All posts tagged: MS Dhoni sixes

OPINION: MS Dhoni batting at No 9 wasn’t the reason CSK lost, but it was certainly under-utilisation of asset | Ipl News

OPINION: MS Dhoni batting at No 9 wasn’t the reason CSK lost, but it was certainly under-utilisation of asset | Ipl News

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Whether MS Dhoni batted at No 7 or 8 or 9 for Chennai Super Kings on Friday night against Royal Challengers Bengaluru might not have made a difference to the result. The damage was already done, first when CSK were sloppy on the field and later when they crawled through the powerplay losing critical early wickets. But isn’t it fun to imagine two sixes and four – the 16 runs that he hit in the last over – from Dhoni’s bat, say, in the 14th over bowled by Liam Livingstone when the required rate was around, incidentally, 16 runs-per-over? In a league where the possibilities with the bat have been redefined in the last year, it is an interesting prospect. But for now, it is firmly in the realm of imagination that CSK will use Dhoni strictly lower down the order, irrespective of the match situation. Against RCB, he played at No 9 for only the second time in his T20 career, while he batted at No 8 in the previous match against Mumbai Indians. …

OPINION: MS Dhoni batting at No 9 wasn’t the reason CSK lost, but it was certainly under-utilisation of asset | Ipl News

MS Dhoni at 9: CSK legend is playing to the gallery but his power-hitting is being under-utilised by CSK | Ipl News

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Whether MS Dhoni batted at No.7 or 8 or 9 for Chennai Super Kings on Friday night against Royal Challengers Bengaluru might not have made a difference to the result. The damage was already done, first when CSK were sloppy on the field and later when they crawled through the powerplay losing critical early wickets. But isn’t it fun to imagine two sixes and four – the 16 runs that he hit in the last over – from Dhoni’s bat, say, in the 14th over bowled by Liam Livingstone when the required rate was around, incidentally, 16 runs-per-over? In a league where the possibilities with the bat have been redefined in the last year, it is an interesting prospect. But for now, it is firmly in the realm of imagination that CSK will use Dhoni strictly lower down the order, irrespective of the match situation. Against RCB, he played at No.9 for only the second time in his T20 career, while he batted at No.8 in the previous match against Mumbai Indians. The common scenario …

WATCH: MS Dhoni nails hattrick of sixes against Hardik Pandya at Wankhede | Ipl News

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Once again in IPL 2024, MS Dhoni turned back the clock; a gentle reminder of his six-hitting nous in the death overs of an innings. But while his quickfire 37 against the Delhi Capitals in Vizag may not have turned the fate in his side’s favor, Sunday was anything but. In the big ticket contest against fellow five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians, for the Chennai Super Kings, came a hattrick of sixes in the final over that helped the defending champions breach the 200 run mark. Coming in to bat at six, Dhoni plundered three maximums off the four deliveries he faced – all off Mumbai Indians’ skipper Hardik Pandya’s bowling. Here’s a video: DO NOT MISS MSD 🤝 Hat-trick of Sixes 🤝 Wankhede going berserk Sit back & enjoy the LEGEND spreading joy & beyond 💛 😍 Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia 💻📱#TATAIPL | #MIvCSK | @msdhoni | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/SuRErWrQTG — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2024 In the six games CSK have played so far, Dhoni has 59 runs to his …

Simon Doull’s bouncer at MS Dhoni: ‘Ravindra Jadeja is not a bunny with the bat’ | Ipl News

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Simon Doull has blasted MS Dhoni for refusing singles, playing dot ball and giving up on the game with Ravindra Jadeja batting at the other end, during Chennai Super Kings’ 20-run loss against Delhi Capitals at Visakhapatnam. Dhoni smacked four fours and three sixes to regale the packed Visakhapatnam crowd during his 16-ball 37. “There was lot of oohs and aahs about Dhoni’s innings. But he blocked a lot of balls. he faced a lot of dots. Then he started to not take runs. I couldn’t believe what I was watching,” Doull said on Cricbuzz live. RR vs DC IPL 2024 Live Streaming Details: Chennai Super Kings’ Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad with MS Dhoni during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI) “I know he is the great MS Dhoni but it was a poor call. Really poor call not to take run. You are still trying to win a game. I know he was batting after a long time, …

IPL 2024: At 42, MS Dhoni continues to break records | Ipl News

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Batting in the IPL is expanding by the minute. Since the return of the 10-team format, 1062 sixes were hit in 2022 with a balls-per-six ratio (Bp6) of 16.20 and 1120 sixes in 2023 with a Bp6 of 15.33. Sixteen matches into the IPL 2024 season, 299 sixes have been struck at an astonishing rate of one every 12.59 balls. Put into context, if the season witnesses at least 17000 deliveries like the previous two editions, the tournament could nearly bear 1350 sixes! Over the passing week, batters have continued to pile on sixes and records, while a few bowlers have reeled in some ridiculous feats. Still the boss MS Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper to record 300 T20 dismissals during Chennai Super Kings’ clash against Delhi Capitals. Dhoni has pouched 213 catches and effected 87 stumpings in the format since debut in 2006. Visakhapatnam: Chennai Super Kings’ batter Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during the IPL 2024 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, at Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket …

MS Dhoni: What was that thing strapped on CSK star’s ankle after Delhi game? | Ipl News

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In a video going viral on the social media, MS Dhoni can been seen hobbling with a heavily strapped ice pack on his ankle, following Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) 20-run loss against Delhi Capitals in Vizag. In the video, Dhoni can be seen talking with the youngsters and then he walked towards the ground staffs of Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, and took a group photo. During the match, Dhoni walked rolled back time as he smashed a 16-ball 37 not out. But it wasn’t enough with his team finishing short at 171 for 6, while chasing 192. Indian Premier League Points Table 2023: Delhi Capitals’ captain Rishabh Pant with Chennai Super Kings’ batter MS Dhoni after DC won the IPL 2024 cricket match over CSK, at Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, Sunday, Dhoni, who stepped down from his captaincy role and was succeeded by Ruturaj Gaikwad, had not had the chance to bat before Sunday. Yet, CSK lost the match, if at all that matters. MS Dhoni almost …

IPL’s old jungle rule: Six-hitting teams make it to the finals | Ipl News

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The 17th edition of the IPL is bringing along a trimester of big-hitting. The tournament is expected to gain extensive interest this year with the marquee T20 World Cup commencing shortly after the tournament in June. Six hitting is paramount and one of the most fool proof methods to make the IPL final, exemplified by the finalists over the years. Barring the inaugural season in 2008, at least one of the two teams in every final has invariably finished in the top-two of most sixes hit in that particular edition. 1548 – The Mumbai Indians lead the six-hitting charts in the history of the IPL, striking a maximum of every 18.48 balls they have faced in the tournament. 357 – Chris Gayle remains the leading six-hitter in the tournament, with the second-best Rohit Sharma still 100 sixes away. The West Indian struck a six every 9.34 deliveries across his 142-match career. 6.74 – Caribbean powerhouse Andre Russell possesses the best balls-per-six ratio in the tournament (min. 100 runs). Russell has clobbered 193 sixes in only …