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00:00Hello, everyone. Welcome to Straight Bad with Gulf News and Mr Cricket UAE, that is Anish Sajjan.
00:13Tonight, we will discuss Chennai's win over Sunrise's Hyderabad. Before we get to our guests, Arjun and Inayat, and we have also Satish from Gulf News, let's go to Anish Bhai to get an update on today's match.
00:29Thank you, Shyam. Hi, Satish. Hello to both the fans. But once again, CSK has crossed the line and have ensured a place in the play-off. And if I'm not wrong, they are definitely going to be in the top two.
00:42And the way they have been playing, it's the team to beat. I believe it's the team to beat, Shyam.
00:49Satish, how do you see today's game? Although it initially looked like Chennai would run away from it, there were some mid-match jitters and it came down to the wire. Do you think it looks as close as the results suggest?
01:04Shyam, Chennai is known to make it… First, they go and make it very easy. Then suddenly, there will be a couple of wickets and they make it even more interesting. And then, the final over, they will sneak through.
01:17This is nothing new, Shyam. Even the last… A couple of games ago, the last over, Chennai won the game. So, it was basically the last ball. So, nothing new about it. But what I also felt is, maybe if Santhosh had gone past 140, maybe closer to 150, things could have been slightly more difficult. But that was not to be. By 134, it's still not a winning total, Shyam.
01:44Arjun, I believe you won the tweet battle in 10-2. That's what I heard from my colleagues today. So, how did you assess today's match? Did you have any worries when the match got closed?
01:57You know what Satish said? I think what CSK does is, they just give a little bit of spice to the game. They know they want it. They want the fans to have mixed emotions. Like surprise mint.
02:20They just want to enjoy the match. They know they are going to win. They want it to be a last-over finish. Six of the last ball. They know they are going to win. It's just continuously going to be like that.
02:38Inaaz, do you agree with Arjun's assessment? Or do you think it was a random close?
02:48I think the Hyderabad bowlers did pretty well. I thought it would be an easy win for CSK first, seeing the way they were playing. But then the things, the over from Holder with two wickets was the turning point.
03:09I thought maybe we still have a chance. As you know, we went till the last over, I guess, where Dhoni just did his signature style by hitting a six and winning the match for Chennai.
03:24I would like to add on that for a second. You know you liked that six in Ayodhya, right?
03:31Everyone loves it. Even the opponents of Chennai will love that shot because that's the signature shot of Dhoni.
03:40Everyone likes Dhoni's sixes. He won India the 2011 World Cup with that six itself.
03:47So, every person living in India knows that even if they support a different IPL team, even Mumbai Indians, Chennai's rival, they know that a Dhoni six is a Dhoni six.
04:03I would completely agree with Arjun because the moment it left Dhoni's back, everybody in the stadium was roaring. It's almost like they roared all the way quite long on.
04:14That was the kind of reaction that shot elicited. I noticed that today the atmosphere in the stadium was fantastic. I can only see yellow shirts and yellow flags in the stadium.
04:24I hardly saw a Hyderabad fan here. So, people come to see Chennai. People come to watch Dhoni especially.
04:33That was an amazing takeaway for me from this match.
04:37Now, coming back to the match. Anish, do you think Hyderabad nearly soured Chennai's party?
04:46Not really, Shyam. It looked that when they lost a few wickets, that they might stretch them.
04:52But the start what they got by Ritu Raj and Fab Duflisi, which they have been giving consistently.
04:58And so, Moeen Ali also was in good form. It's just a little bit of a pick-up.
05:02But they were never in danger because Sharjah is such a small ground. Clearing the boundaries is easier.
05:07You saw Dhoni doing it in the end. Then Raidu doing it. That is why I was sure they will cross the line.
05:15And it's not Punjab team. It is CSK.
05:18And they still had Bravo and Jadeja. So, they were in no danger at all.
05:26So, Satish, do you think Chennai will win or Bangalore will win?
05:34Shyam, my heart says Chennai for sure. And the form also says Chennai.
05:39But somehow, at the back of my mind, I keep telling you, the final is between Chennai and Bangalore.
05:46Let me go to a neutral person here. Inayat, what do you think?
05:49I know what Arjun is going to say.
05:50I will definitely go with RCB. I just want to go with the RCB.
05:54Why?
05:56That's my second team. Because I just love Kohli.
05:58And I just want him to win a trophy before retiring from captain.
06:05Arjun, I know what you are going to say.
06:11I want you to say it. In your way.
06:15CSK are going to win this tournament. They are endless to win this.
06:20But I would also like to mention my second favorite.
06:24Maybe not the team that gets the most fans.
06:28But it's a team that hasn't won the IPL. And it's Delhi Capitals.
06:32I'm a Delhi boy. So, I obviously support them.
06:36But I think they've got a pretty strong lineup.
06:39They don't stand a chance against CSK. But I see them making it into the finals.
06:46Before we wind up, Anish, any last thoughts before we wind up?
06:52We hope tomorrow is a cracker of a game between Punjab and KKR.
06:56Let's hope that Punjab can get across KKR and Delhi stun Mumbai.
07:01So, then we still have something for the fourth spot.
07:05Doubt, Anish bhai. Very, very down on the way.
07:09If KKR lose, there will be more spice to it.
07:12Correct.
07:14Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
07:19Let's hope to have a cracker of a match.
07:22But, Cham, if KKR wins, it will also add more pressure on Mumbai Indians.
07:29They have to win. So, that also spices up in a different way.
07:33Yes, yes. Yeah, right.
07:37So, anyway, thank you very much for joining us.
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07:45We will continue to bring updates and see you all tomorrow.
07:48Good night.
07:49Thank you. Thank you.
07:50Bye-bye.
07:51Bye-bye.
07:52Bye-bye.
07:53CSK forever.
07:54Yeah.