Sakshi Dhoni and daughter Ziva Dhoni (Twitter)
Supporters who had the opportunity to watch the game at Chepauk’s stadium included the captain’s wife and daughter, who made it to the MAC to show their support for the boys in yellow.
The most anticipated fixture of the Indian Premier League roster is upon us and the excitement was palpable in Chennai as Mumbai Indians visited the MA Chidambaram Stadium to take on Chennai Super Kings.
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Among the thrilled supporters who got the opportunity to watch the game at Chepauk’s stadium was skipper MS Dhoni’s lovely wife and daughter, who made it to the MAC to show their support for the skipper and his men, as they always do. Tenures of former Indian captains with the Tamil Nadu-based organisation.
Dhoni won the toss and opted to field first and the five-time champions, who lost wickets early in the game.
MI started the innings with Cameron Green and Ishan Kishan, but the pair did not last long at the crease as Green was the first to fall. Chennai fast bowler Tushar Deshpande gave the home side the first breakthrough by dismissing the Australian in the second over of the innings.
Things turned from bad to worse for MI as Kishan and skipper Rohit Sharma were dismissed in the same over by Deepak Chahar as he took two wickets in the third over.
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MI were 14 for 3 after 3 overs before Suryakumar Yadav and Nehal Wadhera calmed Paltan’s nerves as they shared a 55-run partnership for the fourth wicket to save MI from embarrassment.
Suryakumar was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja after the stylish Mumbai batsman scored 26 off 22 balls. Wadhera stayed at the crease for a while and completed his half-ton before falling prey to Mathish Pathirana, who defended the youngster after scoring 64 off 51 balls.
Tim David was about to go as Deshpande took his second wicket of the evening in the 20th over of the innings. Arshad Khan was also forced to retreat to the dugout as Pathirana picked up his second scalp of the evening.
Sri Lankan Pathirana struck again as he also managed to dismiss Tristan Stubbs in the final over of the innings before MI finished their innings at 139 for 8 in 20 overs.
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