The Chepauk crowd erupted as MS Dhoni walked out for the toss, but he lost it to Ajinkya Rahane, who chose to field first—a move that paid off immediately. CSK lost both openers, Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra, inside the powerplay, and although Vijay Shankar and Rahul Tripathi tried to rebuild, regular wickets from Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, and others left the team struggling at 72/7 by the 15th over. With hopes fading and the top and middle order back in the pavilion, the crowd finally found some joy as Dhoni came out to bat at number nine, offering a brief spark in an otherwise bleak innings. However, the cheer was short-lived as Dhoni faced a hard time at the crease.
On the third ball of the 16th over, Narine dished a looping off-break that landed around off stump and spun back in. The 43-year-old stepped across the crease and aimed to glance it with the turn toward the leg side, but failed to connect on the inside edge. Umpire Chris Gaffaney raised his finger without hesitation, and Dhoni opted for the review straightaway. Moments later, the replays showed a faint spike on UltraEdge as the ball passed the bat, but a noticeable gap confirmed there was no contact. The third umpire examined the split screen and ruled out any edge, and moved to ball-tracking, which showed all three reds. A hush swept through Chepauk as Dhoni trudged back for just one. Fans on Twitter were left stunned by his underwhelming return as captain and flooded the platform with reactions.
— KK meneon (@KMeneon2594) April 11, 2025
— KK meneon (@KMeneon2594) April 11, 2025
Poor batting!
Out or Not out!
How was this Out ?????? #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/91bXlLe0xG
— Manish Kumar (@ManishKuma47498) April 11, 2025
MS Dhoni goes for 1 of 4 balls.#CSKvsKKR #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/FfUENB5Lbt
— Cricket With Manmohan (@GarhManmohan) April 11, 2025
Hahaha!
No reaction only action!
Narine After Taking 3-fer by Absolutely Demolishing MS Dhoni’s CSK pic.twitter.com/0DdmuBYldy
— Kau5tubh30 (@Kaustubh001ac) April 11, 2025
Sunil Narayan is the official owner of dhoni 🔥#Thala #narayan #KKRvsCSK #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/myehYYbvQf
— crick news 📰🗞️ (@SubhashJak45104) April 11, 2025
Wht!!
Soo you’re asking me to believe Dhoni was out first Conway was declared out on Umpires call and now this it’s clearly visible ball was touching bat first pic.twitter.com/vXd46shYfw
— Chiku.♡ (@Chiku_Tweetz) April 11, 2025
what do you think!?
Was dhoni out?
👍 👎#csk #KKRvsCSK #CSKvsKKR #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/Kw0emYIxbF— Prabhakar Singh (@prabhakarholiya) April 11, 2025
