Rahul Tiwari
khelja|31-03-2025
The 11th match of IPL 2025 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. The match went to the last over and was very exciting. During this time, the Rajasthan team won and Sandeep Sharma emerged as a hero. He dusted Mahendra Singh Dhoni, considered the world's best finisher and defended 20 runs in the final over. The best bowlers in front of Dhoni also take defeat in the last over. But Sandeep not only made Dhoni his victim but also won his team by 6 runs. He has done this amazing for the second time against CSK. But do you know how Sandeep carried out this work? Let's know the story of the thrill of the last over.
Chennai Super Kings scored 163 runs in 19 overs, chasing 183 runs. Now he had to score 20 runs in the last 6 balls and Ravindra Jadeja was present at the crease with Dhoni. However, the strike was with Dhoni. At such a time, the bowlers usually get nervous in front of Dhoni and make a mistake. But 31 -year -old Sandeep came with complete planning. He first killed a slow bouncer. However, the ball wide but kept himself calm. On the next ball, he made the wide full toss his weapon. Dhoni shouted on the off stump and tried to hit the ball on the mid -wicket.
But the ball was away from his reach, due to this he could not play the shot with full force and the ball remained inside the boundary. Shimron Hetmyer, posted there, caught a brilliant catch by diving. In this way, Dhoni fell victim to Sandeep Sharma on the wide full toss. As soon as he was out, the hope of winning was reduced considerably. Jamie Overton took a single off the second ball and gave it to Jadeja, but he too could only rotate the strike. Then overton hit 1 six off the next 3 balls and took 2 doubles. With this, Chennai team could reach only 176 runs.
Sandeep defended 20 runs in the last over while Dhoni and Jadeja in the last over.Sandeep Sharma has previously defeated Dhoni and Jadeja in the last over in the season of IPL 2023. Then he defended 21 runs off the last 6 balls against both. Sandeep did not allow Dhoni to score 5 runs on the last ball in CSK stronghold Chepock. Then he made Yorker his weapon. Actually, Sandeep threw the first ball dot of the last over at that time.
But after this, Dhoni hit 2 sixes off the next 2 balls. At the same time, one run was scored on the fourth and 5th balls.
Now on the last ball, Chennai Super Kings needed 5 runs to win and Dhoni was on strike. Then Sandeep Sharma threw a wonderful yorker, which had fallen into the root. Dhoni could score only one run on this. In this way Sandeep Sharma defeated 21 runs in front of Dhoni. Due to his strong bowling, Rajasthan team was successful in defeating CSK for the first time in his house after 15 years. Now on the last ball, Chennai Super Kings needed 5 runs to win and Dhoni was on strike. Then Sandeep Sharma threw a wonderful yorker, which had fallen into the root. Dhoni could score only one run on this. In this way Sandeep Sharma defeated 21 runs in front of Dhoni. Due to his strong bowling, Rajasthan team was successful in defeating CSK for the first time in his house after 15 years.