5 Super finishes by MS Dhoni - The best finisher

5 Super finishes by MS Dhoni – The best finisher: Its been more than a decade since M.S.Dhoni made his debut. Dhoni being an unorthodox batter never faltered under pressure. His composure and temperament guided India to many victories. This Poster Boy of Indian cricket has fans all over the world. He has so far played 265 One Day Internationals for India, notching up 8620 runs at an massive average of 52.24. Lets go down the memory lane and recall his heroics. Here are the best five MSD finishes. Here are the 5 Super finishes by MS Dhoni – The best finisher: 1. 183* vs Sri Lanka at Jaipur: Crackers were bursting around the pink city of India,as the Lankans made India run all over the park. It was around 2:00 pm, and the country was all geared up to celebrate Diwali while Rahul Dravid had his task cut out,chasing a daunting target of 299. Sachin was back in the stands within first five balls of Indian innings, the diwali seemed over for the spectators. Enter MS Dhoni. Promoted up the order, Dhoni smashed the Lankan spearhead from the onset. One straight back past the bowler’s head and Billy Bowden signalled a maximum. With a high back-lift and an unorthodox style, Dhoni reached his 2nd ODI century and announced his arrival gesturing a gunshot, the Crackers were bursting again with India still needing 120 plus runs to clinch the match. Dhoni took on the spinners and by the time he reached the 150 landmark, India were left chasing a modest 51 off 86 balls. Soon he sent Upul Chandana packing by stepping out of his crease. Having crafted a spectacular innings, MSD came down the pitch hitting flighted one from Dilshan to knock off the winning runs. India chased 299 with 4 overs to spare while India got their new poster boy. Also Read – 8 Glorious years of MS Dhoni as Captain in pics 2. 91* vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybi99XTZOxg India were desperate to rub off the Johannesburg nightmare,but the task wasn’t suppose to be a cake walk. Having beaten Australia and Pakistan on their way to the cup, Sri Lanka stood between India and the Cup.The critics were gunning for Dhoni, while Team were no mood to drop their guns. Jayawardene scripted a poetic century and the island nation posted a target of 275. The crowd missed the Sachin- Sehwag chemistry, as Malinga’s dual strike left India at 31/2. Gambhir anchored the Indian innings along with the youngster Kohli. The sapping Mumbai heat took its toll as Kohli was out to a brilliant caught and bowl by Dilshan. India crowd echoed a wish for Yuvraj, but MSD had other plans. He came out to bat with India needing another 160 plus to script a historic win. Along with “Gauti”, he crafted his innings to perfection. He milked the bowlers and punished the lose ones. Gambhir lost his timber on 97 , but the damage was done. Dhoni along with Yuvraj had a final burst.Billion countrymen were investing all their hopes in their actions as Dhoni was all eyes, with India needing 4 runs from 11 balls, Nuwan Kulasekara pitched one full and as they say the rest is history. MSD saved his best for the final and entered history with a second World cup in 28 years. 3. 45* vs Sri Lanka at Port of Spain: An injured Dhoni took the field on a difficult track at Port of spain against Sri Lanka. Sangakkara lead Sri Lanka to a tricky 201 before India found themselves in the hot water against Rangana Herath. Rohit Sharma built a solid foundation with 58 but the rest of the team went down like a pack of cards. The run rate was climbing up and Sri Lanka were celebrating. With 15 needed from 6 balls, India had there best bet against a determined Lanka. Shaminda Eranga, 9-2-34-2 until then, bowled one outside off stump which resulted in a dot ball. Dhoni sent the next one to the top tier of the stadium. Then, he went through the off side and found a gap which resulted in four runs, India needing 5 off 3 balls. Eranga was dejected, Mahi read the half volley early and smashed one for maximum. India finished the game with 2 balls to spare and Dhoni added one more stump to his kitty. 4. 44* vs Australia at Adelaide: Dhoni’s composure was best measured by how he paced this innings of his. 13 was needed off 6 balls and Clarke set the field up as Ashwin missed the first ball. The all rounder took a single and MSD was back in strike with 12 needing off 4 balls. Clarke was quick to spread the field but MS Dhoni aimed the spectators with a straight past the long on fielder. Now 6 needed from 3 balls. Dhoni pulled a beamer and the umpire called it no- ball,India completed 2 runs, now 3 needed off 3 balls. Dhoni chipped one to the leg-side, the duo ran three runs and India were home with one ball to spare. Dhoni timed his knock perfectly and chose the lose balls,he galloped at times and kept the score board ticking. India registered a thrilling victory while Dhoni gave yet another finishing touch to the tale. 5. 77* vs Pakistan at Karachi: This match was termed as a dead rubber, India having already won the series convincingly. Pakistan didn’t lose their guard and capitalised from the start with a solid opening partnership. Younis Khan guided Pakistan to 286 along with fruitful contribution from Mohammad Yousuf. India in reply got off to a flying start, Dravid scoring a fifty and Gambhir playing a composed knock of 38. Yuvraj Singh was in terrific form during the series and continued his good run with a strokeful century. India needed a second fiddle to the story, and who better than MSD. Coming at number 4, Dhoni was on song from the start. He smashed four sixes out of the park along with 6 beautiful boundaries. Dhoni found the gaps with ease and hence India never pressed the panic button. Dhoni flaunted his popular golden locks and played a robust knock. With 7 runs to win, Dhoni guided one to the stands in his usual fashion and took a single to mark an emphatic series victory in Pakistan. He was calm from the start and his high back-lift helped him punch the ball down the ground. He never lost his composure and carried on the momentum for the side. With Yuvraj Singh going after the bowling, Dhoni showed his maturity and shifted gears when mattered.

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