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MS Dhoni of Chennai Superkings plays a shot during match 29 of the Indian Premier League season 17 (IPL 2024) between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings held at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on the 14th April 2024. (Sportzpics)
Washington Sundar urged MS Dhoni to continue playing cricket in the upcoming years.
Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Washington Sundar was awestruck with MS Dhoni’s memorable cameo against the Mumbai Indians yesterday. The former Chennai Super Kings skipper made a dazzling appearance at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai smashing 20 runs in the final four balls of the first innings. His knock included three consecutive sixes that helped the reigning champions breach the 200-run mark. Amazed by the 42-year-old’s consistency at the top level, the Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer shared a post on Instagram, urging Dhoni to continue playing cricket in the upcoming years. Adding the Singam Ondru song to his post, Sundar wrote, “Thala Thala dhaan! Few more years, please.”
MS Dhoni came down to bat yesterday after Daryl Mitchell was dismissed on the second ball of the final over bowled by Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya. The New Zealand batter had mistimed his shot towards long-on that was taken by Mohammad Nabi. Next, the crowd roared as Dhoni made his way onto the pitch, looking to face Pandya. Mumbai Indians’ newly appointed skipper dished out a length ball to welcome Thala who stood and clobbered the delivery over long-off.
Hardik Pandya tried to retaliate but sent another length ball down the pitch which MS Dhoni deposited over long-on. A change in fielding placements was made as Tim David ran in from long-off. This slowed down the game a little while giving Dhoni a little breathing room. Pandya next tried to fire a yorker which ended up being a low full-toss ball that the World Cup-winning captain flicked over the backward square leg for another six.
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MS Dhoni’s 20-run knock made all the difference as the Chennai Super Kings sealed a victory by as many runs in the IPL El Clasico. Mumbai Indians began the run chase at home with a solid century from Rohit Sharma whereas Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma scored 23 and 31 runs, respectively. This did not prove to be enough as Matheesha Pathirana scalped four wickets to seal a victory for the visitors. He even won the Player of the Match award for his superb performance with the ball.
With four wins from six games, Chennai Super Kings currently have eight points to their name in the IPL 2024 standings. Meanwhile, eighth-placed Mumbai Indians have so far claimed two wins from six matches.
