Ms Dhoni and Shivam Dube finish the sequence of five defeats from CSK

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) put an end to his sequence of five consecutive defeats with a five -counters victory. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Monday.
Chasing 167, CSK ended up in a precarious position, in shock at 111 for 5 after 15 overs.
Ms Dhoni (26 steps on 11 balls; 4×4, 1×6) and Shivam Dube (43 steps on 37 balls; 3×4, 2×6) assured CSK’s victory.
CSK benefited from their new opening pair of Rachin Ravira and Shaik Rasheed, despite an average collapse. The poor Bowling of LSG’s death turned out to be expensive.
“It means a lot. Losing 5 in a row is not CSK. I played for 3 years for CSK. Our questions did well. I thought I will fight tonight and finish the match,” said Shivam Dube after the match.
Dube attributed Ms. Dhoni to have lightened the pressure on him.
“I think that when he came and started to break the sisters, it became easier for me. I decided that I will only go if the ball is in my region. If it is not, I will not try very strong. Their ququinant has executed their plans,” he said.
Fiery pant’s sleeves
For LSG, Rishabh Pant returned to train with a crucial half-century, guiding Lucknow Super Giants at 166 for seven.
Pant (63 out of 49 balls) initially struggled but won in confidence as the sleeves progressed. He and Abdul Samad (20) shared a 53 -point partnership for the fifth window of 33 balls. After five consecutive losses, CSK took a dream start after choosing to play.
Pant, who has had trouble in the tournament so far, has been out with intention and sought to come back to train with unorthodox but confident strikes, which included a reversed scoop six of Jamie Overton’s delivery.
Pant fought against CSK spinners, in particular Noor Ahmad, who returned excellent figures of 4-0-13-0.
However, with the return of the rhythm in the form of pathirana in the 18th, Pant seized its opportunity, hitting the Sri Lankais for two six – the second a traction with one hand on the square leg to reach its fifty.