How MS Dhoni psychologically outsmarted Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 victory

Chennai Super Kings had changed the game twice in their favor during the opening game of IPL 2020 against Mumbai Indians. Faf du Plessis’ two brilliant catches off Hardik Pandya and Saurabh Tiwary, combined with Lungi Ngidi’s three wickets in the death overs had restricted Mumbai Indians to 162/9. After losing Murali Vijay and Shane Watson cheaply, Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis shared a 115-run stand for the third wicket that put them on course for a big win.

However, when Rayudu fell for 71, Chennai Super Kings stil needed 42 off 24 balls. In a surprise move, Dhoni sent Ravindra Jadeja up the order. The left-hander responded with two fours off James Pattinson but he fell in 17th over. Dhoni or Kedar Jadhav were expected to come out but the Chennai Super Kings skipper pulled off another surprise by promoting Sam Curran. The England all-rounder responded with two…

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