Ninth IPL final for CSK
Ruturaj Gaikwad's 70 and an unbeaten cameo from skipper MS Dhoni helped Chennai Super Kings reach a ninth Indian Premier League final with a four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Sunday. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Century partnership
Chasing 173 for victory, Chennai rode on a 110-run second-wicket partnership between Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa (63) but were in trouble after the two departed. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Prihvi and Pant
Delhi posted 172/5 with attacking knocks from Prihvi Shaw (60) and skipper Rishabh Pant (51*). (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
CSK's pace-spin combo
Josh Hazlewood took two wickets while Moeen Ali returned figures of 1/27 with his off-spin. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Rare Faf failure
Chennai lost Faf du Plessis for one, bowled by Anrich Nortje in the first over, before Gaikwad and Uthappa set up the chase. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Remarkable Ruturaj
Tom Curran hit back with two wickets in one over including Uthappa's scalp, but Gaikwad took the attack to the opposition and got past 600 runs this season. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Iyer impresses
Shreyas Iyer took smart catches to dismiss Uthappa and Shardul Thakur, and then ran out Ambati Rayudu with a brilliant throw from the deep at the non-striker's end. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Crucial Curran strike
Curran needed to defend 13 off the final over and got Moeen out for 16 on the first ball. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Vintage Dhoni
But Dhoni (18*) kept his calm to smash three boundaries and take the team home with two balls to spare. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Another shot for DC
Delhi will have another shot at securing a berth in the final when they play the second qualifier on Wednesday. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)