Former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni showed his old form. In the 34th match of IPL 2024 played on Friday, he hit a 101-meter-long six against Lucknow Super Giants and forced the fans to chant Mahi-Mahi.
In the match played at Ekana Stadium, CSK scored a challenging 176 runs after making a solid comeback from the initial setbacks. Ravindra Jadeja scored his first half-century of the season, and then MS Dhoni gave the finishing touch to CSK’s innings.
Came To Bat In The 18th Over
Experienced wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni came to bat in the 18th over. Dhoni again demonstrated his finishing skills by scoring an unbeaten 28 runs off just 9 balls and grabbed headlines by hitting a 101-meter six off Yash Thakur in the last over.
𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚!
MS Dhoni smacks a 1⃣0⃣1⃣ metre SIX into the stands 💥
Lucknow is treated with an entertaining MSD finish 💛
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Six Hit Over Wide Long-on
Dhoni, 42, hit a huge six over the wide long-on area on the third ball of the last over, which was 101 meters long. Playing his first IPL game at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Dhoni entertained the fans with his old finishing skills.
Completed 5 Thousand Runs In IPL
At the same time, Dhoni also completed 5000 IPL runs as a designated wicketkeeper-batsman. He became the first player to achieve this feat during his explosive innings against Lucknow. Dhoni also left great cricketer AB de Villiers behind in the list of IPL run-scorers.
