The clinical win came on the back of a disciplined all-round show and Fleming, when asked if there was any area which CSK would like to work on going into the playoffs, said, "just attitude, we have to try and keep raising the bar."
"We have been here before, which is great, but we also like to win, hopefully. I mean to do that you have to keep getting better and the teams (other sides) I think, have been very even this year and whoever gets through to play us, its going to be a tough game.
After their bowlers restricted KXIP to 130 in 20 overs, CSK batsmen, Faf du Plessis (55), Suresh Raina (41 not out) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (25 not out), ensured that the team does not falter.
"We were not surprised, but we thought that the pitch was dry and we knew using our spinners was going to be possible advantage. And they bowled very well both (Pawan) Negi and (Ravichandran) Ashwin in particular bowled very well and backed up by very good fielding."
"We were playing for one or two spot in the IPL finals...So we are happy with the way we went about it," he added.
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