IPL 2022, CSK vs MI which took place in the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The latter won the toss and invited CSK to bat first. The decision went pretty well as they bundled CSK at a total of 97 runs.
The defending champions haven’t performed up to their potential as compared to the previous seasons. Today the top order failed miserably which resulted in such a low total and losing 2 points. Though MS Dhoni tried his best to anchor the innings of CSK but wicket kept on falling on the other side. Dhoni remained not out at the end losing his team’s support.
Riley Meredith was bowling the 16th over of the first innings and in the last ball bowled a bouncer to Dhoni. Dhoni along with Mukesh Choudhary was there at the crease. Dhoni wanted the strike as it would be difficult for Mukesh to face Bumrah in the next over. Dhoni left the short delivery and both the batters started running to steal a single. In the meantime Ishan Kishan caught the ball and targeted it towards the stump resulting in the end of CSK’s innings with his accurate throw.
CSK lost the match by 5 wickets with 31 balls left . With this loss CSK’s chances of getting into the playoffs got washed away. This would be the second time CSK failed to qualify for the playoffs.
VIDEO: Ishan Kishan Runs out Mukesh Choudhary with a Perfect throw
