IPL Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Match 50: MS Dhoni has once again proved how important he is for Chennai Super Kings not just as a captain but also as a batsman. After promoting himself to number four spot, Dhoni provided the required impetus to Chennai’s innings as the hosts overcame a slow start to post a fighting 179/4 against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday. (SCORECARD)
Suresh Raina struck a fighting half-century before Dhoni provided a late push with an unbeaten 44 as CSK. Dhoni hit unbeaten 44 off 22 balls with four fours and three sixes while Jadeja smashed 25 off 10 with two sixes. Dhoni creamed off 21 runs from Kiwi pacer Trent Boult’s final over, hitting two sixes and four. This was after Boult and left-arm spinner Jagdeesha Suchith (2/28) had straight-jacketed the Chennai batsmen after electing bowl. With Boult swinging the ball and Suchith accurate with his line and length, they gave away just seven runs in the first four overs.
Here’s how the Twitter world reacted on Dhoni’s blitzkrieg at Chepauk:-
Everyone busy with Different kind of love stories but we are busy with love story between dhoni and last ball Six, because this love story is Never going to be End @msdhoni @ChennaiIPL @IPL pic.twitter.com/OpFFSUpECb
— FArhan Ansari (@imfarhansari) May 1, 2019
Everyone busy with Different kind of love stories but we are busy with love story between dhoni and last ball Six, because this love story is Never going to be End @msdhoni @ChennaiIPL @IPL pic.twitter.com/OpFFSUpECb
— FArhan Ansari (@imfarhansari) May 1, 2019
MS Dhoni in #IPL2019:
Dots 84
Ones 98
Twos 28
Fours 21
Sixes 20358 off 251 balls
Avg 119.33
SR 142.62#CSKvDC— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 1, 2019
Just how does he do this time and time again? Incredible is a mild word. #MSDhoni #CSKvsDC
— Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) May 1, 2019
Stop insulting cricketers of your age MS Dhoni. Almost 38 ffs.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 1, 2019
MS Dhoni in 20th over in the IPL:
Innings 71
Runs 554
SR 244
6s/4s 46/39 (85 boundaries in all)
Has scored about 13% of his total IPL runs in the 20th over@ChennaiIPL #CSKvDC— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) May 1, 2019
Best finishers in Vivo IPL 2019 in order for me please, between Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni and Dre Russ?????? No missing anyone I hope,,,,,
— ian bishop (@irbishi) May 1, 2019
Just unbelievable the way @msdhoni does it each time! The greatest finisher of our times & what a delight to watch! 3/1 in 3 overs to 179! Wow just unbelievable effort by the skipper & co #IPL2019 #CSKvDC
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) May 1, 2019
MS Dhoni has an average of 104.66 in this years #IPL. pic.twitter.com/CzsQnWRJDJ
— BET.co.za (@betcoza) April 26, 2019
Dhoni last ball finishes with six@msdhoni @DHONIism @TrendsDhoni@msdfansofficial #Dhoni #cskvsdc pic.twitter.com/j2O86iitoh
— kumar msd prabha (@KummuB) May 1, 2019
Ambati Rayudu gives back strike to MS Dhoni on a wide ball, and Dhoni finishes off in style. After Rayudu showed his 4th dimension keeping wickets , today he showed his 5th dimension by giving Dhoni strike on a WIDE BALL#CSKvDC pic.twitter.com/jppIfvQl0P
— Mufaddal Motiwala (@mufaddalmm) May 1, 2019
Chennai suddenly became a top-notch team from an average one with Dhoni's return in the playing XI. CSK got off to a horrific start as opener Shane Watson played forgettable innings of 0 off 9 ball knock. After he departed, Raina provided the much-needed impetus to the CSK's innings. Faf du Plessis was playing the role of anchor to perfection and they added 83 runs in 61 balls which took them out of the hole that Watson got them in.
Dhoni promoted himself to number-4 and as he always does, provided the finishing touch for CSK. The contribution of Jadeja was crucial too in taking CSK to a formidable total of 179. They notched up 39 runs in the last two overs and ended the innings on a high
First, Dhoni played second fiddle in a 43-run stand with Jadeja, scoring only 18 but after Jaddu got out, the skipper exploded. He was on 18 from 14 when Morris slipped in a high full toss - a beamer. From then, Dhoni's last few balls read - 6, 1, 0, 2, 4, 1, 6, 6 - 26 from his last 8.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against hosts Chennai. For CSK, skipper Dhoni is back to the side along with du Plessis and Jadeja. They replaced Dhruv Shorey, Mitchell Santner, and Murali Vijay. Delhi will miss pacers Kagiso Rabada and Ishant Sharma due to their respective injury issues. Trent Boult and left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith are included in the side to replace the two.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Axar Patel, Jagadeesha Suchith, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk/C), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir
