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MS Dhoni’s one-handed six against Punjab Kings landed in Ravindra Jadeja’s hands, who celebrated joyfully.
MS Dhoni (L)’s hit went straight to Ravindra Jadeja. (PC: Screengrab/X)
In a wholesome moment for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans, MS Dhoni’s huge one-handed six against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday (April 30) landed straight in the hands of his teammate Ravindra Jadeja. The all-rounder, who was standing just outside the CSK pavilion at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, celebrated with a double fist-pump and a big smile before throwing the ball back in the field.
Dhoni was batting against leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the 19th over of the first innings in the match. He shimmied down the track on the second ball and muscled it over long on. His bottom-hand came off, but the timing was good enough for it to carry over the ropes and into Jadeja’s safe hands.
The video of his celebration has now gone viral on social media. Watch it here:
The fun didn’t last long for CSK and Dhoni, though, and this was perhaps the last moment of it. For on the next ball, the skipper got out trying to hit another six against Chahal.
The spinner took out Deepak Hooda, Anshul Kamboj and Noor Ahmad on his last three balls to secure the first hat-trick of the season, and the hosts collapsed from 177/5 to 190/10 in the last two overs.
In the second innings, half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh broke the back of the chase and PBKS went over the line on the fourth ball of the last over.
“I think the batting – yes, it was the first time we put enough runs on the board,” Dhoni said after the match, as quoted by Cricbuzz. “But was it a par score? I feel slightly short. Yes, a bit demanding from the batters but I feel we could’ve got slightly more. I feel we need to take our catches… We didn’t play the last four deliveries, and the second last over four batters got out. In close games, those 7 deliveries mean a lot,” he added.
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