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Chennai Super Kings on Thursday registered the most number of last-ball wins in a run a chase in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Chennai achieved this feat during the clash against Mumbai Indians, where the legendary Indian wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni scored 17 runs off the last over and brought his side to another thrilling victory of IPL 2022.
With this win, Chennai have recorded a total of eight last-ball wins in a run a chase, followed by Mumbai Indians with a total of six wins.
Coming to the match, CSK won the toss and followed the trend in this year's tournament of bowling first.
Finishing off in style.! 💫#ThalaForever#MIvCSK #Yellove #WhistlePodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/1MvuYDLegA
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 21, 2022
Mukesh Choudhary of CSK dismissed the openers for a duck in the very first over. After this, MI fought hard with the help of Tilak Varma's 51 off 43 and managed to put up a total of 155.
Should we bow? Yes he’s a king. @imjadeja @msdhoni #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/PQPt7vR1iM
— WhistlePodu Army ® - CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) April 21, 2022
The quick cameo from Pretorius(22 from 14) was very crucial in the end and the classic finisher MS Dhoni(28* off 13) finished the match with a boundary of the last ball.