MS Dhoni walked out to bat for the primary time within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as Chennai Super Kings have been working wanting sources within the chase of 192 in opposition to Delhi Capitals on Sunday evening. He went off the mark with a boundary and left no stone unturned to entertain the viewers along with his stupendous cameo of 37 runs in 16 balls. His presence within the center was a momentary pleasure experience for the followers however didn’t suffice a win for CSK. The defending champions fell 20 runs wanting a 3rd consecutive victory, permitting Delhi to gather their first factors within the event.

Unlike Delhi, Chennai’s batting was an entire shambles on Sunday evening. The early dismissals of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra denied them a robust begin within the difficult chase which ultimately put stress on the batters down the order. Ajinkya Rahane (45) seemed on music however the surging run charge compelled to him to change gears and in doing so, he fell prey to Mukesh Kumar within the 14^th over.

Shivam Dubey managed to seize the Orange Cap, displacing Virat Kohli on the charts of the highest scorer however couldn’t ship when it was wanted essentially the most. So was younger sensation Sameer Rizvi as each batters succumbed to Mukesh Kumar’s brilliance on consecutive deliveries earlier than Dhoni joined Jadeja in a 51-run partnership.

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The recreation was far-off from CSK’s grip as they wanted 40-odd runs within the remaining over. Even Dhoni was conscious of the truth that Delhi would have the final chortle and thus he determined to make merry within the final six balls. Anrich Nortje got here to bowl the ultimate over however was taken to the cleaners as the previous CSK skipper hit him for two boundaries and as many sixes to complete with an unbeaten 37 off simply 16 balls.

Earlier, Rishabh Pant introduced his arrival with an outstanding fifty after opening duo of David Warner and Prithvi Shaw offered the muse as Delhi Capitals posted a aggressive 191 for five. Opting to bat, Warner and Shaw shared a 93-run opening stand however the spotlight of the day was Pant’s 32-ball 51, which gave them the impetus ultimately.

Pant, who got here into the event after recovering from a life-threatening highway mishap in December 2022, belted 4 boundaries and three maximums for his first fifty in 15 months. The in-form Warner slammed 5 boundaries and three maximums throughout his 35-ball 52, his a hundred and tenth T20 fifty, which equalled Chris Gayle’s file of most fifty-plus scores in T20s.

Playing his first recreation this season, Shaw, who hasn’t been in a position to dwell as much as his immense expertise, as soon as once more reminded everybody of his boundary-hitting expertise, smashing two sixes and 4 boundaries in his 27-ball 43.

Brief scores:

Delhi Capitals: 191 for five in 20 overs (David Warner 52, Rishabh Pant 52, Prithvi Shaw 43; Matheesha Pathirana 3/31) beat Chennai Super Kings: 171/6 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 45, Daryl Mitchell 34, MS Dhoni 37 not out; Khaleel Ahmed 2/21, Mukesh Kumar 3/21) by 20 runs.