MS Dhoni was once again looking to finish the game as Chennai Super Kings reached closer to Sunrisers Hyderabad's total. However, towards the end, the heat and humidity of the UAE got to MS Dhoni and he was feeling tired as Chennai Super Kings suffered their third straight loss in IPL 2020.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) secured a 7-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 clash on Friday (October 2).
With this defeat, CSK has now lost three back-to-back matches in the IPL 2020 after winning their first match of the tournament against Mumbai Indians.
In chase of target score of 165, CSK got off to a dreadful start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Shane Watson (1) in the third over of the match.
Ambati Rayudu (8) and Faf du Plessis (22) was next to join Watson in the dought out as CSK got reduced to 36/3 after the first 6 overs.
Abdul Samad struck next for SRH to dismiss Kedar Jadhav (3) as skipper MS Dhoni arrived at the crease.
Dhoni formed an economical partnership with Ravindra Jadeja as the pair propelled Chennai Super Kings towards the target score.
The duo also knitted together a 72-run stand with Jadeja bringing up his 34-ball 50.
However, Natarajan bagged his second wicket of the match and broke the partnership and sent Jadeja back to the dressing room.
Kumar left the field early with an injury and failed to bowl the final 5 balls of his over but SRH got there in the end as Dhoni (47*) and Sam Curren's (15*) late surge failed to take CSK over the line and finished on 157/5.
With this loss, CSK remains dead bottom on the IPL 2020 table with just two points after four matches.
HERE IS HOW THEY REACTED TO DHONI'S FINAL PUSH:
1. 'Its ok man! You will always be my hero'
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CSK without Raina is like Netflix without Radhika Apte. Incomplete. #CSKvSRH
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) October 2, 2020
Dhoni without Gambir No icc trophies
— poppy (@popnz_) October 2, 2020
Dhoni without Raina No ipl trophies ...
Unsung heros backbones of Dhoni's success...#SRHvCSK
It was tough to watch MS Dhoni feel the tiredness in the field - this has been one of the toughest faces Dhoni has faced. Come back stronger, @msdhoni. pic.twitter.com/0oStX04UOS
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 2, 2020
2. 'One Day he will come back more stronge'
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Don't forget his fashback ! One Day he will come back more stronger
— (@Itz__venkat) October 2, 2020
Dhoni ~ pic.twitter.com/I4j4NUqgqp
Its ok man! You will always be my hero. #Dhoni #CSKvsSRH pic.twitter.com/8hL02zpaTx
— Thangam V19 (@ThangamV19) October 2, 2020
The legacy of Dhoni tells you to keep believing. Even when he’s visibly physically spent and isn’t timing the ball well either. There’s something deep inside telling you to ‘not give up’. Or may be...it’s just me?? #CSK
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 2, 2020
3. 'It hurts and heartbreaking to see our caption cool like'
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Afraid #CSK once again left it till too late. And I must admit I can't remember the last time I saw Dhoni as physically spent. Illustrates too how tough these conditions are.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 2, 2020
Dhoni remains not out with a strike rate of 130. So, it's time to blame someone else. #SRHvCSK
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) October 2, 2020
It hurts and heartbreaking to see our caption cool like@ChennaiIPL#dhoni#CSKvsSRH pic.twitter.com/DCxjPTTPHj
— Vidhi Parikh (@VidhiParikh27) October 2, 2020
4. The comeback!
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Earlier in the day, SRH skipper David Warner won the toss and welcomed MS Dhoni's CSK to bowl first at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
While they Hyderabad side sent in Warner and Jonny Bairstow to open the batting, Dhoni handed the new ball to pacer Deepak Chahar.
SRH got off to the worst possible start as they lost Bairstow in the first over of the match for a duck.
5. The match!
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Warner and Manish Pandey (29) formed a short stand before Shardul Thakur dismissed Pandey with a deceiving delivery. The SRH skipper was next to depart as he managed to score just 28 runs before Faf du Plessis took an excellent boundary line catch.
Kane Williamson (9) did not have the best outings either as he also lost his wicket after a terrible misunderstanding between him and Garg over a single.
It was then Abhishek Sharma (31) and Priyam Garg formed a formidable stand. Gan played an unbeaten knock of 51 runs and guided SRH to a 164/5 finish in the end.
