MS Dhoni, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain, came in for some massive praise from former India coach Ravi Shastri for his use of spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner after the team’s 7-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing IPL 2023.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss at the Wankhede Stadium and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians struggled to put on a decent score with Ishan Kishan (32) and Tim David (31) top-scoring in their total of 157/8.
MI batters were clueless against the CSK spin duo of Mitchell Santner and Ravindra Jadeja, the latter earning a Player of the Match award for his 3/20. Santner, on the other hand, picked 2/28 with wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Arshad Khan.
In response, though Devon Conway got out for aa duck in the first over, Ajinkya Rahane, who was making his debut for CSK, smashed a 19-ball fifty and a total of 61 in 27 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes to give the yellow army the advantage.
Ravi Shastri Lauds Dhoni For Turning The Tide With The Spin-Bowling Duo Of Mitchell Santner And Ravindra Jadeja
Then Ruturaj Gaikwad with 40*, Shivam Dube with 28 and Ambati Rayudu with 20*, ensured that CSK reached the winning score with 7 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare.
Commenting on MS Dhoni’s brilliant captaincy, Ravi Shastri lauded him for using his spinners wisely on a track that assisted spin.
“MS Dhoni made excellent use of Santner and Jadeja against Mumbai Indians batters. He knew that on such wickets these two can turn the tide, and that is why he showed more confidence in them,” Shastri told Star Sports.
Jadeja bagged the crucial wickets of Ishan Kishan (32), Cameron Green (12) and Tilak Varma (22) in the high-voltage clash.
CSK will next host RR on April 12, while MI will travel to Delhi to face DC on April 11.