Celebs, former players react as MS Dhoni pulls off incredible run chase
MS Dhoniโs 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 โWhen 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 CSKโs 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:
Turning the clock back to good old times #Dhoni ๐
โ Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 21, 2022
Well played @msdhoni skipper ๐๐
โ Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) April 21, 2022
The most awaited match of the tournament #CSKvMI. A much needed innings by our very own @msdhoni bhai at the end, always a delight to watch! Congratulations to the whole #CSK team on another massive win ๐ #yellove pic.twitter.com/2H0GTZh3xX
โ Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) April 21, 2022
The greatest last over batter. What a win from Dhoni. Calmness and flawless execution. #MIvsCSK
โ Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) April 21, 2022
The legend grows......#MSDhoni
โ Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 21, 2022
Once a finisher, always a finisher. Hard luck Mumbai.
โ Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) April 21, 2022
#Dhoni #MIvCSK #TATAIPL2022 pic.twitter.com/9Kq3VQ192a
The GREATEST last over Hitter of all Time โฆ #MSDhoni #Fact #IPL2022
โ Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 21, 2022
DHONI! Epic ..
โ Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) April 21, 2022
@msdhoni you are no more just a finisher, you are the ๐ of finishers ever! What an unbelievable hitting, from here on we should see the yellow brigade @ChennaiIPL come back! #CSKvsMi #Dhoni
โ Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 21, 2022
nullThis is how Dhoni helped CSK win tonight ๐ #MIvCSK #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/K0dZfUKG8s
โ Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 21, 2022
And Mahendra Singh Dhoniโs joins the #Throwback trend โฆ Old habits - For him and his fans #MIvCSK
โ Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 21, 2022
MSD! Thatโs the tweet. โค๏ธ
โ Nakuul Mehta (@NakuulMehta) April 21, 2022
Never in doubt @ChennaiIPL โฆ always @msdhoni!! ๐๐ https://t.co/49DbKfusLQ
โ Kate Cross (@katecross16) April 21, 2022
Well, all I can say is that Iโm glad we have the letters MAHI in Mahi-ndra! ๐ช๐ฝ๐ #MSDhoni Awesome finish. https://t.co/FNv6u89zRA
โ anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 21, 2022
MS Dhoni โฆ Om Finishaya Namaha .
โ Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 21, 2022
What a win. Romba Nalla #MIvsCSK
Mahi way @msdhoni ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ@IPL
โ Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 21, 2022
His name is MS! ๐ซ
โ Kevin Pietersen๐ฆ (@KP24) April 21, 2022
M S D THE FINISHER ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
โ Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) April 21, 2022
Dhoni Dhoni Dhoni!
โ Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel) April 21, 2022