Latest News :- Reigning champions Chennai Super Kings lost their IPL series against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam yesterday by 20 runs. This was Chennai's first defeat of the season. Chasing the target of 192 runs, Chennai team added 171 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. 42 year old Dhoni impressed everyone by playing aggressively in the last overs. He scored 37 runs in 16 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours. It was his action that saved Chennai from suffering a major blow to its net run rate (0.976).
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said, “Dhoni's batting was beautiful. He had an incredible performance in the training camp before the start of this season. His batting has been excellent since his return from injury. It gave us positive energy at the end of a hard day.
In terms of run rate, it is important to stay within 20 runs. Dhoni knows this. The way he played was amazing. The result of this game is a fair reflection. While bowling, we gave more runs in the first 6 overs. Similarly, we did not add much runs in the first 6 overs of batting. When we batted, Delhi bowlers performed well. He applied pressure and made good use of the pitch conditions.”
