Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was once the best finisher in the world, could not make his team win in IPL 2025 last night. After coming in at number nine in the last match, when he reached the crease in the match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, Chennai needed 39 runs in 12 balls and 20 runs in the last over, but Mahi Magic could not work. CSK remained six runs short of the target.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 16 runs in 11 balls. But the effect of staying away from cricket for the whole year was visible on his batting. He hit a four and a six off Tushar Deshpande in the 19th over but lost his wicket in the last over off Sandeep Sharma.

Sandeep Sharma started the 20th over with a wide. In the last over, he had to save 20 runs to win. Dhoni was on strike. Sandeep bore the first pressure and bowled a wide. Sandeep once again proved that he is a master bowler of death overs. Took Mahi's wicket on the next ball. Shimron Hetmyer dived forward near the boundary and caught his catch.

In the year 2023, in a similar match between the two teams, Sandeep defended 20 runs against Dhoni. After Chepauk, the same story was repeated in Guwahati. CSK could score only 12 runs in the next five balls and lost their second consecutive match in the season. On the other hand, Rajasthan saw their first win in the tournament after two consecutive defeats.

The hero of the victory for Rajasthan was Nitish Rana, who scored 81 runs in 36 balls. Later, leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga strengthened the position of Rajasthan Royals by taking four wickets.

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