“Woke up to another 100 tweets about how I should’ve lost the World Cup semifinal 4 years ago. MS must’ve scored some runs again,” the New Zealander tweeted on Thursday. (File/AP) New Zealand all rounder James Neesham had a quirky take after MS Dhoni almost steered Chennai Super Kings to a win against the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.
Dhoni would fall short in the end as pacer Sandeep Sharma successfully defended 21 runs in the last over, handing the Royals a thrilling 3-run win.
Neesham, meanwhile, would recall the 2019 World Cup semifinal where Dhoni was run out in the penultimate over of the run chase against the Black Caps, a match which India went on to lose by 18 runs.
Woke up to another 100 tweets about how I should’ve lost the World Cup semifinal 4 years ago. MS must’ve scored some runs again 😂😂😂
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) April 13, 2023
“Woke up to another 100 tweets about how I should’ve lost the World Cup semifinal 4 years ago. MS must’ve scored some runs again,” the New Zealander tweeted on Thursday.
In the match, chasing a target of 176, Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 172 for 6 as Sharma nailed two perfect blockhole deliveries to keep Dhoni (32 off 17 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (25 off 15 balls) under check. Ravichandran Ashwin was the best RR bowler on view with figures of 2/25.
Earlier, Jos Buttler scored 52 off 36 balls as Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 175 for 8 after batting first.
Buttler hit three sixes and a four in his knock while adding 77 for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal (38 off 26 balls).
Ashwin (30 off 22 balls) and Shimron Hetmyer (30 off 18 balls) also made valuable contributions.
Ravindra Jadeja (2/21) had the best figures for CSK while rookie Akash Singh and young Tushar Deshpande also got two wickets apiece.
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