MS Dhoni gets drained in UAE heat, Twitterati says 'You will always be my hero'
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: