"From the headquarters of film industry, comes the finest scripts," tweeted Harsha Bhogle after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) entered their seventh IPL final in the just-concluded edition. Well, CSK's PR team could actually convert the team's fairy-tale IPL 2018 comeback into a biopic.
With 21 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 21.8, Rashid emerged as the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL 2018.
Watson smashed 11 fours and eight sixes en route to this second hundred of the season as CSK chased down the target of 179.
Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 turned out to be a fairy tale.
Shane Watson helped the CSK chase down the 179-run target in 18.3 overs, hitting his fourth IPL hundred in the process,
Shane Watson smashed an unbeaten 57-ball 117 to single-handedly snatch the game away from Hyderabad chasing 179 for victory.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 178 for 6 in 20 overs [Kane Williamson 47 (36), Yusuf Pathan 45 (25)*; Lungi Ngidi 4-1-26-1] lost to Chennai Super Kings 181 for 2 in 18.3 overs [Shane Watson 117* (57), Suresh Raina 32 (24); Carlos Brathwaite 2.3-0-27-1] by 8 wickets with 9 balls to spare.
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the IPL title for the third time.
4 times CSK have beaten Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2018. This is the first instance of a franchise beating another four times in a tournament.
Rajasthan Royals finished fourth in IPL 2018, losing out in eliminator 1 against KKR.