CSK Were Under Pressure Till The Last Over But Dhoni Got Them Home: Rohit Sharma
Chennai won the match by three wickets in the last ball at DY Patil Sports Academy
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma admitted that MS Dhoni made all the difference in his IPL 2022 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday.
Chennai won the match by three wickets in the last ball at DY Patil Sports Academy.
Incidentally, the game was reduced to the last over and 17 runs were to be scored in the last six balls. Jaydev Unadkat got off to a great start off the first ball by dismissing Dwayne Pretorius for just one run in the second. The equation came down to 16 runs off four balls and MS Dhoni pulled off another robbery in some style.
The MI captain, meanwhile, lauded his teammates for the fight but acknowledged that they conceded the game to the 40-year-old former CSK captain.
Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit said, “In the end, it was a great fight from our side. We were right in the game. After not batting so well, the bowlers carried us throughout the game. In the end, we know how calming MS Dhoni can be and he took them home.”
Unadkat failed to hit the right length under the pump that cost Mumbai. However, Rohit Sharma refrained from pointing fingers at anyone and said that they have failed to play as a unit.
“It’s hard to point a finger at it. It’s just that we’re not applying ourselves. If you lose a few wickets already, it’s always going to be tough. You’re always playing catch-up. We set a reasonable target and thought we could keep them under pressure, which we did till the last over. But in the end, MS and Pretorius were quite calm and got them home.”
They have now lost seven matches in a row – the worst by a team in IPL history. Mumbai will now have to win all their remaining matches to give themselves at least a chance to make it to the top four.
Mumbai Indians will take on Lucknow Super Giants in their next match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
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