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Mayank Bande
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Noor Ahmed MS Dhoni CSK
MS Dhoni turned the clock back in a knock that ended CSK’s five-game losing streak as he pulled off a classic chase on Monday night in Lucknow.
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After coming into bat at the start of the 15th over when CSK needed 56 runs off 30 balls, Dhoni finished with a quickfire unbeaten 26 in just 11 balls, taking the team past the finish line with 4 balls left.
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As he was awarded the Player of the Match for the first time since 2019, he expressed his surprise of getting the award ahead of some of his teammates. See what he had to say.
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Speaking to Murali Kartik in the post-match presentation as he received his first award since his match-winning 75*(46) in 2019 against RR, the CSK skipper thought Noor deserved to win it for an extraordinary spell that suffocated LSG batting in the first innings.
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“Even I was wondering why are you guys giving me the Player of the Match award. I think Noor bowled really well today. I feel the new ball bowlers bowled really well as well,” said Dhoni.
During the first innings of the match when LSG was batting, the Afghan spinner, notably, bowled an incredible spell of 4 overs where he just conceded 13 runs. Despite going wicketless, he put pressure on the batters, which resulted in them losing wickets to other bowlers.
Dhoni spoke about the tough start to the tournament and the win away from home, giving a bit of confidence to the team.
He specifically also mentioned how dominating the middle overs with the ball helped them restrict the Super Giants to a par score, which appeared chaseable. Additionally, he lauded the bowling unit for their performances in the tournament.
“I think in the powerplay, we were slightly struggling to get going in our bowling. We did well in the middle overs and ended the innings on a strong note in the death. There have been instances where the opposition got off to a good start but we came back strong and were able to restrict them to a total around the par score,” he added.
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“So far, the bowling unit is doing better than the batting unit. We have made some changes. We need bowlers who do well in the powerplay. We were putting a lot of pressure on Ash as he was bowling 2 overs in the powerplay. We made a few changes where we wanted more bowlers who could bowl in the powerplay. I think this attack is a much better one. As a bowling unit, we have done well, but as a batting unit, I think we could’ve done better,” he concluded.
Mayank Bande is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.
LSG vs CSK: MS Dhoni wins POTM but wonders if Noor Ahmad was more deserving for the IPL 2025 award – sportingnews.com
