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In IPL 2024 match 34, the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are playing reigning champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday, April 19. Both teams are coming into this fixture on the back of contrasting results in their previous fixture. While the CSK are on a two-match winning streak, the LSG registered their first-ever defeat against KKR in IPL.
After being invited to put the score first on the board, the defending champion added 176/6 in 20 overs, courtesy a quick cameo from MS Dhoni and an unbeaten 57-run knock from all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. With MS Dhoni taking the field after Moeen Ali’s dismissal, the wicketkeeper-batter played an unbeaten nine-ball 28-run knock. During his stay in the middle, he smashed Mohsin Khan for a maximum, pulling off an unorthodox shot.
On the second delivery of the 19th over, the 42-year-old walked across the stumps and tried to scoop the ball. With Khan bowling a short of a length delivery, Dhoni moved offside and scooped it over KL for a six, leaving everyone in awe on the kind of shot play.
Watch MS Dhoni’s unorthodox six off Mohsin Khan:
Talking of MSD’s batting in the penultimate over, the former CSK skipper has scored 772 runs off 313 balls at a strike rate of 246.64. During his stay in the final over of the inning, Dhoni has smashed 53 fours and 65 maximums, which is most for a player in IPL.
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