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IPL 2025: MS Dhoni Finishes In Style With Stunning One-Handed Six

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By Unnati Madan
IPL 2025: MS Dhoni Finishes In Style With Stunning One-Handed Six

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Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni batted aggressively in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. This was the 30th game of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), held at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

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MS Dhoni’s One-Handed Six Steals the Show

MS Dhoni came in to bat at number seven and looked very confident. The wicketkeeper-batter played some excellent shots and kept his team in the game with his powerful hitting against the Lucknow Super Giants.

The best moment of Dhoni’s innings was a one-handed six he hit off Shardul Thakur in the 17th over. On the last ball, Thakur bowled a slower delivery outside off, right in Dhoni’s hitting zone. Although Dhoni swung a bit too early and his bottom hand came off the bat, he still managed to hit it cleanly over the midwicket boundary.

The crowd at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow went wild after the massive six.

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MS Dhoni played a match-winning knock

MS Dhoni played a match-winning knock for Chennai Super Kings. The captain scored an unbeaten 26 runs off just 11 balls, playing a brilliant innings with a strike rate of 236. He hit 4 fours and 1 six during his time at the crease.

Shivam Dube also played an important role, scoring 43 not out. While wickets were falling at the other end, he stayed calm and held his ground. Later, he accelerated and helped guide CSK to a 5-wicket victory, securing their second win of the season.

During the post-match presentation, MS Dhoni, who was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 26 off 11 balls, shared his happiness about the win. He said:

“It’s good to win a game. When you play a tournament like this, you want to win games. Unfortunately, the [earlier] matches didn’t go our way for whatever reasons. There can be lots of reasons. It’s good to have a win on our side.

“Gives confidence to the whole team and helps us improve in areas we want to improve. We all knew that when it doesn’t come your way in cricket, God makes it very tough, and it was a tough game.”

MS Dhoni also spoke about the decision to bring in Shaik Rasheed and Jamie Overton in place of Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway. He said the team needed to make some changes because things weren’t working as expected.

Dhoni mentioned that they had put too much pressure on Ashwin, and the bowling attack looks more balanced without him in the lineup.

“If you see the powerplay, whether it was the combination or the conditions, we were struggling with the ball. And then we weren’t able to get the start we wanted as a batting unit. Also the fall of wickets. We keep losing wickets at the wrong time to some extent,” MS Dhoni said.

“One of the reasons could be that the Chennai wicket is slightly on the slower side. When we have played away from home, the batting unit has done slightly better. Maybe we need to play on wickets that are slightly better so that it’ll give the batters confidence to play their shots. You don’t want to play timid cricket. We were putting too much pressure on Ash.

“He was bowling two overs in the first six. We made changes and this looks like a better attack. As a bowling unit we’ve done well. As a batting unit, we can do better. Roles and responsibilities – that’s what we talk about. If you get off to a good start, and you’re someone who can play through the innings, then why not. I think he batted really well today.”

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Unnati Madan

Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to the sport, having had to overcome various challenges to pursue her passion for cricket.

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