IPL 2024 DC vs. CSK: On Sunday, MS Dhoni took the field to bat for the first time in his Indian Premier League career.
At the ACA-VDCA in Hyderabad on Sunday, MS Dhoni, the former captain of the Chennai Super Kings, took the field to bat for the first time in the Indian Premier League 2024 match against the Delhi Capitals.
The 42-year-old last batted for CSK against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 final.
Dhoni got off to a fantastic start, slamming the first delivery he faced from Mukesh Kumar for a four. He knocked one more over in the same over after pulling the short delivery behind square.
Eighth man, Dhoni entered the game with CSK needing 72 runs in 23 balls. Dhoni hit Mukesh Kumar square with the first ball he faced for a four. At backward point, he was dropped on the second ball. He drove past the cover to end the 17th over with another four.
With his fifth delivery of the IPL 2024, Dhoni hit a lofted cover drive that soared over the boundary for his maiden six.
Anrich Nortje’s opening delivery was hit for four by Dhoni, with 41 runs needed off the last over. Dhoni punished the low full toss on the next ball, smashing it over long off for a six. He then scored another boundary, this time over mid-on, on Nortje’s fourth ball. With six over covers, he ended the over.
The five-time IPL champion captain struck at 231.25 in his debut innings after 307 days, remaining undefeated on 37 off 16 balls with four fours and three sixes.
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