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Tezzbuzz|18-04-2024
MI vs CSK: In the 29th match of IPL 2024, under the leadership of Rituraj Gaikwad, Chennai Super Kings set a target of 206 runs against Mumbai Indians for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Dhoni has played the lion's share in helping Chennai reach this score. He scored 20 runs off the last four balls of the 20th over. In this innings, he hit a hat-trick six off the bowling of Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya. Apart from Dhoni, Rituraj Gaikwad scored 69 runs for Chennai. So, Shivam Dubey played a stormy innings of 66 not out.
When Mahendra Singh Dhoni came in to bat at number six in this match against Mumbai, Chennai had only four balls left in their innings. As soon as Dhoni arrived, he started delivering the ball out of the ground. Dhoni scored a hat-trick of sixes off the bowling of Hardik. Then scored two runs off the fourth ball. In this manner, Dhoni scored 20 runs in four balls at a strike rate of 500.
This is Dhoni's 250th match for Chennai. Dhoni scored an unbeaten 20 runs in this match and completed 5000 runs for Chennai. He has become the first wicketkeeper to score 5000 runs while playing for Chennai. He became the second batsman after Suresh Raina to score 5000 or more runs for Chennai.
Mumbai won the toss and invited Chennai to bat first. With half-centuries from captain Rituraj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey, Chennai set a target of 207 runs against Mumbai. Captain Hardik Pandya took two wickets from Mumbai. So, Shreyas Gopal and Gerald Coetzee got one wicket each.
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal.
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal.
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