Dhoni, who played competitive cricket for the first time since last year's World Cup semi-final, scored only 200 runs in 14 games in IPL 2020 with no half-centuries and a poor strike rate of 116.
The winner of this game, in what is a virtual quarterfinal, will finish second in the points table and play against defending champions Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1.
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Kings XI Punjab were eliminated from the race to the playoffs on Sunday after incurring a heavy defeat to Chennai Super Kings.
Watson might be added to the CSK support staff as the team looks to rebuild for the 2021 season.
When Danny Morrison asked MS Dhoni if it was his last appearance during the toss ahead of the game against KXIP, the CSK captain had replied, "Definitely not."
The Bangalore franchise, over the past few years, has been heavily dependent on both the stalwarts.
KKR's imposing victory was a special one for their owner Shah Rukh Khan, especially when it came just a few hours before his birthday.
McDonald feels that 'inconsistent' performances have been the main reason behind RR missing the playoffs berth this year.
Morgan has so far scored 418 runs for KKR, second to Gill who has amassed most runs for KKR (440) in the on-going season.
Shikhar Dhawan is next in the list of leading run-scorers, having amassed 471 from 13 matches.
"Definitely not," replied the CSK skipper at the toss when asked by Danny Morrison if the match against Punjab was his last in the yellow jersey.
Morgan also heaped praise on Dinesh Karthik's impressive performance behind the stumps.
Both DC and RCB are on 14 points each after missing out on multiple chances to seal their playoffs spot.
Despite failing in the last few games, Shikhar Dhawan remains to be a strong performer for the Delhi side. The southpaw has scored 471 runs in 13 matches so far
The loser of the contest can still qualify for playoffs but it will depend on the performance of other teams.
The KKR pacer ran through Rajasthan Royals top-order in a massive 60-run win after skipper Eoin Morgan’s 68 put 191 on board.
KKR skipper Eoin Morgan said they came into the match with an aggressive attitude to play irrespective of whatever the match situation was in 60-run win over Royals.
This is the first time that the 2008 champions finished last in an IPL season having escaped the position in 2019 and 2010 when they had finished seventh.
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