Mitchell Santner smoked Ben Stokes for a six in the last delivery to propel Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a miraculous win in a drama-filled encounter against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday (Apr. 11).
Chasing 152, MS Dhoni (43-ball 58) and Ambati Rayudu (47-ball 57) got closer to the target, but it was in the final over where all the drama unveiled. Needing 18 to win, Ravindra Jadeja somehow managed to hit the first ball for six despite losing his balance and falling onto the ground. Stokes then knocked over Dhoni in the third delivery to leave 8 off 3.
Just when we thought the drama was over, the main umpire signalled a no ball in the fourth delivery and then all of a sudden backed out. Such was the confusion that it even forced Dhoni to come out of the dugout and he was clearly unhappy with how things folded out. However, Santner kept his calm and hit 2, 2, wd and 6 to pull off a spectacular win for his team and gave Dhoni his 100th win as captain in IPL.
