• By JE Sports Desk
  • Sat, 20 May 2023 06:18 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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If there is any name that can unite IPL fans then it is none other than legendary wicketkeeper and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni. Throughout the season Dhoni has received overwhelming support from the fans wherever he travelled to. On Saturday, the scenes were no different when a sea of fans chased the CSK bus carrying Dhoni and his teammates to Arun Jaitley Stadium from the hotel ahead of their clash against Delhi Capitals.

In the video, shared on Twitter, fans can be seen surrounding the CSK bus in the yellow jerseys and flags. Some were also seen taking pictures of the players from outside the bus.

With explosive fifties from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) posted a mammoth total of 223/3 against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.

CSK openers gave an opening stand of 141 where Gaikwad played a brilliant knock of 79 off 50 balls followed by Conway's blistering 87 off 52 balls. DC bowlers were disappointed with their performance as they bagged only three wickets. Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya and Anrich Nortje took one wicket each.

This match is crucial for CSK's playoff chances, which is sitting at the second spot with seven wins, five losses and one no result from 13 matches. They have a total of 15 points and lost their last match to Kolkata Knight Riders.

DC is out of the competition, have five wins, eight losses from 13 games, with a total of 10 points. They won their previous match against Punjab Kings and could spoil CSK's party today.

CSK skipper Dhoni said at the toss, "We will bat. We have been trying to win games right from the first game. We are playing the same XI, it is a balanced eleven and we do not need to make many changes. Day game, the pitch will also slow down as the match progresses, that is the reason we wanted to bat first. In a tournament like this, we will have good and bad games, need to take the learnings from very game and that is what I want the youngsters to learn."

(With ANI inputs)