IPL derby between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings might have been reduced to a dead-rubber even before its start but both the teams were desperate to win the match for pride, said Mumbai stumper Dinesh Karthik.
‘It [the match] was important for both the teams, and both wanted to win out of pride. Both play in the IPL, so we got a fight going on. It was good to play an important game and a game that had a close finish," said Karthik, whose whirlwind 74 went in vain as Chennai eked out a six-run win.
‘We are two IPL teams and we have a history of competing against each other so it was important for us to do the best that we can,’ added the stumper.
‘It [the match] was important for both the teams, and both wanted to win out of pride. Both play in the IPL, so we got a fight going on. It was good to play an important game and a game that had a close finish," said Karthik, whose whirlwind 74 went in vain as Chennai eked out a six-run win.
‘We are two IPL teams and we have a history of competing against each other so it was important for us to do the best that we can,’ added the stumper.