IPL 2018, CSK vs RCB: 5 talking points

Patel scored a fine 53
Patel scored a fine 53 from 41 balls

#2 MS Dhoni's sublime finishing touch

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Dhoni smashed three sixes off Chahal
Dhoni smashed three sixes off Chahal

When MS Dhoni came in to bat, he began very slowly. He did not score a run until his 6th delivery. He was batting very calmly as there was no pressure on CSK at that moment. The required run rate was low and they had wickets in hand.

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Anyway, MSD batted on to 12 from 17 deliveries by the end of the 17th over with Chennai needing 22 from 18 balls. Yuzvendra Chahal came in to bowl his penultimate over. After a wide and a dot, Dhoni hammered a massive six over midwicket before Chahal bowled a no-ball.

MSD then hit sixes off the next two deliveries with the first one sailing over long off and the second one being skied over midwicket. CSK now needed just two runs from 14 balls. Singles were scored off the remaining two deliveries and Chennai registered their 7th win of the tournament. Dhoni ended with 31 from 23 deliveries.

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