IPL: 4 times when MS Dhoni was the lone fighter in CSK's defeat

#3 79* off 44 balls vs Kings XI Punjab in 2018

Dhoni has shown great ability to play with injuries.

The Chennai Super Kings in their comeback year were playing an away fixture against the Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. After the CSK bowlers took a beating, the batting line-up had a stingy task on hand to chase 198.

After losing 3 quick wickets, MSD came in with a lot of work still left to be done. He played a counter-attacking innings as batsmen from the other end kept on consuming deliveries. Despite of being injured, he still battled through and continued to fight hard.

In the end, the score proved too much for him and CSK fell 4 runs short. Dhoni's 79* off 44 is his one of his greatest innings in the IPL so far, as everyone loved to watch the captain lead by example.

Brief Scores: KXIP 197/7 (Gayle 63, Rahul 37; Thakur 2/22) beat CSK (Dhoni 79*, Rayudu 49; Tye 2/47) by 4 runs.