Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain and legendary wicketkeeper MS Dhoni took to the field during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. A six-point hat trick that fascinated the fans. Dhoni came on in the last over and his team posted a score of 186/4 after the wicket of Daryl Mitchell fell. ‘Tara’ finished the match perfectly, taking six hat-tricks, one at long-on, another at long-on and the third at square leg. This helped CSK end their tournament with a strong total of over 200 points. Dhoni completed 20 runs in just 4 balls, including 3 sixes, with a strike rate of 500 runs. (IPL 2024 Points Table)

The crowd roared with joy as Mahi pounded away, the cheers growing deafening with each hit. Even though the match was between two five-time IPL champions who happen to be bitter rivals, the packed Wankhede Stadium forgot all the divisiveness and divisiveness that comes with T20 cricket franchises Fans went to war to celebrate the greatness of this icon. After a gap of 13 years and 28 years after defeating Sri Lanka at this venue on April 2, the team brought home the country’s biggest prize – the International Cricket World Cup.

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One lucky fan also got the chance to interact with Dhoni, who presented him with the match ball.

In today’s match, Ms. Dhoni gave a ball to a fan after he was knocked down. 6,6,6,2#ThalaForever #dhoni #dhoni #csk #IPL2024 #CSKvsMIonly #MIvsCSK #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/HLKyQGwItH

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Dhoni bats at the 20th position in the IPL and has incredible statistics. He faced 309 balls in the final and scored 756 runs at a strike rate of 244.66. In his IPL career, he hit 51 fours and 64 sixes in the final innings.

This season, Dhoni faced 12 balls in the final and scored 41 points with a strike rate of 341.66. Two of the balls flew toward the fence, four flew toward the fence, and five flew into the sky.

In four innings this season, Dhoni has scored 59 runs and remained unbeaten every time. His scoring average is 236.00. His best score of 37* in 16 balls came against Delhi Capitals with 4 boundaries and 3 sixes. He also had Anrich Nortje, one of the world’s best pacers from South Africa, hit 20 runs in the final over, which included two fours and two sixes.

In 256 IPL games, Dhoni has scored 5,141 runs at an average of 39.24 and a strike rate of 136.58, including 24 50-run games. His best score is 84*.

Once the game started, MI won the toss, allowing CSK to bat first.

After Ajinkya Rahane (5 balls) and Rachin Ravindra (21 off 16 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six) failed to make much of an impact, Gaikwad (69 off 40 balls, 5 fours and 5 sixes) ) and Shivam Dube (66* off 38 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes) stitched a 90-run partnership. Later, MS Dhoni (20* with four balls) came out in the final over and took a six-ball hat-trick as CSK posted a record of 206/4 in 20 overs.

Hardik Pandya (2/43) is the bowler for MI. Shrias Gopal and Gerald Coetzee picked up one wicket each.

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