Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost their second match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 by 16 runs to ♋Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sharjah, UAE on Tuesday.෴ But CSK fans have something to cheer as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni revived the good old days by hitting massive sixes.
Chasing a mammoth target of 217, CSK kept themselves in the hunt till the end with Faf du Plessis playing a majestic knock. Then, Dhoni hit Tom Curran for thre🦄e successive sixes off the last three balls of the match.
One of those sixes sailed over the Sharjah Cricket Stadium canopy and landed on the street. Then, a lucky resident picked the ball and own𓃲ed it for special memorabilia.
Earlier, Dhoni won the toss and asked Royals to bat first. Royals then scored 216/7 with the help of 17 sixes, with Sanju Samson and Steve Smith hitting ni꧟ne and four maximum🍃s respectively.
In🌌 reply, CSK could score only 200/6, with Faf du Plessis scoring 72 off꧃ 37 balls with the help of seven sixes. Dhoni scored 29 off 17 balls.
The match witnessed 33 sixes, whic𒆙h a joint-reco🍨rd for most in an IPL match. CSK were also involved in the other match, against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in 2018.
Brief Scores
RR: 216/7 (Sanju Samson🍎 74 off 32 balls, Steve Smith 69 off 47 balls, Jofra Archer 27 no off 8 balls; Sam Curran 3/33).
CSK: 200/6 (Faജf du Plessis 72 off 37 balls, Shane Watson 33 of𓆉f 21 balls, MS Dhoni 29 off 17 balls; Jofra Archer 1/26, Rahul Tewatia 3/37).
