MS Dhoni smashed the ball into the crowd seven times — including to seal the winning runs — in a match that racked up a record number of Indian Premier League sixes as his Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Cha🍸llengers Bangalore to go top of the points table.
Dhoni hit an unbeaten 34-ball 70 while opener Ambati Rayudu hit eight sixes in his 82 as CSK passed RCB’s 205 for eight with two balls to spare.
Dhoni hit 𒁏all-rounder Corey Anderson over long on for six to claim the brilliant victory.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s RCB are in a slump with just two wins and the IPL season now half gone.
Kohli will need to study his tactics after his batsm⭕en delivered — South Africans Quinton De Kock (53) aꩵnd AB de Villiers (68) plundered 103 for the second wicket in under nine overs — but his bowlers failed.
Chasing a huge total in their 20💧 overs, CSK lost opener Shane Watson with just eight runs scored and then fell to 74-4 before a 101-run partnership between Rayudu and Dhoni turned the game.
Rayudu was dismissed in the 18th over but Dhoni saw his side h🌌ome.
Here’s how cricketing world reacted to MS Dhoni’s masterclass:
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But seriously. . 🙌🏻
— Erin Holland (@erinvholland)
MS DHONI!!! What an innings!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5)
Incredible MS Dhoni! The master class continues with another outstanding 💯chase .
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum)
MS Dhoni yet again redefining age, class and everything. It's so amazing to see him play this way. They call him 'Thala' for a reason and he showed us all who's the BOSS 😉 on 🔥 at the Chinnasamy
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Thala 🙌🏾
— Carlos Brathwaite (@CRBrathwaite26)
Vintaꩲge .. been lucky to witness a few knocks like this for over the years, not just the striking ,but his ability to take a few players along, and making them be the best that they c📖an be 👏🏼
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
All I can say is wow!! What a game of cricket!!! and we’re simply sensational after another special. Great atಌmospherℱe at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
— Mike Hussey (@mhussey393)
Oh my God….please let me sleep🙏 why did you have to make so awesome, the real universe boss and Mr Iceman you have me so excited for the rest of this years I can’t sleep
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets)
= 🐐finisher!!!!!! WOW!!!! Simply incredible.
— Sam Billings (@sambillings)
Nothing can go wrong till is at the crease. Vintage stuff from captain cool!! An excellent innings from to set t🐟hings up for us. All in all a great win for ! Keep it boys!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Kattula vettayadara singham pathiruppa kakkisattai potta singham pathiruppa manja🀅 sattai potta mahendra singham pathurukkiya ? Oongi adicha 110meter dhooram 6 🌱da pakkaraya ? Ithu posukkara kootam konjam thalli nillu kanna vandiya poduda whistle
— Imran Tahir (@ImranTahirSA)
Kamaal hi karte rehte hain MS Dhoni. Brilliant again.
Well done .— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
The King is still alive ….. Incredible …..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Wow what a finish by CSK. Shows the value of experience at the death…
— Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel)
Sensational from once again. To take ♑it till the e🎃nd, win from any situation and finish it off in style, thy name is Dhoni. Really brilliant innings from Rayudu too.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
How good was and last night …wow.Seemed almost impossible to win that game .MS still the best finisher in the game
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307)
That was outrageous.
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
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Absolutely superb ! This is why you're known as the best finisher! And a smashing innings from ! CSK all the way!
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
DHONI!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱 the guy is King!!! 🤴🏽
— Kate Cross (@katecross16)
Boy oh boy, last nights match didn't disappoint one bit. I don't know how does it & remain so cool under pressure. surely have to be the favourites of this year's IPL?!
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
It was a pleasure to commentate on that tonight! MSD is a genius and people who would ever write someone like him off may be feeling very silly over the last few weeks…
— Jonny Bairstow (@jbairstow21)
Mahi mahi ve… vintage dhoni no doubt abt that n Rayudu is playing like a dream. Rcb need some death bowlers n good all rounder who can support in batting lower down the order n get the team 3-4 overs consistently
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
The Dhoni shot I loved the best was that six 𒉰in the 19th over off Siraj’s yorker over backward point. Destroyed him as a bowler and paved the way for the win.👏👏👏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
U got to love Dhoni. What a knock.
— Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara)
. It's MSD again finishing yet another win with a Six. Well played hard luck
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349)
He writes his own scripts. “I Am Legend”
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22)
The legend grows.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Oh my god! Dhoni is genius!!!! C𝓰SK beat RCB 🌄by knocking off 200 !!
— Mark Ramprakash (@MarkRamprakash)
WHAT A GAME!! Best finisher in the game… DHONI 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 such a good competition!
— Ben Duckett (@BenDuckett1)
Well past Midnight and a big match day today
But when it's , its hard to resist
A terrific Gameꦕ of Cricket and Bhai finishes off in style
— Manish Pandey (@im_manishpandey)
If ther🦹e’s ever a book on cricket, Dhoni must write the finishin🀅g chapter. Unbelievable. Take a bow 🙇♂️
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI. Wow. Just, wow.
— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan)
Unbelievable! Another match winning💜 and sensational innings by along with . A win to remember for long! Congratulations .
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Vintage .. been lucky tꦜo witness a few knocks like this for over the years, not just the striking ,but his ability to take a few players along, and making them be the best that they can be 👏🏼
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
U beauty u always mine c𝕴aptain maahi bhai legend 👏👏and bhai top knock god bless you 👏👏😊��
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
Paji. This is greatness at its heights. Bowing down to you. 🙏
What an amazing finish. Hats off!!!— Sandeep sharma (@sandeep25a)
That was something different ! Something special !! Makes it look so🌜 easy ! Thal🅘a 😎🙏🏻
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket)
Wow!! What a game in !! There's one & only 🙏 Period !!! 🙏
— Vijay Shankar (@vijayshankar260)
It was a delight watching three amaz🧔ing batting performances in a single match for and and the ever reliable .
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
very difficult to find a better game reader than can't emphasize enough the importance of Dhoni at the non-striker end
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
