Published: Oct 25, 2020, 11:32 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 25, 2020, 11:32 PM (IST)
History was made on Saturday as Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring IPL 2020 match. Well, it didn’t concern either team. Rather, a third team – Chennai Super Kings whose mathematical chances of making the cut for the playoffs this season were ended with their win.
Thus, for the first time since IPL began and in the seasons that CSK have been part of, they will for the first time, not make the playoffs. They have been part of 11 seasons (two years they were suspended) now and out of it, 10 times they have been among the top-four teams.
But not in 2020.
The season hasn’t gone their way that also saw them suffering their first ever 10-wicket defeat.
CSK fans, expectedly were mourning their poor show this time around with some asking for wholesale changes will others wishing for a stronger comeback next year.
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Sakshi Singh 🇮🇳❤️ (@SaakshiSRawat) October 25, 2020
Now and forever… #CSK pic.twitter.com/v4EFIlx4Qq
Megha Akash (@akash_megha) October 25, 2020
#CSK are officially out. My request to the management is let youth play ahead of seniors. It’s time to look forward and look at a gem you found today in Gaikwad. There’s more there, just back them! #CSKvsRCB #RRvMI #IPL2020 @ChennaiIPL
Arup Ghose (@arup_ghose) October 25, 2020
Ya, thats true , but with every win #CSK bound to disturb someone’s applecart
Aditya Chowksey (@AChowksey) October 25, 2020
No hopes now! Just will watch #CSK matches for the sheer love if cricket https://t.co/awWddwfJRR
Kartyk A (@mag_tographer) October 25, 2020
Conspiracy theory: #MI kicked #Csk out.
Kumar Raja (@kumartheraja) October 25, 2020
Who would have thought #CSK goes out first at the starting 🙃🙃
Suresh (@suresh__cp) October 25, 2020
All opportunities for Chennai are over🙂.
Good Bye CSK ( @ChennaiIPL)🙏. Come stronger next season🔥#CSK #Yellove #IPL2020 #Master #PlayBold
Troll KollyTown (@TKToffl) October 25, 2020
This is why CSK was losing all games.. the day they won they got eliminated. #IPL2020 #IPLinUAE #CSK #CSKvsRCB
Professor Salva 💥 (@professsorsalva) October 25, 2020
#IPL2020 #CSK Chennai Submarine Kings ???
Arun Ratnam (@BucksRam) October 25, 2020
So #CSK is officially out of #IPL2020 playoffs! Let’s finish off strong and build a decent team for next season @ChennaiIPL
Bhoopala krishnan R (@BhoopalHere) October 25, 2020
CSK are the second most successful team in terms of title wins in IPL history. They have have won the trophy three times. However, this season has been a forgettable one for MS Dhoni’s Yellow Army.
With just four wins from 12 matches so far, they are at the bottom of the IPL standings. On Sunday, thanks to their win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, CSK had kept their chances of making the playoffs alive on paper.
However, RR, later in the day, defeated MI by eight wickets thanks to a blazing ton from allrounder Ben Stokes as they hunted down the target of 196 with ease.
The victory has kept RR’s chances of making it to the playoffs alive and kicking but shut the doors on CSK.
