Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have beat Rajas𓃲than Royals (RR) by four wickets as Mitchell Santner’s last-ball six wins the game for the visiting team in Jaipur. Earlier, RR were restricted by CSK bowlers for 151/7 in 20 overs.
CSK lost four early wickets in the chase but the partnership between captain MS Dhoni anꦡd Ambati Rayudu got them close. Stokes conceded 21 runs from the last over as CSK won their third match on the trot.
Dhoni loses cool
It is not quite often do you see Mahendra Singh Dhoni lose his calm. Considered to be ‘Captain Cool’ by his teammates, the CSK skipper walked on to the pitch in an unlikely fashion in the final over of the match despite him being out the third ball in the same over.
Ben Stokes bowled a full toss on the fourth ball of the final over to M🦋itchell Santner with CSK needing 8 runs off the final three balls. Umpire Ulhas Gandhe signalled for a no-ball immediately after the ball was bowled, but went back to consult square-leg umpire Bruce Oxenford to a take final call when the drama unfolded.
After Oxenford🅠 deemed it to be a legal delivery, Ravindra J♍adeja continued to converse with the umpires, when Dhoni walked out to the field asking the umpires for a no-ball when it was initially given.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Unbelievable game..
— Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel)
Is daar Krieket aan? 😀
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)
Nail Bitཧ🔜ers are back and so are the comebacks! 🦁��
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Long l🔯ive the IPL, long live T20 cricket💝! 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Incredible brilliant game. Canꦅ win from anywhere
— Shadab Jakati (@jakati27)
Umpiring th💫is season has deteriorated! Some times you feel what do you play for, the 🌸cup or the fair play award? congratulations for 100th win as captain.
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
Probably ranks up there for the most dramatic last over of the tournament. The Rayudu 6, No balls, wicket, wide.. Captain cool rushing onto the field like that is something one has never witnessed before! But have done it again!
What a dramatic end!— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher)
MS Dhoni waꦗlked out in the middle after𓄧 that incident!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
just find a way. Or others find a way for them!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Another last bal🦩l finish, another improbable results, this time winning runs cꦿoming off a 6, this IPL is going nuts!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
🤦🏾♀️ Stokes again will have nightmares of bowling the final over in India Meanwhile great stri✃king by M👍itch Santner 👏🏽👏🏽
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
What a tournament this IPL is …. unbelievable matches … yesterday mumbai and now CSK ..only better competition is the World Cup
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)
Congratulations , MS Dhoni
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
How good Mitch Santner 🏄🏻♂️👏👏👏.
— Ross Taylor (@RossLTaylor)
Dramatic last over that. Seen it all
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
MS Dhoni now has 100 victories as an captain (95 for CSK, 5 for RPS)
Next best: 71 by Gautam Gambhir— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Snatching victory from the j🌼aws of defeat. What ൩a win this for 👏👏
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Its all about the intent. All about the mind. Never thought Dhoni would turn out to be 's leading run getter at this stage of the IPL. 4/24 when he walked in. He may not have batted through to take CSK home but this is Incredibly Special being his 100th win
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Unedifying to see l🐬ose his cool the way he did in the last over, storming on to the field to demand a no-ball. Even if right in his assessment of the delivery, wrong to be so demonstrative IMO
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
