Chasing a below-par 140-run target, the Super Kings reached home in 17.5 overs for the loss of three wickets and pocketed two crucial points to jump to the second spot in the points table. IPL 2023: John Cena’s post for MS Dhoni goes viral as CSK host MI at Chepauk in Chennai
An inspired bowling performance from the CSK pace trio of Deepak Chahar (2/18 in 4 overs), Tushar Deshpande (2/25 in 4 overs), and Man of the match Matheesha Pathirana (3/15 in 4 overs) helped them restrict MI to 139 for 8. CSK skipper MS Dhoni elected to field first in the game.
Devon Conway (44 off 42 balls) played the role of anchor to perfection after Ruturaj Gaikwad’s whirlwind 16-ball-30 as CSK make a cakewalk in the run chase. Skipper MS Dhoni scored the winning runs much to the delight of the adoring crowd at Chepauk.
The last time CSK won against MI at Chepauk was in 2010, even before India had won the ODI World Cup under Dhoni. For MI, it was a bad loss as they stay in sixth place with 10 points from as many games and very little margin for error after this match.
Their skipper Rohit Sharma’s prolonged lean patch as 184 runs from 10 games with five scores of less than 10 and only two scores above 40 will set some panic in the ranks has put the team in dire straits.
Young CSK pacer Pathirana once again was at his economical best and bottled the MI batters during the death overs as he didn’t concede a single boundary in his four-over spell. CSK vs MI IPL 2023: Full List of Award Winners, Man of The Match, Post Match Presentation, Scorecard, Records
In the MI innings, a maiden half-century in IPL by left-handed batter Nehal Wadhera (64, 51 balls, 8×4, 1×6) and his half-century partnerships with Suryakumar Yadav (26) and Tristan Stubbs (20) helped salvage things for MI, which lost three wickets by the third over and reach 139 for 8.
Chahar picked up the wickets of Ishan Kishan (7, 9 balls, 1×4) and MI skipper Rohit Sharma (0, 3 balls) while Tushar Deshpande provided the first breakthrough by removing the dangerous Cameron Green, getting him bowled for 6 (4 balls, 1 four).
MI lost three wickets in space of 7 deliveries whilst scoring only 1 run and looked in deep trouble before Surya (26, 22 balls, 3×4) and Wadhera began the rescue act. But Surya and Wadhera added 55 runs in 7 overs and began to look more assured in the middle before Ravindra Jadeja fired a quicker one to dismiss his India teammate.
Surya, who regained form in the previous game against Punjab Kings, held the key for MI after the early setbacks, and he looked to be guiding the team towards safety when Jadeja’s faster one got the better of him. He and Wadhere were the only positives for MI from the game.
Apart from a near-complete performance in the game, the match will also be remembered for some very interesting and iconic moments on and off the field in the CSK vs MI face-off.
Here are the top moments from the match between CSK and MI in Chennai
Incredible noise again at #Chepauk.
Ek hee mard hai…????#CSKvsMI #MSDhoni https://t.co/DMBzx7mKsP— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) May 6, 2023
Nita and Akash Ambani with MS Dhoni. pic.twitter.com/CCT2mGrXQq
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 6, 2023
South Superstar Actress #Nayanthara Standing Ovation For Thala #MSDhoni Entry. #CSKvsMI #CSKvMI #MIvCSK #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/5F84EoFrFY
— Vishwajit Patil (@_VishwajitPatil) May 6, 2023
Kartikeya gets MSD’s autograph ????@MSDhoni #MSDhoni #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/i4pJ16N0Wu
— DHONI Trends™ (@TrendsDhoni) May 6, 2023
Nehal had a chat with MS Dhoni ???????? pic.twitter.com/UyGLuerdy3
— ????????????????????????????????????????????????????™ (@Itzshreyas07) May 6, 2023
Love you Thala ????????#MSDhoni #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/Wd46qMBrlR
— Bhuvan Chari (@bhuvanChari007) May 6, 2023
Picture of the day ????????????@MSDhoni #MSDhoni #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/pmZmfu8M7U
— DHONIsm™ ❤️ (@DHONIism) May 6, 2023
Mumbai youngsters learning from MS Dhoni. pic.twitter.com/nexKqskfib
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 6, 2023
Commentator said “Great move from MS Dhoni to stand up early on the innings to Rohit & it worked for him”
Mastermind @msdhoni ????❤️pic.twitter.com/Bh9QraUOop
— Rohan (@Csk_army1) May 6, 2023
Captain MS Dhoni hits the finishing runs for CSK.pic.twitter.com/EO9XQITtdj
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 6, 2023
“Everyone should experience at least once the arrival of MS Dhoni in stadium if you are a cricket fan.”
– AARON FINCH@MSDhoni #MSDhoni #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/mBe78ZifjL
— DHONIsm™ ❤️ (@DHONIism) May 6, 2023
Picture of the Day ????????#IPL #IPL2023 #TATAIPL #ChennaiSuperKings #MSDhoni #Dhoni #SureshRaina #RavindraJadeja #CSKvsMI #Yellove pic.twitter.com/j88skfswWg
— MS Dhoni 7781 #MSDhoni #IPL2023 (@msdhoni7781) May 6, 2023
???????? pic.twitter.com/L233FzMQ69
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) May 6, 2023
Scenes at #Chepauk ???? #CSKvsMI pic.twitter.com/bHgJHV9KAY
— Nayanthara✨ (@NayantharaU) May 6, 2023
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