The next day, May 19, Dhoni departed Bengaluru and arrived at the Ranchi airport with his family.
On May 18, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, following a devastating defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, touched down in his native Ranchi. Due to the defeat, the Chennai Super Kings were unable to advance to the Indian Premier League 2024 playoffs. The next day, May 19, Dhoni departed Bengaluru and arrived at the Ranchi airport with his family.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of CSK, urged RCB to bat first after winning the toss. Following a half-century by Faf du Plessis and a strong blow by Virat Kohli, the home team managed a tough 218 for the total. Despite losing early wickets, the visitors managed to stay in the game. They needed to score 34 runs in the last over to win and 17 runs to advance to the postseason. Yash Dayal maintained composure and led the RCB home after giving up just seven runs. What the season meant for Dhoni was summed up by Matthew Hayden.
Yes, I guess the thing you don’t want to see as an athlete nearing the conclusion of your career is diminishing returns, whether or not that’s the last phase of his career. First and foremost, he is the Chennai Super Kings’ Thala as a leader. This indicates to me that the only goal in this competition is to win first place, Hayden said Star Sports.
“He’s utilizing all of his cricket expertise and intellect, urgently. Naturally, MS Dhoni has always been the source of power. This point in the innings, he has consistently hit balls. You can see how players can hit it in the front. But hitting balls in the back is incredibly difficult,” he continued.
Dhoni nearly capsized the CSK ship in Bengaluru.
Saturday night, the former captain of CSK was in his element. After CSK had lost six wickets, he came out to bat. He hit several timely boundaries as the needed run rate increased. He hit a 110-meter six off the first ball, needing 17 runs to qualify off the final over. However, Yash Dayal turned things around by selecting him for the very next ball.
