New Delhi: Former India captain MS Dhoni created a Vintage Finishing Act, in which Chennai Super Kings broke an unbeaten 26 to guide for a five -wicket victory. Lucknow Super Giants In IPL on Monday. The victory ended the run of CSK’s five consecutive defeats, in which Dhoni and Shivam Dubey (43*) stitched an unbreakable 57-rorn stand to help chase 167 with three balls at an Akana Stadium.
The injured Ruturaj, a pioneer in place of Gaikwad, 43-year-old Dhoni moved to number 7 and lit the boundaries with a hurry of boundaries and a six-one dazzling 11-gent knock. Master Finisher silenced critics and fans equally, proving that he still got a spark when it matters the most.
For his game-changing cameo, Dhoni was named Player of the Match, who became the oldest player in IPL history to receive the award. In 43 years and 280 days, he crossed the record of Praveen Tambe for a long time.
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The oldest player to win the player of the match in the IPL:
43 years, 280 days – MS Dhoni vs LSG, Lucknow, 2025
42 years, 208 days – Praveen Tambe vs KKR, Ahmedabad, 2014
42 years, 198 days – Praveen Tambe vs RCB, Abu Dhabi, 2014
It was as Dhoni’s 16th player of the match award captain, which came after a long gap of 2175 days – about six years.
His previous award came against Delhi Capital in Chepuk in 2019, where he had 44 balls 44 and impressed two stumping.
With a total of 17 Player of the Match Awards as Captain, Dhoni continued the most record in IPL history.
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