MS Dhoni’s Heartwarming Gesture for Rohit Sharma Amid MI’s Defeat to CSK in IPL 2024

a starving The former captain of the Mumbai Indians watched his century go in vain as the hosts lost by 20 runs in the exciting IPL 2024 match despite a valiant effort by Rohit Sharma against the disciplined Chennai Super Kings attack on Sunday night at the Wankhede Stadium. This was due to a lack of support from the middle order. In his second IPL century and seventh in his storied T20 career, Rohit crushed Chennai with an unbeaten 105 off 63 balls. But although Rohit remained unbeaten in a chase, this was the first time in eighteen that he could not lead his team to victory. After the match finished in favor of the visitors, MS Dhoni, the former captain of the Chennai Super Kings, made a king-sized gesture to console the heartbroken.

A gettable total of 207 was acknowledged by captain Hardik Pandya for the Mumbai Indians, considering the conditions at Wankhede, where dew settles in during the second innings and allows hitters to flourish with huge strikes. The home team had earlier this month collected 439 runs in the MI vs. Delhi Capitals encounter, while Wankhede witnessed the home team chase 197 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 27 balls remaining. Mumbai started the day well on Sunday, scoring 70 runs in the first seven overs before Matheesha Pathirana dismissed Ishan Kishan with the first ball of the match and then removed Suryakumar Yadav for a duck in the same over. After Rohit and Tilak swiftly brought Mumbai up to speed with the asking rate, ‘Baby Malinga,’ as CSK refers to him, struck once more to eliminate the latter. On the back end, Hardik and Tim David were equally ineffective.

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In just 61 balls, Rohit completed the lone struggle to reach his second IPL century, but his efforts were in vain as MI was held to 186 for six in 20 overs. After the game, Dhoni approached Rohit to give him a pat on the back and an embrace to cheer him up. That moment’s photo quickly became viral on social media. Pathirana, who finished with four for twenty-eight, was described by Hardik as the difference between the two teams. “The difference was Pathirana. With their strategy and plans, they were astute. After MI lost their fourth game in the IPL 2024, he commented, “They got the hang of it; there’s a man behind the stumps (Dhoni) who tells them what’s working; that helps.”