MS Dhoni enjoys an enormous fandom throughout India and the previous Indian cricket staff skipper is greeted with huge roars each time he makes his means on to the pitch. The state of affairs was nothing totally different on Monday when Chennai Super Kings took on Royal Challengers Bangalore on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru because the veteran was cheered all through the sport. However, there was one fan that caught the attention of the web and his placard has gone viral on social media.  The fan got here with a banner that mentioned, “I sold my bike just to see Thala Dhoni all the way from Goa.”

Here’s the legend

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— Sagar Bandodkar 🇮🇳 (@sagarbandodkar2) April 17, 2023

Chennai Super Kings obtained their act collectively within the nick of time to eke out an eight-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match that produced 444 runs right here on Monday.

Devon Conway slammed 83 off 45 deliveries whereas Shivam Dube blazed away to a 27-ball 52 as CSK posted an imposing 226 for six after requested to bat first. In reply, RCB ended at 218 for eight.

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (62 off 33 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (76 off 36) gave a scare to CSK until they have been on the crease, sharing 126 runs for the third wicket to boost hopes of a well-known win.

RCB endured a horrible begin as they misplaced Virat Kohli who performed on to an Akash Singh supply. There might have been extra success for Akash had Maheesh Theekshana not dropped a skier from Mahipal Lomror at mid-off.

Lomror although did not final lengthy and departed after being caught by Ruturaj Gaikwad at cowl level. Maxwell meant enterprise as he smashed Akash for 2 sixes within the subsequent over, at the same time as Du Plessis hit Despande for 2 fours and a six.

Du Plessis displayed his array of strokes and Akash bore the brunt of his wrath within the subsequent over, conceding two boundaries and a six.

Du Plessis and Maxwell have been at their brutal finest and did not spare any CSK bowler, discovering the fours and sixes at will.

While du Plessis raised his fifty off simply 23 balls, Maxwell’s half-century got here up in 24 balls. The Australian then struck an enormous six as RCB raced to 121 for 2 in 10 overs.

Theekshana had the final snort as he foxed Maxwell who hit a skier in quest of huge shot and MS Dhoni did the remainder to interrupt the harmful partnership. To make issues worse for RCB, du Plessis departed within the subsequent over, handing Dhoni one other skier off Meen Ali.

Needing 58 off the final 5 overs, veteran Dinesh Karthik saved RCB within the hunt with some cheeky boundaries and was additionally handed a life by Ruturaj Gaikwad off Deshpande within the seventeenth over. But Karthik was then dismissed by Tushar Deshpande (3/45) to finish RCB hopes.

(With PTI inputs)