The
40-year-old
Dhoni
produced
a
nostalgic
little
innings
(18
not
out
off
6
balls)
to
take
CSK
into
their
ninth
IPL
final
after
beating
DC
by
four
wickets
in
the
Qualifier
1
at
the
Dubai
International
Cricket
Stadium
on
Sunday
(October
10)
night.

Needing
13
off
the
last
over,
Dhoni
hit
a
square
cut,
got
a
bit
of
luck
going
his
way
via
an
inside
edge
and
then
pulled
DC’s
Tom
Curran
for
the
third
four
in
the
over
and
the
most
celebrated
T20
boundary
of
recent
times.

IPL
2021
Qualifier
1:
MS
Dhoni,
the
ultimate
risk
manager
re-emerges
for
Chennai
Super
Kings

“MS
Dhoni
is
something
different,
everyone
knows
that.
We
have
seen
him
finish
games
so
many
times
and
it’s
nothing
new
for
him
or
for
us
to
see
him
do
that.
He’s
definitely
a
dangerous
player
whenever
he
bats.

“I
feel
very
lucky
to
be
in
this
atmosphere
and
get
a
chance
to
watch
him
as
a
batsman
and
a
leader.
He
took
the
game
away
from
us,”
Shaw
said
in
a
release
issued
by
his
franchise.

Shaw
(60
off
34
balls)
and
skipper
Rishabh
Pant
(51
off
35)
scored
stroke-filled
fifties
to
guide
DC
to
a
challenging
172
for
five
before
CSK
chased
down
the
total
in
19.4
overs.
And
Shaw
said
last
night’s
loss
is
a
tough
one
to
digest
for
the
team.

“At
the
moment,
we
have
to
back
each
other.
The
entire
team
takes
the
responsibility
for
our
performance,
whether
we
win
or
lose.
We’ll
try
and
come
back
stronger
in
the
next
match.
It’s
a
tough
loss
to
digest
for
the
team.

IPL
2021:
Virat
Kohli,
Virender
Sehwag
hail
MS
Dhoni
as
‘captain
cool’
takes
CSK
to
yet
another
final

“However,
we
have
one
more
match
through
which
we
can
qualify
for
the
final
and
I
believe
in
each
and
everyone
in
the
team.
They
are
all
great
players
–
talent
and
skill-wise.
I
really
believe
that
we
can
do
something
special
in
the
next
match
and
go
through
to
the
final,”
he
said

Talking
about
his
own
innings,
Shaw
felt
he
should
have
carried
on
for
a
longer
time.
DC
still
have
a
chance
at
making
the
finals
as
they
will
take
on
the
winner
of
tonight’s
eliminator
in
Qualifier
2
on
Wednesday
(October
13).

“I
am
happy
with
my
knock,
but
I
feel
I
should
have
played
a
longer
innings.
This
is
a
lesson
for
me.
When
I
am
in
the
same
situation
again,
I’ll
try
to
bat
for
a
longer
time.”