IPL 2018: With Back Injury MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 79 in vain, Twitter Goes Crazy

MS Dhoni produced one the finest innings of his IPL career, almost getting CSK over the line vs KXIP, all this with a back injury.

The former India captain produced one of the most scintillating innings of his IPL career and almost got Chennai Super Kings over the line against Kings XI Punjab with a bad back that severely hampered his movements. Dhoni smashed 79 not out off just 44 balls to take CSK to the brink of one of most unlikeliest of wins but it wasn’t to be as Kings XI Punjab pacer Mohit Sharma just about held his nerves in the final over to lead his team to a narrow four-run win at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

The Lion Was Wounded But Continued The Hunting For His Team Despite The Injury. That’s MS Dhoni For You. #KXIPvCSK #WhistlePodu #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/7awJLWxedE
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 15, 2018

While Gayle took on the CSK bowling, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal chipped in with some valuable runs. Later, CSK were struggling at 56/3 during the chase when Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni took on the responsibility on themselves and stitched a partnership. Rayudu was eventually run out by R Ashwin’s perfect throw to the batting end for 49. The match went down to the last over where they needed 17 runs. Mohit Sharma who was given the ball defended these runs successfully.

The Super Kings needed as many as 76 off the last 30 balls and Dhoni got his team almost over the line with an innings comprising six fours and five sixes.

This is post-match presentation gold from MSD – Classic @msdhoni style #VIVOIPL #KXIPvCSK pic.twitter.com/i651cnFV9L
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2018

The ex-India captain’s effort was lauded by cricket enthusiasts, former and present cricketers, who took to Twitter to sing praises for the 36-year-old.

Honestly, MS Dhoni batted as well today as I have seen him in the past. Still produces the same excitement and the same fear (depending on which side you are backing!)
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 15, 2018

Aaaaah! Almost! Oh well… @msdhoni effort deserved the win! Kya bolega…. T20 can be brutal, man… #KXIPvCSK
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) April 15, 2018

Great striking there by @msdhoni almost pulled it off. 200 not safe these days is it? Got a feel of it yesterday 🤦‍♂️
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 15, 2018

What an incredible game against @ChennaiIPL, my first time in the other dug out, as always @msdhoni was brilliant in a chase. Thankfully we had enough resolve to dig deep. Well done to @imohitsharma18 on seeing us through.🙌
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) April 15, 2018

Take a bow @msdhoni OLD IS GOLD @ChennaiIPL vs @lionsdenkxip congratulations kings 11.. @IPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 15, 2018

That was quite a show by MS Dhoni. Love watching his interviews, loved when he mentioned God has given him enough power he doesn’t need to use his back to hit sixes(referring to injury). Kings 11 will be delighted with this win #KXIPvCSK
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 15, 2018

Ziva’s Reaction after Dhoni’s Performance!🙌🔥@msdhoni @ChennaiIPL #KXIPvCSK #Yellove #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/EjXJYEvOnm
— MS Dhoni Fans #Dhoni (@msdfansofficial) April 15, 2018

All ended up in Punjab’s favour yet the fans were delighted with MS Dhoni’s furious knock so If you guys too loved Dhoni’s performance then do share your views on the same.

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