Published: Mar 31, 2023, 09:34 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 01, 2023, 01:28 AM (IST)
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings fans got to witness MS Dhoni’s special in Ahmedabad in IPL 2023 opener. Dhoni hit a massive six in the last over off Joshua Little. MS Dhoni came to bat at no. eighth for the first time in his career and struggled early on. However, he launched a massive six over the square leg on a short ball by Joshua Little.
The box office – MS Dhoni’s six. pic.twitter.com/p7qd7dKo6d
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 31, 2023
Four….. pic.twitter.com/K5t0kDRGPO
— LEGEND MS DHONI (@LegendMSD07) March 31, 2023
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya earlier won the toss and put CSK into bat. The Men in Yellow lost Devon Conway early but a magnificent knock of 92 by Ruturaj Gaikwad helped CSK post a challenging score of 178-7.
After winning the toss, GT skipper Pandya said: “New start, new season, quite exciting. Good to play here and the kind of crowd we get here is exciting.”
About playing against Dhoni, Pandya said “Almost everyone in the country has got motivation from him (Dhoni). Been a fan and admirer of him. Want boys to enjoy it. The result will take care of itself. Impact Player is different, so I’ve left it to (coach). Ashu pa works all night on what needs to be done.”
Playing XIs:
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Subs: Tushar Deshpande, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Nishant Sindhu
Titans XI: Shubhman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (capt), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Josh Little, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal
Subs: B Sai Sudharsan, Jayant Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Abhinav Manohar, KS Bharat
