The Chennai Super Kings downed a spirited attack from the Sunrisers Hyderabad to clinch the 2018 Indian Premier League title. Shane Watson was CSK’s hero of the day as he reached a brilliant century. The Australian smashed 117 runs and was unbeaten in the IPL 2018 Final.
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The Sunrisers lost the toss and were put in to bat by CSK. Shreevats Goswami was the first man down with 5 runs on the board. Shikhar Dhawan lasted a bit longer but eventually perished for 26 runs.
Then, skipper Kane Williamson joined the party and struck a well-deserved 47 runs. Shakib Al Hasan added another 23 runs before Yusuf Pathan went on a rampage, scoring 45. Deepak Hooda was dismissed for just 3 runs before the final wicket of Carlos Brathwaite stumbled for 21.
When CSK came out to chase, Watson’s partner Faf Du Plessis could only muster 10 runs before faltering. Suresh Raina struck another 32 runs and Ambati Rayudu stuck around with Watson and got the job done with his 16 runs.
Among the bowlers, Deepak Chahar was the only man deprived of a wicket. But he more than made up for it with an economy of 6.25 from 4 overs. For the Sunrisers, Carlos Brathwaite and Sandeep Sharma were the only ones to pick up wickets.
SRH’s star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was once again the most economical player with an average of 4.25. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan was the next best with a figure of 6.00
After a long couple of weeks of gruelling cricket action, the Chennai Super Kings emerged triumphant. Here is how social media reacted to the IPL 2018 final and the Chennai Super Kings win.
I am probably the one person in Hyderabad rooting for CSK. #CSKvsSRH Game on !!! #IPL2018Final
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#CSKvsSRH It's Surreal. This year was full of emotions. Coming back of @ChennaiIPL Coming back of @msdhoni as a captain.
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Wohoooo!!!! The team who was criticized at the time of auction has proved why they're the REAL CHAMPIONS!! Congrats ✨ #IPL2018Final #ChennaiPoduWhistlePodu #CSKvsSRH of the match #Watson 👏👏 Great captaincy by #Williamson throughout the tournament 👌 It was just a bad day!
CONGRATULATIONS CAPTAIN COOL & CSK Chennai Super Kings defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win .@msdhoni #IPL2018Final #CSKvsSRH
https://twitter.com/apshada1/status/1000791320728883200
7 Finals, 3 Trophies What a comeback for @ChennaiIPL. Out of the tournament for two years, but win the IPL2018 title in style! Congratulations Captain Cool @msdhoni !! #IPL2018Finale #CSKvsSRH
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Woww🥁Whaat a come back🔥 The Champions Ever 💥 #CSKvsSRH #ChampionCSK @ChennaiIPL #IPL2018Final
https://twitter.com/RoshniWalia45/status/1000788256206737409
Shane Watson in the final. #IPL2018Final #CSKvsSRH
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Rising sun might be pleasant but it can never overshadow the YELLOW brightness!! @mahi7781 adding yet another silverware to his tremendous collection. #iplfinal #cskvssrh #whistlepodu ift.tt/2IOOjHO
The one man army @ShaneRWatson33. WHAT PLAY!!! #IPL2018Final #CSKvsSRH
Congratulations @ChennaiIPL for chasing the total and winning it emphatically...Well played #SRH but Watson proved to be the decisive factor #CSKvsSRH #IPL2018Final 🏆🏆🏆
Thank you for the entertainment SRH.. congratulations CSK wining vivo IPL Final 2018.🏆🏆🏆 #IPL2018Final #CSKvsSRH @CskIPLTeam @ChennaiIPL
Congratulations, @ChennaiIPL ! Well deserved. Next year I ll again hope for your defeats again. Thanks for the entertainment though. #MSDhoni is the greatest limited-overs skipper. Period. #ShaneWatson played the smartest knock in his career #CSKvsSRH #IPL2018
https://twitter.com/09sAmit/status/1000793607853371393
Kings Of IPL CSK 🏆🏆🏆 Has Done It! ♥️😍 #CSKvsSRH #IPL2018Final
https://twitter.com/AashishGidwani/status/1000793564924841990
Someone put it beautifully. Teams like RR, RCB, KXIP bought players at the auction. CSK bought a team at the auction. #IPLFinals #VIVOIPL #CSKvsSRH