Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by four wickets as Mitchell Santner’s last-ball six wins the game for the visiting team in Jaipur. Earlier, RR were restricted by CSK bowlers for 151/7 in 20 overs.
CSK lost four early wickets in the chase but the partnership between captain MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu got them close. Stokes conceded 21 runs from the last over as CSK won their third match on the trot.
Dhoni loses cool
It is not quite often do you see Mahendra Singh Dhoni lose his calm. Considered to be ‘Captain Cool’ by his teammates, the CSK skipper walked on to the pitch in an unlikely fashion in the final over of the match despite him being out the third ball in the same over.
Ben Stokes bowled a full toss on the fourth ball of the final over to Mitchell Santner with CSK needing 8 runs off the final three balls. Umpire Ulhas Gandhe signalled for a no-ball immediately after the ball was bowled, but went back to consult square-leg umpire Bruce Oxenford to a take final call when the drama unfolded.
After Oxenford deemed it to be a legal delivery, Ravindra Jadeja continued to converse with the umpires, when Dhoni walked out to the field asking the umpires for a no-ball when it was initially given.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Unbelievable game.. @ChennaiIPL
— Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel) April 11, 2019
Is daar Krieket aan? #masters 😀
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) April 11, 2019
Nail Biters are back and so are the comebacks! #Thala #WhistlePodu #Yellove #RRvCSK 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 11, 2019
Long live the IPL, long live T20 cricket! 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏#CSKvRR
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 11, 2019
Incredible @ChennaiIPL brilliant game. Can win from anywhere #CSKvRR
— Shadab Jakati (@jakati27) April 11, 2019
Umpiring this season has deteriorated! Some times you feel what do you play for, the cup or the fair play award? #RRvCSK #VIVOIPL congratulations #msd for 100th win as captain. #GameBanayegaName
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 11, 2019
Probably ranks up there for the most dramatic last over of the tournament. The Rayudu 6, No balls, wicket, wide.. Captain cool #Dhoni rushing onto the field like that is something one has never witnessed before! But @ChennaiIPL have done it again!
What a dramatic end! #RRvCSK— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) April 11, 2019
MS Dhoni walked out in the middle after that incident!#IPL2019 #RRvCSK pic.twitter.com/GPXR9kCif5
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 11, 2019
#CSK just find a way. Or others find a way for them!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 11, 2019
Another last ball finish, another improbable results, this time winning runs coming off a 6, this IPL is going nuts!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 11, 2019
🤦🏾♀️ Stokes again will have nightmares of bowling the final over in India #RRvsCSK Meanwhile great striking by Mitch Santner 👏🏽👏🏽
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 11, 2019
What a tournament this IPL is …. unbelievable matches … yesterday mumbai and now CSK ..only better competition is the World Cup
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) April 11, 2019
Congratulations , MS Dhoni#IPL2019 #RRvCSK pic.twitter.com/rH6gH3yR7i
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 11, 2019
How good Mitch Santner 🏄🏻♂️👏👏👏. #IPL2019
— Ross Taylor (@RossLTaylor) April 11, 2019
Dramatic last over that. Seen it all #CSKvsRR
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 11, 2019
MS Dhoni now has 100 victories as an #IPL captain (95 for CSK, 5 for RPS)
Next best: 71 by Gautam Gambhir#RRvCSK #CSKvRR#IPL2019— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 11, 2019
Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. What a win this for @ChennaiIPL 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/UDnSqlaGna
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 11, 2019
Its all about the intent. All about the mind. Never thought Dhoni would turn out to be @ChennaiIPL's leading run getter at this stage of the IPL. 4/24 when he walked in. He may not have batted through to take CSK home but this is Incredibly Special being his 100th win #RRvCSK
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 11, 2019
Unedifying to see @msdhoni lose his cool the way he did in the last over, storming on to the field to demand a no-ball. Even if right in his assessment of the delivery, wrong to be so demonstrative IMO
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 11, 2019
