CSK vs GT, IPL 2024: A Chennai Super Kings fan went past the security at the Narendra Modi stadium on Friday and greeted former skipper MS Dhoni, but his reaction grabbed all the eyeballs. The incident occurred during the IPL 2024 match between CSK and GT, where MS Dhoni's fandom was on display again. The captain cool enjoys one of the biggest fanbases across the globe and that was seen in Ahmedabad as well.
At the Narendra Modi stadium, there was no sea of yellow, but a few fans were cheering for their favourite team. They had come to watch Dhoni, who likely was playing his last match in Ahmedabad. It was in the last few overs that a fan broke through the security and ran towards the ground to meet Dhoni. Dhoni then ran away from the fan for a few minutes and that's when the fan fell at his feet.
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Although CSK did lose the match, Dhoni played a gritty knock of 26 runs off 11 balls, which included one four and three sixes. His efforts were in vain as CSK lost the match by 35 runs. GT skipper Shubhman Gill scored a brilliant century whereas his opening partner Sai Sudharsan too scored his maiden IPL hundred as they kept GT’s playoffs hopes alive by thrashing CSK by 35 runs.
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Sudharsan (103) along with Gill (104) played beautiful strokes and helped GT post a target of 231 runs. The GT bowlers then took wickets at regular intervals and skittled CSK out for 196/8 despite Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali scoring fifties each.
While batting first, Gill and Sudharsan smashed sixes in all corners of the park and stitched a partnership of 210 runs, which was the highest partnership for any wicket in this tournament. They levelled Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul’s highest-ever partnership for the first wicket.