In IPL 2023, Chennai Super Kings have won seven matches and with 15 points, remain in the second spot in the points table. In their 12th match this season, Chennai defeated Delhi by 27 runs and almost confirmed their place in the playoffs. Shivam Dubey and skipper Dhoni did well with the bat for Chennai. At the same time, while defending the target, all the bowlers of Chennai showed a good game and won the team in the important match.
Toss Update @ChennaiIPL win the toss and elect to bat first against @DelhiCapitals.
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Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni scored 20 runs in nine balls in this match. After this, the team's victory was decided by using their bowlers properly. However, the result of the match may have been in favor of Dhoni, but he made a big mistake at the time of the toss.
The team forgot Dhoni at the time of the toss
In this match, Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. He said that in the second innings, the wicket slows down and there is difficulty in playing big shots. That's why he has taken this decision. However, after this Dhoni forgot his team. He said that Ambati Rayudu is playing this match instead of Shivam Dubey, whereas in reality, the Chennai team was something else. Shivam Dube and Ambati Rayudu both opened the batting for Chennai. For the second time, Mathisha Pathirana was included in the playing 11 as an impact player in place of Shivam Dubey.
Apart from this, during the toss, Dhoni also forgot which four foreign players are playing this match in his team. Whereas, the same four foreign players played for Chennai, who have played in previous matches. Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Mahesh Tikshna, and Mathisha Pathirana were the overseas players for Chennai in this match.
After the match, Dhoni said that the league stage of the tournament is in its last leg and he wanted all the players to get a chance to bat. With this, Dhoni said that he does not want to run anymore. That is why he is batting at number eight and is only trying to hit big sixes. This could also be Dhoni's last IPL. However, he has not given any indication about this at the moment.
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