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Praise continues to pour in for Dhoni the finisher for his match-winning innings vs MI
Dhoni's blistering 13-ball unbeaten 28 helped CSK clinch a last-ball thriller against the five-time champions, scoring 16 runs off the last four deliveries to help Chennai win their second game in IPL 2022. Chasing a modest target of 156 for victory, CSK were in trouble at 16/2 after losing the wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad (0) and Mitchell Santner (11) early at the DY Patil Stadium on April 21.
IPL 2022, Day 27 Highlights: Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 3 wickets
In a nail-biting thriller, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 3 wickets. When the two most successful teams in the IPL met each other, a thriller was sure to happen. However, this year they both are struggling. MI lost 7 matches constantly and CSK won only 2 out of their 7 matches.
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians need that instinct to finish games off, says Mahela Jayawardene
On Thursday, after huffing and puffing their way to an under-par 155, Mumbai's new-look bowling attack, with inclusions of Riley Meredith, Daniel Sams and off-spinner Hrithik Shokeen, took wickets at regular intervals but Dwaine Pretorius' 14-ball 22 and Dhoni's vintage finishing touch in an unbeaten 28 off 13 balls was enough to keep Mumbai winless in IPL 2022.
IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings restrict Mumbai Indians to 155/7 despite Tilak's fifty
Invited to bat first, Mumbai were off to a horrible start as pacer Mukesh Choudhary dismissed both openers -- Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan for ducks in the very first over of the innings. Chennai could've picked a couple of more wickets in the second over but M.S Dhoni missed the stumping of Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Ravindra Jadeja dropped the catch of Dewald Brevis.
IPL 2022: CSK win toss, opt to bowl against Mumbai Indians
CSK, who have won just one game in the ongoing season, made two changes in their team as Dwaine Pretorius and Mitchell Santner came in place of Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan. "We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks a bit damp and we want to take advantage. It might spin a bit initially and the dew might come in the second half. We have a couple of changes in place of Moeen and Jordan, Pretorius and Santner come in," said Jadeja at the toss.
IPL 2022: MI vs CSK clash gives me the feel of an India-Pakistan game, says Harbhajan Singh
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has been a part of both camps during his IPL playing career, reckons that an MI vs CSK match gives him the feel of an India-Pakistan game because the emotions run high. As compared to previous seasons, where the two teams have been in top half of points tally, 2022 IPL's clash between Mumbai and Chennai sees both teams languishing in the bottom half of the points table. While Chennai have a win against their name in six matches, Mumbai are yet to get a 'w' in six attempts in IPL 2022.
Pressure is at its highest now on Mumbai Indians, concedes Zaheer Khan
The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians are the only side in IPL 2022 who are yet to open their account on the points table after losing all their six matches so far. They are at the bottom of the 10-team table, which is led by newbies Gujarat Titans with five wins from six matches.
IPL 2022: We were not good enough; the table is not lying, admits Jasprit Bumrah
"Life has not ended, sun is going to rise again tomorrow. This is the game of cricket, right? Somebody has to win or lose. We haven't lost everything in life right? We just lost a cricket game. That's the spirit which is there in our team. Nobody is as disappointed as we are. Nobody from the outside can see the hardwork we have put in," said Bumrah in the post-match virtual press conference.
IPL 2022: We will try and comeback again, says Rohit Sharma after Mumbai's sixth straight loss
Rohit Sharma also took "full responsibility" of being unable to give Mumbai the start they needed in a chase of 200, making just six while his counterpart K.L Rahul set up Lucknow's win with an unbeaten 103 off 60 balls in his 100th IPL match. "I take the full responsibility of no putting the team in the situation of what they expect from me. I back myself to go out there and enjoy the game and doing what I have been doing all these years.
IPL 2022: Rahul's century in 100th IPL match leads Lucknow's 18-run win over Mumbai
After Rahul's unbeaten 103 off 60 balls laced with nine fours and five sixes enthralled fans in a sunny afternoon and powered Lucknow to 199/4, Mumbai didn't get any substantial score which they needed from their betters and could only get 181/9 in their 20 overs, slumping to their sixth consecutive loss of the ongoing tournament.
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