New Delhi: The 16th season of the IPL has started. The first match of the season was played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. Batting first in the match, Chennai Super Kings scored 178 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. During this, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s old style was seen. He hit a long six in a very beautiful way.
MS Dhoni, who came to bat at number eight, scored 14 * runs in 7 balls playing at a strike rate of 200. In this, he hit a six and a four. In the last over of the innings, both boundaries came out of Dhoni’s bat. Seeing Dhoni’s six, fans remembered the old Mahi.
On the third ball of the over, Dhoni hit a long six towards the leg side while washing the bat in his style and he also hit a four on the next ball.
Fast bowler Joshua Little was throwing the last over of the innings from Gujarat Titans. He spent a total of 13 runs in this over.
Dhoni returned unbeaten in this innings. In this match, Chennai Super Kings batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad scored the highest 92 runs. Gaikwad’s brilliant innings included 4 fours and 9 sixes.
Meanwhile, a total of three matches have been played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL so far, Gujarat has won all three matches. In IPL 2022, there were 2 matches between the two, in which Gujarat won both. Now in the first match of this season, Gujarat defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets.