91 Meets 97: MS Dhoni Hugs Gautam Gambhir And Internet Comes Up With Special Tribute. Watch

Chennai Super Kings returned to winning ways in the IPL with seven wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on Monday. To add to the home crowd's joy, they even got to witness MS Dhoni come out to bat with only three runs left to win. Beyond that, Ravindra Jadeja returned bowling figures of 3-18 as holders Chennai Super Kings handed Kolkata Knight Riders their first loss of this Indian Premier League season with a seven-wicket hammering on Monday. Jadeja's disciplined left-arm spin led Chennai's bowling charge to restrict Kolkata to 137-9, a total the home team overhauled with 14 balls to spare at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Two-time winners Kolkata suffered defeat after three straight victories. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad led the chase with an unbeaten 67 and a 70-run second-wicket partnership with Daryl Mitchell, who made 25, to make Chennai bounce back from two losses.

After the match, MS Dhoni has a special meeting with KKR mentor Gautam Gaimbhir. Both were heroes of 2011 World Cup win. In  the final against Sri Lanka, Dhoni scored 91* while Gambhir scored 97. IPL's official broadcaster paid a special tribute to the duo.

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"Jaddu (Jadeja) always comes in after the power play with momentum in the spin department," Gaikwad said of his man of the match performer.

"With this team, I don't really need to tell things to anyone. Everyone's in a great head space, Mahi (M.S. Dhoni) bhai and (Stephen) Fleming are still around to take those calls," Gaikwad added.

Gaikwad, who was handed the captaincy by veteran Dhoni ahead of the season, hammered nine boundaries including the winning hit to make it three in three at home this season.

Shivam Dube hit 28 off 18