MS Dhoni hogged the limelight in Lucknow as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets on Monday, April 14, to get back to winning ways.
Chennai Super Kings are back to winning ways after losing five games on the trot. MSD made the play in Lucknow, a pitch that was very much Chepaul-like.
First, he used his bowlers well and restricted LSG to 166 runs for seven wickets in their 20 overs. LSG got to that score courtesy of Rishabh Pant's first fifty in IPL 2025. In the process, he added crucial stands with Mitchell Marsh, Ayush Badoni, and Abdul Samad.
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The LSG spinners did control the game in the second innings. They kept chipping away with the wickets and had CSK struggling at one point at 111 runs for five wickets in the 16th over. CSK needed 56 runs off the last five overs when MS Dhoni walked out to bat. Shivam Dube was also struggling to time the ball before Dhoni came to the wicket.
With the pressure on him to prove himself, MS Dhoni scored 26 runs off just 11 balls at a strike rate of almost 240. Shivam Dube (43 runs off 37 balls) also found his groove as CSK won the match in the final over. Dube hit the winning runs in the third delivery off the final over.
MS Dhoni Becomes Oldest Player In IPL To Win Match Of The Match Award
MS Dhoni was awarded the Man of the Match award for his heroics with the bat against LSG. He has scored 130 runs in seven innings so far, and this remains his best score in a winning cause this season.
Meanwhile, Dhoni, after receiving the Player of the Match award, has become the oldest player in the IPL to win that award. In the process, he overcame former Rajasthan Royals spinner Pravin Tambe in an elite list. Dhoni won the award at the age of 43 years and 280 days. Previously, Pravin Tambe held the record at the age of 42 years and 208 days against KKR in 2014 while he was playing for Rajasthan Royals.
CSK is still placed last on the IPL 2025 points table after winning against LSG. They next take on Mumbai Indians on Sunday, April 20, in Mumbai.
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