runs, slower ball on a good length outside off, and he punches that to the right of point. Rashid at deep point runs to his left to slide and stop the ball

Anwar Hossain: "Waiting to watch DHONI the finisher!"

16.3
0
Kumar to Rayudu, no run, tucks this good length ball on off to the man at midwicket, as Bhuvneshwar doesn't give him the room to free his arms

CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st75F du PlessisRD Gaikwad
2nd28MM AliF du Plessis
3rd4SK RainaF du Plessis
4th1AT RayuduF du Plessis
5th31MS DhoniAT Rayudu