IPL: CSK record most number of last-ball wins in run chase

Chennai Super Kings on Thursday registered the most number of last-ball wins in a run chase in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL). Chennai achieved this feat during the clash against Mumbai Indians, where the legendary Indian wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni scored 16 runs off the last over and brought his side to another thrilling victory of IPL 2022.

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Chasing 156 for victory, CSK needed 17 off the final over bowled by Jaydev Unadkat. The left-arm-seamer from Saurashtra had bowled a good spell to complement Daniel Sams who was outstanding with 4 for 30. But he had in front of him Dhoni, who has a strike rate of over 200 against him.

With this win, Chennai have recorded a total of eight last-ball wins in a run chase, followed by Mumbai Indians with a total of six wins. Coming to the match, CSK won the toss and followed the trend in this year's tournament of bowling first.

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Mukesh Choudhary of CSK dismissed the openers for a duck in the very first over. After this, MI fought hard with the help of Tilak Varma's 51 off 43 and managed to put up a total of 155. The quick cameo from Pretorius (22 from 14) was very crucial in the end and the classic finisher MS Dhoni(28* off 13) finished the match with a boundary off the last ball.