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

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at :

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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