Former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni turned again the clock to his heydays when he smashed 20 runs from simply 4 balls in his workforce’s conflict in opposition to Mumbai Indians on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 14. Coming in to bat in the ultimate over of the innings, the 42-year-old Dhoni supplied the much-needed end to the guests to energy them to over 200.
The followers had been erupting when the previous CSK skipper despatched Hardik Pandya out of the park on three consecutive balls in the twentieth over. On the third supply of the over, Dhoni first hit Hardik over long-off on a slower supply outdoors off. He then clobbered the all-rounder over long-on on a fuller ball and reaped the rewards out of a full toss to hit one other most over sq. leg. The 42-year-old ended his carnage with a double on the ultimate ball to take CSK to 206/4.
This has helped Dhoni create a report which no Indian has managed to do. He has develop into the first Indian participant to rating three consecutive sixes to begin an IPL innings. Overall he’s the third participant to achieve this uncommon milestone in the historical past of the Indian cash-rich league.
Players to hit three consecutive to begin IPL innings:
1 – Sunil Narine: Three sixes for KKR vs RCB in 2021 in twelfth over
2 – Nicholas Pooran: Three sixes for LSG vs SRH in 2023 in sixteenth over
3 – MS Dhoni: Three sixes for CSK vs MI in 2024 in twentieth over
Dhoni’s sixes most likely proved to be the most important distinction in CSK successful the conflict. Mumbai Indians have gained in their final 4 run chases on the Wankhede Stadium earlier than this however fell brief to CSK by 20 runs. The Super Kings displayed a masterclass of defensive bowling with the pacers sending deliveries effectively outdoors the off and away from batters’ attain in the latter a part of the run-chase. Matheesha Pathirana was proper on the cash as he took 4 wickets for 28 on his comeback recreation after an harm break. Pathirana was additionally named the Player of the Match for his wily bowling that proved too sizzling to deal with for the hosts after sensible contributions from Ruturaj Gaikwad (69 runs from 40 balls), Shivam Dube (66 from 38) and Dhoni.
