MS Dhoni helped Chennai Super Kings reach to their 10th IPL final in 14 editions. It happened when the Men in Yellow defeated Gujarat Titans on Tuesday by 15 runs. After being pushed to bat first, Ruturaj Gaikwad (60 off 44) was once again starred with the bat from the Men in Yellow and a 40 off 34 from Devon Conway also helped CSK reach 172/7. Ambati Rayudu (17 off 9), Ajinkya Rahane (17 off 10) and Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 16) also contributed to CSK's total.
Post the game, Thala Dhoni with his teammates was seen celebrating the victory.
After CSK made it into the finals of IPL 2023, a lot of speculations have been again doing rounds as to if this could be Dhoni’s last IPL season. After being asked about the same, Dhoni said, “I don’t know, I have eight to nine months to decide, the small auction may be around December, so why take that headache right now?”.
“I have ample time to decide.”
“I will always be there for CSK, whether that is in the playing form or sitting somewhere outside … I don’t really know,” Dhoni added.
“Frankly, it takes a heavy toll. I have been out of home for literally four months … It takes a lot, but I have ample time to decide.”
Talking about the game, in reply to CSK’s 172/7, GT was batting well initially but then they started losing wickets as GT ended their innings at 157, losing the game by 15 runs. For CSK, Maheesh Theekshana (2/28), Deepak Chahar (2/29), and Matheesha Pathirana (2/39) were the stars with the ball on Tuesday against Gujarat Titans.
For GT, Mohammed Shami's (2/28) and Mohit Sharma's (2/31) performances were the big positives, while Noor Ahmed (1/29), Rashid Khan (1/37) and Darshan Nalkande (1/44) concluded the game with a wicket against their name.