Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni got here up with one other good cameo – this time hammering 20 off 9 balls in a low-scoring encounter in opposition to Delhi Capitals – to listing his aspect to a 27-run win on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. The win takes CSK to the brink of IPL 2023 Playoffs qualification as they now have 15 factors from 12 matches and a few matches in hand as effectively.
Dhoni has been specializing in whirlwind cameos within the IPL 2023 season, with a strike-rate of 204.25 this yr – far and away the perfect for CSK this yr – with 10 sixes already to his title. In a recreation the place each batter struggled to push the run-rate on the sluggish Chepauk pitch, Dhoni and Shivam Dube had been the one batters to interrupt free. Dhoni hammered 6, 4 and 6 off DC pacer Khaleel Ahmed in a match-turning nineteenth over of the CSK innings which produced 21 runs and finally put the goal past the attain of David Warner’s aspect.
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Thanks to Dhoni’s fireworks on the finish and Shivam Dube’s 12-ball 25 earlier than him, CSK posted 167 for 8 after electing to bat first. DC may solely managed 140 for 8 with their skipper Warner dismissed for a second-ball duck by Deepak Chahar. Ravindra Jadeja was the choose of the bowlers claiming 1/19 whereas Matheesha Pathirana picked up 3/37 in 4 overs.
Dhoni stated after the match that he would a lot fairly favor to hit sixes than run between the wickets. “My job is to hit a few deliveries. Don’t make me run a lot. Happy to contribute whatever deliveries I am getting. That is how I am practising as well,” Dhoni stated within the post-match presentation.
The CSK skipper admitted that the ball turned loads within the second innings of the sport in Chepauk which made the chase tougher for DC. “It turned a lot in the second half. Our spinners use the seam more than other bowlers. I wanted the bowlers to bowl their best deliveries but not go looking for wickets. We can still do better as a batting unit. There were a few shots you are better off avoiding on this pitch. There were a couple where the execution was not right; we can live with that. Good thing is, Moeen (Ali) and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) got to bat. As we get closer to the last phase, everyone has a few deliveries under their belt,” Dhoni added.
