Claims suggesting Chennai Super Kings star Matheesha Pathirana touched former captain MS Dhoni‘s ft throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) match towards Gujarat Titans went viral on social media. While preliminary ideas did look to be true, one other video has surfaced from the incident, highlighting what precisely had occurred. A aspect angle to the whole episode confirmed that the Sri Lankan pacer did not contact Dhoni’s ft however as a substitute bent down to select up the bowling marker which was positioned not too removed from Thala’s ft.

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As for the match, the fortress at Chepauk stood untouched because the Chennai Super Kings registered a complete 63-run win over the Gujarat Titans. After flying excessive within the first inning with the bat, Deepak Chahar supplied the perfect begin by selecting up two wickets within the powerplay, dismissing Wriddhiman Saha (21) and skipper Shubman Gill (8).

GT by no means threatened to chase down the goal within the last six overs, as CSK inflicted GT’s largest defeat by way of runs.

Earlier within the innings, put to bat, CSK bought off to a flying begin, regardless of shedding Rachin Ravindra‘s wicket within the last over of the powerplay. The younger New Zealand opener as soon as once more unfold his wings within the powerplay and amassed 46 off simply 20 deliveries.

He took the onus of scoring runs, whereas skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad supplied the perfect help on the opposite finish. Rachin’s fiery knock introduced up the third successive 50-plus opening partnership for CSK towards GT.

Rachin’s transition from strike rotation to effortlessly selecting up boundaries was a sight to behold as he struck six fours and three maximums. Rashid Khan introduced an finish to Rachin’s onslaught however the left-handed batter’s effort helped CSK amass 69/1.

Ajinkya Rahane walked again earlier than he may modify to the floor. Shivam Dube got here and wasted no time getting going as he despatched the ball crusing into the stand on two consecutive deliveries. Gaikwad (46), who used a cautious method, bought nicked by Spencer Johnson earlier than he may full his 50.

Dube continued his onslaught on one finish whereas Daryl Mitchell took his time to get his innings going. The left-handed batter picked up Mohit Sharma’s back-of-the-hand supply and smoked it straight into the stands. He picked up a double within the last ball of his over to boost his bat for 50 in 22 deliveries.

In the ultimate over, he tried to select Mohit Sharma’s undercooked yorker however did not get the elevation, with David Miller taking the catch comfortably. CSK ended the innings with a rating of 206/6.

With ANI inputs