MS Dhoni survived a final over scare by Jasprit Bumrah and led Chennai Super Kings to 131 for four after a hesitant start against Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 1 at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. However, Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten half-century as Mumbai Indians chased down the modest target with nine balls to spare. Following the six-wicket defeat, CSK's fourth consecutive loss to MI, MS Dhoni blamed poor shot selection and vowed to come back stronger in Qualifier 2 in Visakhapatnam on Friday.

"Somebody has to lose, things really didn't go our way, especially batting. At home, we had to assess the conditions quickly, we have played six to seven games already, that's the home advantage," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation.

"We needed to know how the pitch behaves, would it be tacky? Is the ball coming on or not, those were the things we didn't do well, I think the batting needs to get better," added the CSK skipper who opted to bat after winning the toss.