The fans went out of control when MS Dhoni walked out to bat at MA Chidambaram Stadium. The game between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants was the first contest at Chepauk after four years.
The crowd raised their voice to an unimaginable level to welcome their favourite cricketer. Facing the fastest bowler of IPL 2023, Mark Wood, he slammed the first delivery of his knock for a six. The decibel levels went further up.
Wood was nervous and bowled a short delivery, which was again
The viewership on Jio Cinema – IPL’s digital broadcasters – touched 1.7 crore – the highest so far in IPL 2023. Dhoni broke his own record. The previous high was 1.6 crore. Dhoni was at the crease even at that time. He was batting against Gujarat Titans.
Dhoni was dismissed on the third ball. CSK managed 217/7 in 20 overs while LSG fell short by 12 runs.