Former CSK’s skipper, Ms. Dhoni, turned the clock back when he smashed three consecutive sixes in the final over of CSK’s innings, scoring 20 of just 4 deliveries. The former skipper provided much-needed impetus to CSK’s innings, taking his team over 200.
The former skipper hit three conspicuous sixes in the final over. He hit the first six of the innings on long on, the second one being hit on the cow corner, followed by another maximum on the square leg.
This inning helped Dhoni create an elusive record that no Indian so far has created. Dhoni becomes the first Indian to hit three conspicuous sixes in the IPL. .
Players to hit three consecutive innings to start IPL innings:
- Sunil Narine: Three sixes in the KKR vs. RCB clash in 2021 in the 12th over.
- Nicholas Pooran: three sixes in the SRH vs. LSG match in 2023 in the 16th over.
- Ms. Dhoni: Three sixes in the MI vs. CSK match in 2024 in the 20th over.
In the end, it was Dhoni’s innings that became the major difference between the two sides as the Mumbai Indians were defeated by the Chennai Super Kings by a margin of 20 runs, with Matheesha Pathirana being the pick of the bowlers, picking up four wickets and giving away just 28 runs in his four overs.
