MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings registered a win against Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals in a much-anticipated encounter at the D.Y. Patil stadium, Navi Mumbai. The game was a high scoring thriller where Rishabh Pant elected to bowl after winning the toss. However, CSK managed to put up a huge total of 208 on the board after being put in to bat first.
CSK lost 6 wickets in the first innings. Devon Conway, the left-hand opener was the pick of the batters as he scored 87 runs off just 49 deliveries. Even though the New Zealander shined with the bat, the captain stole the limelight with a maximum towards the backend of the innings. MS Dhoni played a beautiful shot off Mitchell Marsh.
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MS Dhoni came down the track and hit the shot which went on to land in the stand near the long-on area as well. He received huge applause from the crowd in the stadium and the commentators, while Marsh was looking stunned as well. And, fans showered Dhoni with huge praise after the massive six as well. The veteran has played a couple of crucial cameos for CSK this season as well.
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After the win, MS Dhoni said: “It really helps. It would have been better if we would have had a win like this somewhere early. It was a perfect game. The batters did really well. It was a toss where we wanted to win and field first, but in the heart, I was fine to lose the toss. The ball stops and comes, and it behaves only after 13-14 overs. Everybody contributed a bit. Runs on the board really help, and it was important to restrict their big-hitters. Both Simarjeet and Mukesh have taken time to mature. They have the capability, the more they play, the better they’ll get at game sense.”
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“It is ultimately about reading which is a good delivery to bowl and which is a delivery to not bowl. In T20 cricket, it is all about knowing which delivery not to bowl. I don’t like going in and hitting straightaway. But with only 12 deliveries left, if a few of us contribute with scores of 8 off 2, it helps. But scoring just 2 or 3 runs doesn’t help. I am not a big fan of maths. Even in school I wasn’t good at it. Thinking of the NRR doesn’t help. You just want to enjoy the IPL. When two other teams are playing, you don’t want to be under pressure and thinking. You just have to think about what to do in the next game. If we make the playoffs, great. But even if we don’t it’s not the end of the world,” MS Dhoni concluded.
