Captain Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni, who congratulated Super Giants’ Rishabh Pant after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket Stadium. (PTI) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ended their five match loses with a hard fought victory of five goals against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Monday.
CSK persecuted 167, found himself in an uncertain position, winding at 111 for 5 after 15 breaks.
MS Dhoni (26 from 11 balls; 4×4, 1×6) and Shivam Dube (43 not out of 37 balls; 3×4, 2×6) ensured CSK victory.
CSK benefits from their new opening couple Rachin Ravindra and Shaik Rasheed, despite the collapse of the middle order. The bad bowling LSG proved to be expensive.
“It means a lot. The loss of 5 in a row, it’s not CSK. I played for 3 years for CSK. Our pitchers got well. I thought I’d fall and finish the game tonight,” Shivam Dube said after the match.
Dube attributed Mrs. Dhoni to relieve pressure on him.
“I think when he came and started breaking the pitch, it was easier for me. I decided to do it only if the ball is in my area. If there is no, I will not try to make extra hard.
Pant’s Feisty Innings
For LSG, Rishabh Pant returned to a form with a decisive half -century and led Lucknow Super Giants to 166 for seven.
Pant (63 out of 49 balls) initially fought, but gained confidence during shifts. He and Abdul Samad (20) shared a 53-running partnership for the fifth goal of 33 balls. After five consecutive losses, CSK began to dream after election.
The hinge, who has been fighting for the tournament so far, came out with the intention and seemed to return to a form with some unorthodox but confident affecting, which included a reverse hill six of the length of Jamie Overton.
Pant fought against Spinners CSK, especially Noor Ahmad, who returned excellent figures of 4-0-13-0.
But with the return of the pace in the form of Pathirana at 18. Via, Pant took advantage of his opportunity and hit Sri Lankan for two six-two-one-handed moves through a square leg to reach his fifty.
