‘Greatest last over hitter’: Cricketers, fans thrilled after ‘Dhoni finishes off in style’ vs MI

MS Dhoni smashed six and two boundaries in
the 20th over of Chennai Super Kings’ innings bowled by Jaydev Unadkat to chase
down a 156 runs target against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai
on Thursday. 

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With 17 runs required off the last over,
Dhoni hit Jaydev Unadkat for 6, 4, 2, 4 to seal an astonishing victory for Chennai Super Kings. It was CSK’s second win in seven matches while Mumbai Indians’
seventh defeat in as many matches.

After Dhoni powered CSK to a thrilling
last-over win, scoring 28 off 13 balls, former Pakistan, South Africa, England,
and West Indies cricketers took to Twitter to express their fascination over
Dhoni’s vintage finishing style.

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Here is how former cricketers reacted to Dhoni’s innings:

“You can never write off the greatest
finisher, MS Dhoni! Heartbreaking for @mipaltan but amazing for
@ChennaiIPL,” wrote former England spinner Graeme Swann.

“Finishes and @msdhoni a love
affair,” tweeted former Pakistan captain Salman Butt.

“His name is MS!” wrote former
England captain Kevin Pietersen.

“Thala M S Dhoni,” said former
West Indies Ian Bishop.

“Dhoni Dhoni Dhoni!” tweeted
former South Africa all-rounder Albie Morkel.

“The GREATEST last over Hitter of all
Time … #MSDhoni #Fact #IPL2022,” tweeted Vaughan.

After Thursday’s thrilling win over Mumbai
Indians at the DY Patil Stadium, Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja
was all praise of his predecessor MS Dhoni, who at 40 reminisced to us about
his vintage ability to finish off matches in prolific style.

“We were very tense the way game was
going. But the great finisher of the game was still there, so we knew we had a
chance. He’s still here and doing it for us. Yes, he (Mukesh) has bowled well
up front and done well for us in the powerplay,” said Jadeja in a
post-match presentation.

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“If you aren’t winning games, you
still want to be calm. (On him dropping catches) It happens, that’s why I never
take fielding for granted and practise hard. We need to work on our fielding,
can’t afford to drop catches,” he added.