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Ajinkya Rahane has credited talisman MS Dhoni's leadership for his transformation at Chennai Super Kings as the veteran Indian batter continued to wow fans with his never-seen-before power hitting in this season's Indian Premier League. Rahane slammed his second half-century of the season, an eye-popping 29-ball 71 not out, to lead CSK's 49-run rout of KKR in their IPL match here on Sunday.
The David Warner-led Delhi Capitals clinched a low-scoring thriller against SunRisers Hyderabad at the latter's home-ground in an IPL 2023 game on Monday. Off-spin allrounder Sundar (4-0-28-3) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4-0-11-2) exposed the batting frailties of Delhi Capitals' in the first half of the game to restrict them to 144/9 after David Warner opted to bat. But an inexplicable batting approach in which SRH never looked to dominate led to their downfall as they were restricted to 137/6. Despite the win, DC are still at the bottom of the 10-team league with four points (NRR -0.961) in seven games. SRH are just above them with four points (NRR -0.725) in seven games. Chennai Super Kings lead the points table with 10 points (NRR +0.662) from seven games.
Cricket fans around the world witnessed a special sight at the Eden Gardens, where the crowd showered their love for MS Dhoni during the IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. The loud chants of Dhoni's name could be heard at every corner of the stadium as the Eden Gardens felt like another home ground for CSK. All the Dhoni fans enjoyed every bit of the match as CSK ended up on the winning side by 49 runs. Seeing the crowd's love for Dhoni, former India coach and match commentator Ravi Shastri gave a vivid description of stadium.
In a never seen atmosphere, yellow fever gripped the Eden Gardens in a tribute to talismanic MS Dhoni, who probably played his last match at the iconic venue, as he led Chennai Super Kings to an emphatic 49-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. KKR franchise had planted their purple flags in every seat of the 67,000-capacity stadium before the match began on Sunday. But once the spectators packed the stadium before the toss, all purple flags disappeared and it was a sea of yellow in support of Dhoni.
Under MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings have been playing with great confidence. They have so far won five of their seven games and are sitting right at the top of the points table. While speculation is rife that this might be Dhoni's last IPL season, the 41-year-old great himself saying that it's the 'last phase' of his career, the World Cup-winning captain's leadership has been astute. He has been guiding the young bowlers like Tushar Deshpande and Maheesh Theekshana with perfection, while veterans alike Ajinkya Rahane has played with renewed energy under him.
Back in the Chennai Super Kings colours, MS Dhoni has been rolling back the years with his performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. With his cameos as a finisher, Dhoni has given fans plenty to cheer about already in this campaign. While fans are truly cherishing the return of 'Thala', even his former Chennai Super Kings teammate Matthew Hayden was impressed by what he saw from the 41-year-old's bat this season. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Hayden admitted that he was wondering at one point last season if Dhoni is ever going to play again.
Arguably one of the most effective wicket-keepers of all time, MS Dhoni knows what it takes to help bowlers bag wickets from behind the stumps. Over the years, Dhoni has conjured wicket-keeping magic several times, producing some iconic stumpings, run-outs and catches. However, in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Chennai Super Kings skipper made a rare wicket-keeping error, giving a lifeline to top-order batter Jason Roy who was involved in a mix-up with non-striker Rinku Singh.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will be going up against Delhi Capitals in their upcoming IPL 2023 match on Monday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The Aiden Markram-led side is currently at the second last position on the points table with only two victories out of the six matches. They will be coming to this clash after facing a seven-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings. With pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, and Marco Jansen are giving brilliant performances, there are chances that the management might bench T Natarajan for the match against DC.