New Delhi. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s fans were waiting for his batting for almost a year. The manner in which Dhoni completed this wait will be remembered by his fans for a long time. MS Dhoni played a stormy inning against Delhi Capitals on Sunday and showed that his batting still has the same strength as it did years ago. Dhoni’s team Chennai Super Kings lost this match by 20 runs and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad will continue to regret this. If they had sent Dhoni to bat a little earlier, the result could have been different. Dhoni had come out to bat in IPL 2023 before this match.
Chennai Super Kings faced Delhi Capitals on Sunday in the Indian Premier League. Delhi team scored 191 runs thanks to the innings of captain Rishabh Pant (51) and David Warner (52). In response, Chennai Super Kings team could only score 171 runs for 6 wickets. Chennai lost by 20 runs. The margin of their defeat could have been greater had Dhoni not scored runs at a striker rate of 231 in the last overs.
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When MS Dhoni came out to bat against Delhi, the score of Chennai Super Kings was 120 runs for 5 wickets in 16.1 overs. At that time Chennai needed 71 runs on 23 balls to win. The target was becoming difficult and the fans of Chennai Super Kings were also getting disappointed, but how could MS Dhoni accept defeat. He took charge from one end and scored 37 runs in just 16 balls. During this period, Dhoni gave away 20 runs in one over of Enrique Norcia.
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Out of the 16 balls that MS Dhoni faced, 7 balls were sent across the boundary. These included 3 sixes and 4 fours. Seeing these shots of Dhoni, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad must have felt that if he had sent Dhoni at number six or seven instead of number eight, then Chennai could have won.
MS Dhoni made a partnership of 51 runs on 23 balls for the 7th wicket with Ravindra Jadeja. In these, only 11 runs came from Jadeja’s bat. From this it can be estimated how much Dhoni thrashed the bowlers. When Dhoni came to bat, Ravindra Jadeja was batting after scoring 10 runs on 11 balls. When the match ended, Jadeja had 21 runs in 17 balls.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 07:25 IST