MS Dhoni cleared any lingering doubts about his batting talents on the Wankhede Stadium as he hit 7 barriers and a six on his approach to a half-century within the opening tournament of IPL 2022 between Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
This was once the twenty fourth IPL half-century for Dhoni, his first since April 21, 2019 (84* vs RCB). He had come to bat when his aspect was once tottering at 61/5 and he unleashed his fury at the KKR bowlers, who up till that time, had been dominating the CSK batting line-up.
Unburdened by means of captaincy, Dhoni smashed his first IPL fifty in just about 3 years however Kolkata Knight Riders dished out a scientific bowling display to limit Chennai Tremendous Kings to 131/5
CSK crossed the 130-run mark due to Dhoni’s unbeaten 50 off 38 balls (7×4; 1×6) and skipper Ravindra Jadeja’s 26 no longer out off 28 balls (1×6).
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CSK had misplaced 1/2 in their aspect for 61 after Shivam Dube (3) gave a sitter to Sunil Narine at short-midwicket off pacer Andre Russell.
Then, Jadeja and Dhoni added 70 runs for the 6th wicket to take CSK to a good general. The previous and provide captain duo to begin with performed a barrage of dot balls however Dhoni hammered 3 barriers within the 18th over, through which CSK accrued 14 runs.
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Appearing glimpses of his well-known match-finishing prowess, Dhoni fetched a boundary and a six within the penultimate over, from which CSK were given 15 runs.
The duo added 18 runs within the ultimate over with Jadeja hitting a six off the overall ball, as CSK added 74 runs within the ultimate 10 overs.