“Meaner, Leaner, Stronger,” are the buzzwords. MS Dhoni set the stage on hearth, taking followers down reminiscence lane in a blistering knock to assist Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller on the DY Patil Stadium of their IPL 2022 match on Thursday.
Even as congratulatory messages have been pouring in for the 40-year-old, CSK paid a cool tribute to their former captain, arising with a mashup of the favored chart buster from the recently-released Tamil movie ‘Beast’. in a splendidly, edited video, Dhoni may be seen pulling off these huge hits effortlessly throughout CSK’s pre-season camp in Surat.
As Anirudh Ravichander’s well-received background rating performs out within the background, the phrase ‘Thala’ performs out on the display very like the title credit of the actor Vijay’s newest providing ‘Beast’.
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The video has gone viral on social media with CSK followers becoming a member of in and paying tribute to the celebrity cricketer.
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MS Dhoni confirmed glimpses of his classic self, smashing 28 not out in simply 13 balls to assist CSK gun down 156 in a last-over thriller in opposition to MI. Even because the asking charge shot up after captain Ravindra Jadeja fell cheaply within the sixteenth over, Dhoni confirmed no indicators of panic as he got here up with a peaceful and composed end.
MI had reserved 2 overs of Jasprit Bumrah, one of many best dying overs operators, within the final 4 overs however Dhoni expertly guided all-rounder Dwaine Pretorious as CSK slowly however steadily received the chase accomplished.
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17 runs have been wanted off the final over bowled by Jaydev Unadkat and it was the MI pacer who was feeling all of the stress. Pretorius received out within the first supply of the ultimate over and equation got here right down to 16 from 4 balls when Dhoni launched the assault.
6, 4, 2, 4 — and Dhoni completed it off in type. While CSK skipper Ravindra Jadeja was elated, Rohit Sharma was a dejected man as he let slip of one other alternative to assist MI open their account.
Both Jadeja and Rohit doffed their hat to the ‘grasp finisher’ MS Dhoni who was definitely on beast mode on Thursday.
“We were very tense the way game was going. But the great finisher of the game was still there, so we knew we had a chance. He’s still here and doing it for us,” Jadeja mentioned.