Showing his fierce form, Dhoni hit 3 consecutive fours, in which one ball was wide and thus Mahi snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat. Under the leadership of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has reached the final of IPL for the ninth time. After the victory, Dhoni revealed what plan he had adopted to win the lost bet in the last over.
- Dhoni showed his fierce form
- Dhoni revealed the biggest secret
- In the last over, the bet was lost like this.
Dubai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) proved himself to be the world’s greatest match finisher in the first qualifier match of IPL 2021 against Delhi Capitals, reminiscing his old days. The match was in difficult conditions and 13 runs were needed from 5 balls. For a moment it felt that 40-year-old Dhoni would not be able to finish this match, but then such a charisma happened that the world was surprised to see.
- Dhoni showed his fierce form
Showing his fierce form, Dhoni hit 3 consecutive fours, in which one ball was wide and thus Mahi snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat. Under the leadership of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has reached the final of IPL for the ninth time. After the victory, Dhoni revealed what plan he had adopted to win the lost bet in the last over. Dhoni said that we knew that the first qualifier match would be difficult considering the bowling attack of Delhi Capitals.
- Dhoni revealed the biggest secret
Dhoni again played the role of the finisher and in the end scored an unbeaten 18 off six balls with one six and three fours to ensure victory with two balls to spare. Before him, Rituraj Gaikwad (70) and Robin Uthappa (63) had shared a 110-run partnership for the second wicket after playing half-centuries. Dhoni said after the match, ‘My innings was important. Delhi Capitals bowling attack is good. He took full advantage of the conditions, so we knew this match was not going to be easy for us.
- In the last over, the bet was lost like this.
Due to half-centuries from opener Prithvi Shaw (60 runs) and captain Rishabh Pant (51 not out), the Delhi Capitals team scored 172 for five after being invited to bat. Regarding his innings, Dhoni said, ‘I have not played very good innings in the tournament, but I wanted to play by looking at the ball. I was batting well in the nets. But was not thinking much, because if you think too much while batting, you spoil your strategy.
- Best told to Shardul Thakur
On the decision to send Shardul Thakur up the batting order, Dhoni said, ‘Shardul Thakur has batted well in the recent times, so he was sent up.’ Regarding Uthappa, Dhoni said, ‘Robin always wanted to bat above enjoys. Moeen Ali has been fantastic at number three, but we have created conditions for him that anyone can bat at number three as per the requirement.
Dhoni said about Rituraj, ‘When I and Rituraj talk, it is very simple. I want to know what he is thinking. It’s good to see that he has improved a lot. He is someone who wants to bat for the full 20 overs.
- Rishabh Pant told the reason for Delhi’s defeat
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant said after the close defeat, “Definitely it was a very disappointing defeat and I have no words to describe the disappointment (of the decision in the last over). I thought Tom Curran bowled well in this match, so giving him the last over would be the right thing to do. We had put up a good score. We will try our best to rectify our mistakes in the next match so that we can reach the final. ‘Player of the match’ Gaikwad said, ‘I try to stay calm at the crease. Every match is new, so we have to start from the beginning. Powerplay was very important, the ball was coming on the wicket with a slight pause. Robin batted really well. Playing in front of him also made batting easier for me.
- Wife Sakshi got emotional
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) scored an unbeaten 18 runs in 6 balls and hit a six and 3 fours. The match was in difficult conditions and 13 runs were needed from 5 balls. For a moment, it seemed that 40-year-old Dhoni would not be able to finish this match, but Dhoni showed his fierce form and hit 3 consecutive fours, in which one ball was wide and thus Mahi snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat. His wife Sakshi Dhoni’s eyes became moist as soon as Dhoni hit the winning shot. His daughter Jeeva was also present in the stadium along with Sakshi. As soon as Dhoni hit the winning shot, Sakshi filled Jeeva tightly in her arms. This celebration of Dhoni’s wife and daughter is becoming fiercely viral.
- CSK in the final for the ninth time on the strength of Dhoni
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came in the last overs to give his team a historic victory and with this Chennai entered the IPL for the ninth time. That too when CSK was at number seven in the last IPL. MS Dhoni played only 6 balls in his innings and scored 18 runs. During this he hit 3 fours and a six. Chennai Super Kings was out at number seven in 2020, then Dhoni had said that our team will make a tremendous comeback again. Now once again Chennai Super Kings has reached the final under the leadership of MS Dhoni. This is the ninth time that Chennai Super Kings has reached the final of the IPL.
About Author
