“MS Dhoni finishes off in style...”
Without perhaps intending to, on Wednesday night at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, David Lloyd recreated the famous words of Ravi Shastri as the Chennai Super Kings captain pulled out another rabbit from his seemingly bottomless magic hat. Chasing 206 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dhoni hit a blistering 34-ball 70 to help his side win yet another last-over thriller in this year’s IPL.
CSK were tottering at 74/4 when Dhoni came into bat. He teamed up with Ambati Rayudu from there on and the duo shared a game-changing 101-run stand. A six to finish things off by Dhoni was just a cherry on top of a well-executed chase. He hit one four and seven sixes in his knock, the most telling off them coming in the last over against Corey Anderson.
In a packed stadium, Dhoni provided the fireworks - not for the first time this season, mind you - that reminded everyone that the former Indian captain is not done scripting memorable finishes, yet. A reinvented, rejuvenated Dhoni has been in great touch with the bat this season after a shaky start and his effort against RCB was what one would be tempted to call extraordinary, and yet, not entirely surprising.
The innings sent the Twitterverse into frenzy, of course.
Fans and analysts thoroughly enjoyed the Dhoni masterclass.
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