New Delhi, 22 April (Hindustan). Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday indicated that he is playing his last season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying, “This is the last phase of my career” after the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Is.”
Dhoni’s men beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday night, with New Zealand cricketer Devon Conway scoring his third half-century in this IPL season and Ravindra Jadeja taking three crucial wickets.
Chasing a target of 135, CSK won with eight balls to spare, with Conway scoring an unbeaten 77 off 57 balls and sharing an 87-run partnership for the first wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad (35).
As he came out of the dugout after his team won the match, Dhoni, overwhelmed by the huge noise and support from the crowd, said, “All said and done, this is the last phase of my career, no matter how long I play.”
Dhoni said after the match, “After two years we got a chance to see the fans here, it feels good to be here. The fans have shown us a lot of love and affection.” Praised, who bowled four overs and took two wickets, although he was also a bit expensive, conceding 42 runs in his 4 overs.
Dhoni said, “Not getting enough chances to bat, but no complaints. I was hesitant to bat in the second innings because I thought there wouldn’t be much dew. When there is a chance of dew, So it becomes easier for you to bat in the second innings.”
Dhoni said, “Once the spinners came, they bowled a very good length. The fast bowlers made a comeback, especially Pathirana, who bowled brilliantly.” Talking about the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first in this match, took 7 wickets in 20 overs. But scored 134 runs. Abhishek Sharma scored 34 and Rahul Tripathi scored 21 runs for Hyderabad. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets for CSK, Akash Singh, Mahesh Tikshna and Mathisha Pathirana took 1-1 wickets.
In response, CSK won the match by scoring 138 runs for 3 wickets in 18.4 overs. Devon Conway scored an unbeaten 77 and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 35 runs from CSK. Mayank Markande took 2 wickets for Hyderabad.
