When we talk about a thrilling clash in between the Chennities and Mumbaies in the match of IPL 2024 at Wankhesde Stadium, MS Dhoni showed off his batting skills. The final over had arrived, and Dhoni faced Hardik Pandya to hit him for three massive sixes. As a result, Dhoni completely dominated as he sent three consecutive sixes into the air with his superb precision batting. It was not only his precise timing and form that marked him as a top batsman in death overs, as this sharpshooter effortlessly penetrated the bowler and improved his kill rate.
Having achieved it by hitting 20 runs off just 10 minutes from the start of the innings, Dhoni sliced the opposition bowlers with his superb strike rate of 500 and the huge total of 216 runs to Chennai’s account. From fans of Mumbai Indians, the audience to that moment exploded a cheer after Dhoni’s remarkable batting, showing an old touch in some of his big hits.
Undoubtedly, Dhoni’s match-winning dismissal laid the foundation for the success of the Super Kings in their dominant 20-run victory against the Mumbai Indians. The triumph was their first away win of the season which further widened the gap to their competitors and probably marked them as the strongest candidates for the championship. One of the biggest reasons for shifting narratives is the pure change of form. Consecutively failing in the World Cup, which many would have said was a long-gone bore, suddenly attracts crowds like no other.
In this manner, Matheesha Pathirana fetched a kick as Player of the Match for his winning bowling action. Blackwood was the quickest of all, bowling and claiming wickets of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Romario Shepherd with figures of 4-28-4.
Chennai, the IPL’s southern city, awaits Chennai. On April 19, they will take on Lucknow at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
