Dhoni smashes a six off the very first ball from Mark Wood, who delivered it at an impressive speed of 148.7kph. Wood had served up a ball with some width, and Dhoni wasted no time in flashing his bat hard. With lightning-fast hands, the skipper sent the ball soaring over third man, leaving no chance for Badoni to catch it. Wood can only watch in disappointment, his hands on his head.
On the second ball, Dhoni hits a massive six! Staying back, he fetches a short ball from outside off and slams it over deep square leg for a boundary. That’s two sixes in a row! The crowd is going wild with excitement. Three balls remain in the over.
It’s a double six followed by an unfortunate dismissal! Mark Wood delivers an incredibly fast ball at 151.2kph. It’s on a length and wide of off, and Dhoni decides to go for it with all his might, but ends up slicing it in the air. Bishnoi is waiting at deep cover and takes an easy catch.
CSK posts a huge total on the board in front of their home crowd. The openers provided a scorching start, taking just one over to settle in. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Conway wasted no time in getting off the blocks and accelerating the score.
Despite some poor bowling, the openers displayed some exceptional strokeplay. They brought up their fifty in the fifth over and smashed 79 runs in the powerplay. Gaikwad was particularly impressive, reaching his fifty in just 25 balls.