Dhoni No Longer The Finisher He Was - Stats

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Chennai Super Kings faced their second defeat of IPL 2025 as they lost to Rajasthan Royals by 6 runs in Guwahati. 

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Asked to bat first, RR posted 182/9 with Nitish Rana scoring 81 off just 36 balls. 

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In the chase, CSK put up a good fight but fell short by 6 runs. This was RR's first win of the season. 

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CSK needed 20 runs to win from the last over and the legendary MS Dhoni was on strike. However, he was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma and RR bounced back. 

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Dhoni, who was once considered as one of the best finishers in the world, seems to have lost his magic touch. 

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Since IPL 2023, Dhoni has batted thrice in those matches where CSK won while chasing a target. Dhoni scored only three runs in nine balls in those games.

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Talking about the matches  which CSK lost while chasing, Dhoni batted six times and scored 166 runs. This includes 13 boundaries and 13 sixes. 

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