Vintage MS Dhoni finally came to the fore when it mattered for Chennai Super Kings. He finished off the CSK innings after Ruturaj Gaikwad (70) and Robin Uthappa (63) set the platform. The major takeaway was Dhoni’s strike rate stood at 300 at the age of 40. The knock helped CSK beat DC by 4 wickets to enter the record 9th final.
Once a Lion, Always a Lion. 🦁🔥 #Dhoni 🔥😎 pic.twitter.com/5TcdiP3awc
— Chandru J (@AlwaysChandru) October 10, 2021
- Chennai Super Kings reach their 9th IPL final (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019 & 2021).
- MS Dhoni will be playing his 10th IPL final (was part of the 2017 final for RPSG)
- 6/6 while chasing for CSK this IPL – 100% record.
Most IPL finals:
- 9 – CSK
- 6 – MI
- 3 RCB
- 2 – KKR/SRH
Captains leading their team to most IPL finals:
- 9 – Dhoni
- 5 – Rohit
- 2 – Gambhir
CSK-DC in IPL Qualifiers
Q2: Chennai, 2012 – CSK won by 86 runs
Q2: Vizag, 2019 – CSK won by six wkts
Q1: Dubai, 2021 – CSK won by four wkts
Most time unbeaten in successful run chases in IPL
25 MS Dhoni
25 Ravindra Jadeja
22 Yusuf Pathan
Guy deleted his tweet to add "ever". The way a 40 year old Dhoni brings out the inner fanboy of many is just unreal. pic.twitter.com/YU9pIVXWCY
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) October 10, 2021
India and RCB skipper Virat Kohli as stunned as MS Dhoni smacked 6-ball 18 to guide CSK to record 9th IPL final. Sharing a tweet, Kohli wrote, “Anddddd the king is back ❤️the greatest finisher ever in the game. Made me jump Outta my seat once again tonight.”
Anddddd the king is back ❤️the greatest finisher ever in the game. Made me jump Outta my seat once again tonight.@msdhoni
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 10, 2021
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta also shared a heartfelt post.
Wow what a match. My heart goes out to the young #DC team. Hard luck boys & all the best for the next game. Tonight belonged to #CSK. #Dhoni the finisher leading from the front, inspiring his players to give their best & keeping his cool at all times 👍 #DCvsCSK @IPL #Finisher
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) October 10, 2021
Big screen pe salman Khan and big match main MS dhoni hai toh Pura India celebrate karta raha hai aur rahega ❤️🥰 @msdhoni @BeingSalmanKhan
— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) October 10, 2021
Batters scoring 10+ runs in the 20th over in successful run chases most times:
7 – Dhoni
4 – Pollard
4 – Bravo
2 – Rohit
2 – Jadeja
2 – S Smith
Taking to Twitter, a user wrote, “Dhoni is an emotion.”
Dhoni is an emotion 🦁💛@MSDhoni #IPL2021 #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/lC2luy6ZWe
— DHONI Era™ 🦁 (@TheDhoniEra) October 10, 2021
Another user wrote,”The finisher.”
The finisher 💛💛@msdhoni • #MSDhoni • #WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/IzTNxofx2T
— DHONI Era™ 🦁 (@TheDhoniEra) October 10, 2021
“Game never finish until he goes off the field !!!” another user replied.
Game never finish until he goes off the field !!!#Dhoni #Mahi pic.twitter.com/E4J11pq0K4
— Saumil Patel (@saumil_p_patel) October 10, 2021
CSK Entered into finals 🔥
Dhoni finishes off his style 💛
Haters : 💙❤ pic.twitter.com/8MHjrUOl1y
— Mr. Kollaru (@Sakthivj001) October 10, 2021
MS Dhoni right now pic.twitter.com/Yj5U4hpOfF
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) October 10, 2021
