Acknowledging the deafening roar at the jampacked Chepauk on Monday, legendary cricketer MS Dhoni showcased his six-hitting exploits in the final over of the Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) free-scoring innings in 6th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Launching an all-out attack on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Mark Wood, CSK skipper, MS Dhoni smoked back-to-back sixes to mark his return to his favorite venue.
Making a blockbuster return to Chepauk after a gap of four years, MS Dhoni and his men reached a mammoth score of 217/7 against KL Rhaul’s LSG at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Playing a small cameo in CSK’s innings, veteran wicket-keeper batter Dhoni tormented speedster Wood in the final over. Delivering the goods in the final over, Dhoni smashed a couple of consecutive sixes to help CSK register a gigantic total.
A treat for the Chennai crowd! 😍@msdhoni is BACK in Chennai & how 💥#TATAIPL | #CSKvLSG
WATCH his incredible two sixes 🔽 pic.twitter.com/YFkOGqsFVT
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2023
With Thala coming back to his vintage self, Dhoni’s batting exploits soon became the talk of the town on the internet. “Vintage DHONI #Mahimaarahahai @ChennaiIPL @IPL,” tweeted legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was in awe of Dhoni’s batting brilliance at the IPL 2023.
Vintage DHONI #Mahimaarahahai 🔥🏏🔥🏏🔥🏏 @ChennaiIPL @IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 3, 2023
A real treat for the Chennai fan’s. MS Dhoni smashing 2 sixes of his first 2 balls. Blockbuster stuff https://t.co/1s4NchckLP
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 3, 2023
Regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of IPL, MS Dhoni batted at a strike rate of 400 as his two sixes lifted CSK to 217-7 in 20 overs.
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Interestingly, Dhoni’s batting onslaught also helped the Chennai Super Kings skipper to rewrite history in the cash-rich league. Dhoni was only 8 runs away from joining batting icons Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, and AB de Villiers on an exclusive list.
The Ranchi stalwart has become the seventh batter to surpass the tally of 5,000 runs in the world’s richest T20 league – the IPL. The four-time IPL winner has achieved the massive feat on his 236th appearance.
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MS Dhoni opened his account by smashing a handsome six off the first ball. Interestingly, he has smoked a six on the first ball of his innings only on a couple of occasions in his iconic IPL career. The 41-year-old was dismissed after scoring 12 off 3 balls as pacer Wood got the better of the CSK skipper on the fourth ball of his over. The England pacer bagged three wickets and leaked 49 runs in the high-scoring contest between Chennai and Lucknow at Chepauk.
