Chennai Super Kings star Matheesha Pathirana touched former captain MS Dhoni’s feet during Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Titans The claims went viral on social media. While the initial suggestion does appear to be correct, another video of the incident has surfaced, highlighting what exactly happened. Side angles throughout the episode confirmed that the Sri Lankan pacer did not touch Dhoni’s feet but instead bent down to pick up the bowling mark not far from Tara’s feet.
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As for the match, Chepauk’s fortress remained unscathed as Chennai Super Kings registered a comprehensive 63-run win over Gujarat Titans. After flying high with the bat in the first innings, Deepak Chahal took two wickets in the powerplay, dismissing Friedhiman Saha (21) and captain Shubman Gill ( 8), provides an ideal start.
GT never threatened to chase down the target in the last six overs as CSK inflicted the biggest failure on GT in terms of runs.
Earlier in the innings, CSK got off to a good start despite losing the wicket of Rachin Ravindra in the final over of the powerplay. The young New Zealand opener once again spread his wings in the powerplay, scoring 46 runs from just 20 deliveries.
He shouldered the scoring load while captain Ruturaj Gaikwad provided ideal support at the other end. Rachin’s scorching knock gave CSK their third consecutive 50-plus opening partnership against GT.
Lachin’s transformation from batting rotation to effortlessly picking up boundaries was a sight to behold, as he hit six fours and three maximums. Rashid Khan ended Rachin’s attack but the left-hand batsman’s knock helped CSK reach 69/1.
Ajinkya Rahane walked back before she could adjust to the water. Shivam Dube got up immediately after coming on and sent the ball into the stands twice in a row. Gaikwad (46) played cautiously but was chopped by Spencer Johnson before completing his fifty.
Dub continued the attack at one end while Daryl Mitchell slowly started his inning. The left-handed batsman caught a back-of-hand delivery from Mohit Sharma and sent the ball straight into the stands. He hit a double in the last ball and lifted the bat to score 50 runs in 22 deliveries.
In the last over, he tried to catch Mohit Sharma’s undercooked yorker but failed and David Miller took the catch with ease. CSK ended the innings with a score of 206/6.
With ANI input
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