Celebs, former players react as MS Dhoni pulls off incredible run chase

MS Dhoni smashed 16 runs off the last four balls off Jaydev Unadkat to knock Mumbai Indians more or less out of IPL 2022.
 
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MS Dhoni remained unbeaten on 28 off 13 deliveries with three fours and a six at a strike-rate of 215.38.

MS Dhoniโ€™s affair with the last over continued when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 33 of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 156, the defending champions found themselves in trouble at 106/6 in the 16th over of the innings With 50 runs still needed, it seemed to be a herculean effort for them.

However, Dwaine Pretorius took charge first to take game deep and keep his team alive. His crucial boundaries off Jasprit Bumrah in the penultimate over meant CSK needed 17 runs to get off last six balls. Unfortunately, he got out off the first ball with Jaydev Unadkat nailing his slower one brilliantly to pin the batter in front of the stumps.

Dwayne Bravo came and took a single quickly to bring the finisher MS Dhoni on strike who now had only one bowler in his sight, the tactic that had worked for him most of the times in his career. It is famously said that โ€˜When the last over is on, the pressure is on the bowler, not on MS Dhoni.โ€™

It certainly came true on the day, as Unadkat, for once, erred in length and delivered in the slot only for him to see MS Dhoni swat it straight down the ground for a massive six. The left-arm pacer then tried a slower bouncer which Dhoni was waiting for and pulled fiercely for the ball to go over the fine leg fielder.

A couple more runs off the fifth ball meant, CSK needed four runs off the final delivery. Unadkat bowled a low full toss on the toss but Dhoni had shuffled across a bit early to whack it very fine past to smack a brilliant and win a game for his team from nowhere. The greatest finisher of the game had proved his credentials again showing he is still not done yet.

Expectedlty, reactions flooded in on social media soon after MS Dhoni scored a the winning runs even as Ravindra Jadeja was seen bowling down to CSKโ€™s former captain. Celebrities and former cricketers along with the experts were delighted and they lauded the master of the final over for winning the game for his side yet again.

Here are some of the tweets:

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