MM Dhoni hit a four on the first ball as soon as he came and tried his best to help the team win. But the batsmen who came before Dhoni had increased the run rate significantly. Dhoni played an inning of 37* runs in 16 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. Due to this the team could not win, but the fans were very happy. If Dhoni had come one number earlier, the result of the match could have been different. The rhythm in which he was seen was worth seeing. Chennai had to face defeat in the match by 20 runs.
Batting first in match number 13 of IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals put 191/5 runs on the board in 20 overs. David Warner played the biggest innings of 52 runs for the team. Apart from this, captain Rishabh Pant scored 51 runs. Then Chennai Super Kings, chasing the target, could only reach the score of 171/6 in 20 overs. Rahane played the biggest inning of 45 runs for the team. Apart from this, Dhoni, who landed at number eight, won the hearts of the fans.
Such was Chennai’s innings
Chennai Super Kings, which set out to chase the target of 192 runs, had a very bad start. The team lost its first wicket in the form of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (01) in the very first over. Then in the third over, Rachin Ravindra returned to the pavilion after scoring only 2 runs in 12 balls. Khalil Ahmed made both the openers his victims. After this, Ajinkya Rahane and Daryl Mitchell made a partnership of 68 (45 balls) for the third wicket, which ended with Mitchell’s wicket in the 11th over. Mitchell played an inning of 34 runs in 26 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes.
After this, Chennai got the fourth blow in the form of Ajinkya Rahane on the third ball of the 14th over. Rahane played an inning of 45 runs in 30 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. After Rahane, Mukesh Kumar sent Sameer Rizvi to the pavilion on the very next ball for a gold duck. In this way, Chennai lost the 5th wicket at the score of 102 runs in 13.4 overs. Then the team got the sixth blow in the form of Shivam Dubey in the 17th over. Dubey played an innings of 18 (17 balls) with the help of 1 four. After this, former team captain MS Dhoni came to the crease. Dhoni played an inning of 37* runs. During this, Ravindra Jadeja, who was present with him at the other end, scored 21* runs in 17 balls with the help of 2 fours.