Last night we witnessed one of the most thrilling match of the season between the top two final teams, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. After a nail biting end Chennai Super Kings won the match beating the defending champions of Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2 wickets.
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However, the credits of this win goes to Faf du Plessis, the hero of last night’s match. Faf du Plessis stole the show last night after he gave a thrilling performance and took the match with the storm. The team was struggling a lot in the second innings, while chasing the total score of 139 runs. However, Faf du Plessis turned the tables upside down.
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He gave a thrilling performance and scored 67 runs off 42 balls, he remained unbeaten till the last ball. However, he started off slow but he fastened his speed in the last few overs. He smashed 5 fours and 4 sixes, including the winning sixer.
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The social media went berserk after the win last night. Celebrities, commentators, cricketers and fans everyone took to twitter and showered love on Faf de Plessis for his great knock last night.
Faf du Plessis has now took to twitter to express his happiness about the same and also to thank his fans for all the support. Here’s what he tweeted:
Thanx so much to everyone for the kind messages.. Can’t believe that we won that game last night. Special to be there at the end. Looking forward to the final on Sunday pic.twitter.com/uAkXJqqLy7
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) May 23, 2018
The tweet read:
“Thanx so much to everyone for the kind messages.. Can’t believe that we won that game last night. Special to be there at the end. Looking forward to the final on Sunday”
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Now, after this victory, a new record awaits the Chennai Super Kings, who will lock their horns with the winners of third qualifiers in the final showdown on 27th May. If the team wins, they will become the three times winner of the tournament.
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