Chennai Super Kings (CSK) overcame their longest-ever losing stretch in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to defeat the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets at the Ekana Stadium on Monday.Just a day ago, CSK coach Stephen Fleming had said that Dhoni does not have a magic wand, but the five-time IPL champion smashed 26 runs off 11 deliveries to spearhead his side over the finishing line with three deliveries remaining.
Chennai reached 168-5 after restricting the Rishabh Pant-led side to their lowest total of the season in 166, handing them their first loss in four encounters.
Leg spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Digvesh Rathi enabled CSK to climb their way back in the proceedings. However, the former was not handed his fourth and final over, and instead the duo of Dhoni and Dube put up a formidable 57-run partnership off 28 deliveries.Shardul Thakur was expensive with figures of 0-56, bowling a frontfoot no ball in the penultimate over that was hammered for a maximum by Shivam Dube.Chennai are at the bottom of the table with four points from seven games still, whereas LSG are positioned fourth in the standings currently.First Published: Apr 15, 2025 12:24 AM IST
