Sandeep Sharma's Newborn Daughter Watches Father Play. Her Reaction Is Viral

14.04.2023 - 07:05 sports.ndtv.com

Pacer Sandeep Sharma became a talk of the town after his last-over heroics saved a match for Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.

Chasing 176, CSK needed 21 off the last over, when Sandeep bowled two brilliant yorkers to the veteran finisher MS Dhoni and defended five runs of the last ball as RR won the game by three runs.

The pacer has been receiving a lot of praise from the entire country as his spell will be remembered for the ages to come. After the match ended in RR's favour, Sandeep's wife Tasha Sharma posted a video, where a very adorable fan was seen cheering for the pacer during the last over.

Taking to Instagram, Tanya posted a video on her story, showing their baby girl sitting on her lap, and watching the last over, where Sandeep defended 21 runs off the last over from MS Dhoni. "When she sees her dad on TV.

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A number of Mumbai Indians players returned to top form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. In what was a high-scoring thriller, a number of MI players got respectable scores, including the likes of Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Tim David. However, the skipper Rohit Sharm couldn't make the most of batting-friendly conditions as he could only muster up 3 runs from 5 balls. However, a few videos of Rohit's dismissal have surfaced on social media, prompting fans to investigate whether the MI skipper actually out.

Watch: "Dismissal That Had World Talking!" IPL Posts Fresh Clear Video Of Controversial Rohit Sharma Wicket vs RR

The Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday was a perfect high-scoring thriller. Chasing a 213-run target, MI got home in the final over but not before a controversial dismissal grabbed the limelight. RR pacer Sandeep Sharma smartly outplayed MI opener Rohit Sharma with a knuckle delivery on the final ball of the second over of the innings. The ball deceived Rohit, who was not at all ready for it, and clipped off the bail of the middle and off stump.

Watch: Sandeep Sharma Takes Stunning Catch To Dismiss Suryakumar Yadav

The IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals turned out to be a memorable one, not only for being the 1000th match of the tournament but also for the successful run-chase by the Rohit Sharma-led side. Playing at Wankhede, MI got a mammoth target of 213 to chase after youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed his maiden IPL century. Later, MI chased down the target with three balls to spare, courtesy of Tim David's last-over heroics, where he smashed three consecutive sixes off Jason Holder's delivery. Apart from this, one thing which grabbed a lot of attention was pacer Sandeep Sharma's stunning catch to dismiss Suryakumar Yadav.

Watch: Was Rohit Sharma Really Out? Fans' Investigation Has Returned With Proof

How Sanju Samson's High-Risk Strategy Helped Him Outplay MS Dhoni's CSK

It isn't often that we see the Sawai Mansingh Stadium seeing 200-plus totals. As Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson decided to bat first after winning the toss, there were many who had apprehensions over the decision. However, Samson knew what he had to do. Courtesy of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel's heroics, the Royals put 202 runs on the board while restricting Chennai Super Kings to just 170/6. Even MS Dhoni admitted that the total was too much for his side to chase.

Watch: 'Lightning Fast' MS Dhoni Affects Classy Run Out Of RR Star In IPL 2023 Game

MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings would not have been wrong had someone told them that the four-time IPL champions were playing a home match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Fans turned up in huge numbers to show their 'yellove' for CSK and Dhoni. And the legend gave them several occasions to cheer. Apart from masterminding the CSK attack, Dhoni also affected a brilliant runout with a singular effort. It came on the fourth ball of the last over of RR's innings as Dhoni ran out Dhruv Jurel. After Matheesha Pathirana bowled a wide delivery, Dhoni dived to his right to collect the ball and affected the run-out with an accurate throw.