MS Dhoni’s wife, Sakshi, attended the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings came hard after losing two back-to-back games against Lucknow Super Giants and won the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs. They restricted the visitors to 134 runs in 18.5 overs.
While the game was happening, Sakshi went on Instagram and asked the Chennai Super Kings to finish the match quickly because she was about to become an aunt. Her post quickly gained attention on social media after the match ended.
In response to Sakshi’s request, the CSK team showcased a strong bowling performance, particularly led by pacer Tushar Deshpande, resulting in a notable victory at their home ground.
Opting to bat first, Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad didn’t start strongly and Rahane departed early after scoring just 9 runs from a delivery by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. However, Gaikwad showed determination in his innings and formed a solid 107-run partnership with Daryll Mitchell from New Zealand.
Daryll was dismissed for 52 runs but Gaikwad continued his aggressive batting, scoring at a strike rate exceeding 150. His innings of 98 runs in just 54 balls led CSK to a competitive total of 212/3 in 20 overs. Shivam Dube also contributed with 39 runs off 20 balls.
In response, SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma once again struggled to provide a strong start for the team while chasing. Both Travis and Abhishek were dismissed early within the first 4 overs, with the score at 40/3 in 3.5 overs.
For SRH, Aiden Markram got 32 runs and Heinrich Klaasen got 20 runs for the team.
For Chennai Super Kings, Tushar Deshpande got four wickets while Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana managed to get two wickets each. Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja got one-one wickets in their kitty.
