Top 3 MS Dhoni knocks in IPL History
With these captivating innings, MS Dhoni showed that as a finisher, he could be too hot to handle for bowlers
2. 84* off 48 deliveries against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2019
Playing at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match number 39 of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL), MS Dhoni played one of the memorable knocks for his team. Batting first, Virat Kohli-led RCB put up a fighting total of 160 on the board at the loss of 8 wickets.
Coming out to chase the target, the RCB bowlers pushed the Super Kings into dire trouble by wrapping up their top order. By picking up the wickets of influential batters Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, and Kedar Jadhav, Royal Challengers were looking to have a comprehensive victory but with the arrival of captain Dhoni, everything changed as he, by stitching a crucial 55-run partnership with Ambati Rayudu, brought CSK back into the run chase.
But with Rayudu’s dismissal, CSK again came under pressure as Dhoni from the other end didn’t get support from batters Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, and Shardul Thakur. Looking at the seriousness of the situation, the veteran decided to take the matter into his hands by playing big shots against bowlers. In the last over, he was confronting Umesh Yadav with the intention of scoring 26 to help his team cross the line. By smashing four boundaries in the first five deliveries, he took the match close but in the last delivery, with 2 required off 1 ball, Yadav held his nerves and took the RCB home. Although CSK lost the match by a very little margin, this innings of Dhoni is still one of the memorable moments for all.
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