Made Me Jump Out of My Seat Once Again: Virat Kohli in Awe as MS Dhoni 'Finishes Off in Style'

Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 18 off six balls to helped Chennai Super Kings book a spot in the IPL final for the ninth time. Dhoni turned back the clocks in the final over as he got the strike with 12 runs needed from 5 balls. He struck consecutive boundaries off Tom Curran; slapping over extra cover followed by an inner edge running through fine leg. Dhoni then finished off in style with a pull-through mid-wicket, help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by four wickets and with two balls to spare in Qualifier 1 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

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Current India captain Virat Kohli in a social media post revealed that MS Dhoni’s knock made ‘him jump out off his seat’.

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“Anddddd the king is back the greatest finisher ever in the game. Made me jump Outta my seat once again tonight. @msdhoni,” Kohli tweeted.

Kohli also deleted a tweet.

Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta too hailed Dhoni.

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“Wow what a match. My heart goes out to the young #DC team. Hard luck boys & all the best for the next game. Tonight belonged to #CSK. #Dhoni the finisher leading from the front, inspiring his players to give their best & keeping his cool at all times #DCvsCSK @IPL #Finisher,” Zinta tweeted.

Ruturaj Gaikwad (70 off 50 balls) and Robin Uthappa (63 off 44 balls) played important knocks as CSK chanced down a target of 173.

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