VIDEO | MS Dhoni sacrifices his winning six for Ambati Rayudu’s century

This season has looked like a complete script for Chennai Super Kings so far, with fans overtly hopeful of a fairytale ending for the comeback team. With small struggles here and there but always coming up with a heroic feat by someone or the other at the crucial moments, CSK have almost sealed their spot in the playoffs now with 16 points from 12 games.

However, the straightforward match wasn’t much to do with the win but the manner of it. After Shane Watson, and Rayudu gave CSK a perfect 134-run opening stand in a chase of a tricky target of 180, it was an easy task for Suresh Raina to come and finish it. However, the southpaw went back after scoring just 2 runs leaving the stage set for Dhoni to finish off and etch another historic moment.

Alongside a fierce Rayudu, Dhoni didn’t falter to reach the target comfortably. The skipper contributed 20 runs off their 40-run partnership. In the 18over, CSK needed just 8 runs to finish things off and after Rayudu gave the strike to Dhoni by taking a single in the second ball, Dhoni sent Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a boundary behind square on the on-side.

The moment was impeccable for Dhoni to hit the ball out of the park with just 3 runs needed and the whole stadium roared to let their expectations known. However, after a small discussion in the middle of the pitch, Dhoni took a single that had six written all over it to put Rayudu on strike, who was on 99. Rayudu reached his ton and gave a single back to the skipper to finish things off in style. However, Bhuvi was clever enough not to keep his ball in his length, which ended as another single as CSK reduced the point gap with SRH to two.

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