'Always a delight to watch' - Suresh Raina lauds finisher MS Dhoni for match-winning knock against MI

The Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by three wickets in their IPL 2022 clash at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on April 21. Thus, CSK registered their second victory of the ongoing season while Mumbai’s winless streak continued with their playoff hopes quickly diminishing.

The battle between the arch-rivals went right down to the wire and it was the MS Dhoni show that helped the defending champions get past the finish line in a last-ball thriller. Meanwhile, Dhoni’s former India and CSK teammate Suresh Raina came forward and gave him a special mention.

A much-needed innings by our very own MS Dhoni: Suresh Raina

Taking to Twitter Suresh Raina posted two images. One of them featured skipper Ravindra Jadeja bowing down to Dhoni while the other showed the CSK skipper hitting the winning runs. “The most awaited match of the tournament #CSKvMI. A much needed innings by our very own @msdhoni bhai at the end, always a delight to watch! Congratulations to the whole #CSK team on another massive win,” Raina wrote.

The most awaited match of the tournament #CSKvMI. A much needed innings by our very own @msdhoni bhai at the end, always a delight to watch! Congratulations to the whole #CSK team on another massive win 💛 #yellove pic.twitter.com/2H0GTZh3xX

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 21, 2022

Coming back to the contest, Tilak Varma’s 43-ball 51 helped Mumbai Indians in posting a respectable total of 155/7. In reply, the Mumbai bowlers ensured that CSK struggled right from the beginning despite chasing a manageable target. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 88/4 in the 13th over after in-form Shivam Dube‘s dismissal.

With the asking rate getting steeper at the death overs, MI bowlers applied the stranglehold on CSK and it appeared that the former might finally earn their first two points. However, Dhoni ensured that the five-time champions had to wait another day as he played the finisher’s role to perfection.

The veteran stumper hit pacer Jaydev Unadkat for 14 runs which included a six and two fours in the last over. He scored the winning boundary on the final ball to hand CSK an emphatic win and remained unbeaten on 28 runs from 13 deliveries at an outstanding strike rate of 215.4.