Not du Plessis, Dhoni gives credit of CSK's victory to new hero

Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited the dressing room atmosphere for CSK’s stunning return to IPL after serving a two-year suspension.

Playing only in his fifth match of the season, du Plessis showed unmatched class, batting through the innings, hitting four sixes and five fours.

Chennai chased down the target in 19.1 overs with two wickets still in the bank.

However, the Chennai Super Kings captain believed that du Plessis was not the sole hero of the night.

Trust MS Dhoni to always come up with a different perspective. When the whole world is going gaga over Faf du Plessis’ innings, Dhoni has found a new hero, that he believes played the most important role in CSK’s road to the IPL final.

Chasing a modest target of 140, CSK were down in dumps at 92 for 7 before Du Plessis (67 off 42 balls) engineered a stunning comeback and fittingly finished the match with a straight six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Faf du Plessis starred with the bat with an incredible innings of 67 off just 42 balls in a low scoring match in the first qualifier.

Chennai Super Kings stormed into the Indian Premier League (IPL) final for the seventh time on Tuesday after a nail-biting two-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.