On Friday evening, Sunrisers Hyderabad was asked to bat first against Chennai Super Kings in Chepauk, but they could only manage to score 134/7. The Aiden Markram-led team seemed uncomfortable throughout their innings and failed to put up a competitive total.
Adding insult to injury, MS Dhoni’s brilliant throw on the last ball of the innings denied them another potential run. The delivery was a slower-length ball by Matheesha Pathirana down the leg side. Marco Jansen, who was batting on 17 off 21 balls, swung his bat but failed to make any contact with the ball.
Dhoni, who was standing behind the stumps, anticipated that Washington Sundar might attempt a quick bye and took off his right glove. As soon as the ball came to him, he threw it with razor-sharp accuracy and broke the stumps.
Although the on-field umpire referred the decision to the third umpire, Sundar knew he was out and walked off the field. The replay confirmed the dismissal, but Dhoni remained calm and composed as he quietly rearranged the stumps.
This gesture drew a lot of attention on social media, as Dhoni’s unruffled demeanor has always been admired by the cricketing community.