Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni is called ‘Captain Cool’ all through his profession however Thursday evening was a uncommon event on which even the Indian legend misplaced his mood. CSK misplaced for the second time within the IPL 2023 season to Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals, this time by 32 runs on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur as MS Dhoni’s facet slipped to second place on the Points Table.
Dhoni admitted after the match that Royals scored a complete nicely above par rating in Jaipur. The CSK skipper, the truth is, misplaced his cool within the sixteenth over of the primary innings when younger Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana got here in the way in which of his throw.
Pathirana was bowling to Shimron Hetmyer of the Royals. The West Indies southpaw misjudged a slower bouncer because it hit his physique and travelled behind the stumps straight by the hands of CSK skipper and wicketkeeper Dhoni. The batter tried a run, whereas Dhoni collected the ball and threw it straight to the stumps on the bowler’s finish.
However, with Pathirana standing within the center, the ball deflected off his physique and missed the stumps. Dhoni was completely furious at Pathirana and was seen yelling on the teen.
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After the match, Dhoni was fast to reward Sri Lankan ‘slinger’ Pathirana – who bowled at speeds of as much as 151kph within the match towards the Royals. The Lankan although failed to choose up a wicket and conceded 48 runs in his 4 overs.
“I felt his (Pathirana) bowling was very good, not that he bowled badly. The scorecard doesn’t reflect how well he bowled,” Dhoni stated on the post-match presentation.
Asked in regards to the goal, Dhoni stated it was fairly a bit above par after they gave away too many runs within the first six overs. The CSK skipper additionally talked about that Pathirana didn’t bowl badly, although the scorecard doesn’t mirror it.
“It (target) was quite a bit above par. The reason was the first six overs, gave too many runs, but at the same time, the pitch was best to bat on at that time. Even when they were finishing, the edges kept going for boundaries. They got a par+ score and we were not able to stop the runs,” Dhoni stated.
