During the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), CSK’s Matheesha Pathirana struck a double blow to MI in his first over of the match. Introduced by Ruturaj Gaikwad in the eighth over, Pathirana’s twin strike dealt a massive setback to Mumbai’s chase.

On his first ball, he got the better of Ishan Kishan after the MI batter hit one straight to Shardul Thakur.

The second wicket of SKY, however, was courtesy of an excellent catch from Mustafizur Rahman near the ropes.

The Sri Lankan bowled a short length ball and Suryakumar tried to play an upper cut over the third man fielder.

However, Rahman acted smart enough to complete the catch despite the momentum taking him inside the boundary. He threw the ball in the air and kept his eyes on the ball till the last minute to complete a typical T20 catch.

MS Dhoni’s late flourish help CSK cross 200

Earlier, a quick cameo from former CSK captain MS Dhoni helped his team post 206/4 against MI in the IPL. The legendary batter smashed 20 runs off four balls, including a hat-trick of sixes against MI captain Hardik Pandya in the 20th over.

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad also led from the front along with Shivam Dube, chipping in with 69 (40) and 66*(38), respectively. The duo added a 90-run partnership for the third wicket.

Pandya emerged as the top wicket-taker for MI, returning with two wickets, while Gerald Coetzee and Shreyas Gopal picked up one wicket apiece.

At the time of writing, MI were 108/2 after 11 overs, with Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma at the crease.