In the highly anticipated clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the toss was won by CSK, and Ruturaj Gaikwad chose to field first.
With Khaleel Ahmed starting with the new ball and Noor Ahmad dominating the middle overs, the decision seemed to be paying off.
Mumbai found themselves struggling at 120/7 when Nathan Ellis returned for the slog overs and picked up a wicket, thanks to a successful review with Dhoni’s guidance.
The last ball of the 18th over was a length delivery aimed at the stumps, which Santner failed to connect with and instead took a blow on the thigh pad after missing the inside edge. The bowler appealed for lbw, but the on-field decision was not convincing enough.
Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ellis turned to Dhoni for advice, who smirked and suggested they go upstairs.
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As expected, ball-tracking showed that the delivery, which could have missed the stumps due to height on the pace-friendly pitch, would have hit the stumps after two reds. Ellis claimed his first wicket of the season in yellow, causing the Twitterverse to erupt in laughter.