Chennai Super Kings won in the last ball of the league match against Mumbai yesterday.
Batting first, Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma and Ishant Kishan were out for no runs in the first over.
The players who came after this, added runs slowly and had scored 155 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. At the maximum, Tilak Varma was unbeaten on 51.
Subsequently, as the Chennai team were approaching towards the goal, some wickets fell at short intervals. However, Dhoni and Pretorius added runs in the last over. Earlier, Uthappa and Rayudu had scored more runs.
Dhoni's actions..
In the end, Chennai needed 16 off the last four balls to win. And Dhoni was batting amongst a crisis situation that was developing for the CSK team. But, Dhoni did not worry about anything, Chennai team had won the last ball to hit 6, 4, 2, 4. With this, the Chennai Super Kings, who have recorded their second win in the current series, are in the same 9th position in the points table.
Dhoni, who has been out of form for the past few seasons, has scored 50 runs in the first match of the current season. Subsequently, the present 'Vintage' finisher has brought Dhoni to the forefront. His game has been praised by many fans. Former CSK batsman Suresh Raina has praised Dhoni's innings.
Congratulations Raina ..
Raina, who played for Chennai last season, has not been approached by any team, including CSK, this season. Raina is a commentator in the current IPL series.
Suresh Raina, who has been tweeting regularly about the IPL series, has now also tweeted about the Chennai team's victory. "The most awaited match of the tournament #CSKvMI. A much needed innings by our very own @msdhoni bhai at the end, always a delight to watch! Congratulations to the whole #CSK team on another massive win."
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