IPL 2023, CSK vs SRH | Who said what ft. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Devon Conway

The visitors were asked to bat first and looked good for a par total at the halfway stage of the innings as two 30-odd run partnerships took them to 76/2. However, CSK's bowlers took over charge from there on and regular wickets helped keep the side to a paltry 134/7. In response, the hosts' openers shut down all hopes for SRH with a dominant 87-run stand and albeit a couple of cheap wickets set the stage for a miraculous turnaround, it was not to be as the Super Kings got to the target with seven wickets and eight balls to spare.

Never nice to lose, disappointed again. Let ourselves dow with the bat. Lacked partnerships of substance. It wasn't a 130-odd wicket, more closer to 160. Tough to get momentum if you don't have partnerships. They bowled well in the middle overs, didn't give us much to score of. We knew their spinners will play a big role, it was more about each person having his own plan to counter that. The guys had their plans but we couldn't get it right tonight ultimately. We need some wins now, have to see how we can get better with the bat. Proud how the bowlers stuck it out and took the game deep. Gonna take 1-2 guys to put their hands up, hopefully we can get it right the next game.

Aiden Markram

Whatever is said and done, the last phase of my career, important to enjoy it. It feels good to be here. They have given a lot of love and affection. They always stay late to listen to me. You need time to pick his action Pathirana's action. We have seen that with Malinga, someone who has an awkward action and who is very consistent with line and length. It's difficult to score off him. I was hesitant to bat second. Had the feeling there won't be much dew. Overall the middle overs were the setup. Fast bowlers bowled very well in the last few overs. I always tell them that the first preference of field setting is with you. Still, they didn't give me the best catch. I felt it was a fantastic catch. A long time back I still remember one game where Rahul Dravid was keeping and he caught one like that. Definitely, I am a bit old now, can't shy away from that.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The Player of the Match honour went Ravindra Jadeja's way for his brilliant figures of 3/22 that included the scalps of Indian trio Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi and Mayank Agarwal.