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“I was sitting out for 10-11 games and when the opportunity came, I wanted to be true to myself,” said Uthappa.
“When I came out to bat, my only thought process was to stitch up a great partnership with you (Ruturaj Gaikwad) and make sure that we set up a foundation,” he added.
Both the CSK players also lauded their skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his vintage style finish to take the team in yellow to its ninth final.
In the last two overs, CSK needed 24 runs but Avesh Khan dismissed set batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad on the first ball. Dhoni whacked a six and the match came down to 13 needed off the last six balls.
In the final over, Tom Curran removed Moeen Ali but Dhoni held the nerves to seal the CSK spot in the final.