MS Dhoni showcased his finishing prowess for the umpteenth time with an unbeaten 28 off 13 balls as CSK beat MI by 3 wickets in an IPL 2022 match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
Dhoni took the game deep into the final over before smashing left-arm fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat for 6-4-2-4 to carry Chennai home.
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This wasn't the first time Dhoni scored 16 runs off the final four balls to close a chase successfully. He had pulled off a similar heist while playing for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016. Against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Dhoni played a dot ball before hitting a four and two sixes to wrap up a 173-run chase. Dhoni is now the only player to score 15-plus runs thrice in the final over in successful run chases in the IPL. No other batter has managed it more than once.
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Dhoni's T20 record in the 20th over while batting second stands at a staggering 323 runs off 121 balls with a strike rate of 266.94! He has struck 26 fours and as many sixes.
