CSK captain MS Dhoni in motion in opposition to RR in an IPL 2023 recreation.© BCCI/IPL
It was greater than only a last-over thriller on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Wednesday. It was MS Dhoni turning again the clock in his 2 hundredth match as Chennai Tremendous Kings captain together with his staff needing him to step up. Chasing 176 in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Dhoni got here to bat within the sixteenth over with CSK on 113/6. Because of some terrific hitting by Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni, CSK reached 155/6 in 19 overs. They wanted 21 off the final over. RR captain Sanju Samson handed the veteran Sandeep Sharma the ball within the final over.
The medium pacer conceded two wides within the first two balls because the equation got here right down to 19 off six ball. Then Sandeep bowled a dot ball with Dhoni on strike. After which, the classic Dhoni was again because the CSK skipper hit two large sixes with the equation coming right down to seven wanted off three balls. Dhoni took a single off the fourth supply adopted by one other single by Jadeja. Dhoni was again in strike and CSK wanted a six from their captain to win, however in the end Sandeep bowled a yorker exterior off and Dhoni may solely take a single. CSK misplaced by three runs.
#MSDhoni #IPL23 #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/LrdH2gai9b
— Dharmendra Kumar(1130) (@1130Kumar) April 12, 2023
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Earlier, Jos Buttler wasn’t precisely devastating in his method however but managed the 18th half-century of his IPL profession as Rajasthan Royals posted a good 175 for 8 after being put into bat first.
Whereas Royals had been 135 for 4 after 15 overs, the final 5 overs wasn’t as productive as they might have anticipated with solely 40 runs being added and 4 wickets misplaced within the course of.
Ravindra Jadeja (2/21 in 4 overs) was as ordinary menacing on a floor that assisted the spinners at the same time as Buttler hit three large sixes in his 36-ball-52. He had a very good 77-run second wicket stand with Devdutt Padikkal (38 off 26 balls), who after his struggles in opposition to Punjab Kings, was again in his component.
In the direction of the top, Shimron Hetmyer (30 off 18 balls) was ever spectacular as a finisher whereas Tushar Deshpande (2/37) gave solely eight runs within the twentieth over.
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It was greater than only a last-over thriller on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Wednesday. It was MS Dhoni turning again the clock in his 2 hundredth match as Chennai Tremendous Kings captain together with his staff needing him to step up. Chasing 176 in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Dhoni got here to bat within the sixteenth over with CSK on 113/6. Because of some terrific hitting by Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni, CSK reached 155/6 in 19 overs. They wanted 21 off the final over. RR captain Sanju Samson handed the veteran Sandeep Sharma the ball within the final over.
The medium pacer conceded two wides within the first two balls because the equation got here right down to 19 off six ball. Then Sandeep bowled a dot ball with Dhoni on strike. After which, the classic Dhoni was again because the CSK skipper hit two large sixes with the equation coming right down to seven wanted off three balls. Dhoni took a single off the fourth supply adopted by one other single by Jadeja. Dhoni was again in strike and CSK wanted a six from their captain to win, however in the end Sandeep bowled a yorker exterior off and Dhoni may solely take a single. CSK misplaced by three runs.
#MSDhoni #IPL23 #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/LrdH2gai9b
— Dharmendra Kumar(1130) (@1130Kumar) April 12, 2023
;
Earlier, Jos Buttler wasn’t precisely devastating in his method however but managed the 18th half-century of his IPL profession as Rajasthan Royals posted a good 175 for 8 after being put into bat first.
Whereas Royals had been 135 for 4 after 15 overs, the final 5 overs wasn’t as productive as they might have anticipated with solely 40 runs being added and 4 wickets misplaced within the course of.
Ravindra Jadeja (2/21 in 4 overs) was as ordinary menacing on a floor that assisted the spinners at the same time as Buttler hit three large sixes in his 36-ball-52. He had a very good 77-run second wicket stand with Devdutt Padikkal (38 off 26 balls), who after his struggles in opposition to Punjab Kings, was again in his component.
In the direction of the top, Shimron Hetmyer (30 off 18 balls) was ever spectacular as a finisher whereas Tushar Deshpande (2/37) gave solely eight runs within the twentieth over.
WIth PTI inputs
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