'This one's for Aarey Forest'! Fans troll MS Dhoni after Jasprit Bumrah's big wicket
The crucial wicket of MS Dhoni helped Mumbai Indians (MI) maintain control in the final overs, eventually restricting Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a total of 176 for 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
No fireworks from MS Dhoni tonight! In the El Clasico clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), ¡®Thala¡¯ received a resounding applause from the Wankhede crowd as he walked to the crease. However, his stay was short-lived as he was dismissed for 4 off 6 balls by pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
Dhoni faced a low full-toss angling in on middle and he whipped it up without trying to keep it on the ground level. Positioned at deep backward square leg, Tilak Varma charged in and took a well-judged, low catch. This was a crucial breakthrough for MI, knowing Dhoni's threat in the death overs. This saw MI restrict CSK to 176 for 5 wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah hai inka naam, bade wickets lena hai inka kaam ??#MumbaiIndians #PlayLikeMumbai #TATAIPL #MIvCSKpic.twitter.com/sMIsi8oS35
¡ª Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2025
Fans troll MS Dhoni
After fans called for Dhoni to move up the order and smash the ball around the park, he did just that in the clash against MI. However, his stay was short-lived, and fans were quick to troll the 'finisher' for wasting deliveries while players like debutant Ayush Mhatre (32 off 15), Ravindra Jadeja (53 off 35), and Shivam Dube (50 off 32) went on a scoring spree.
As IPL 2025 promotes its mission of planting a tree for every dot ball, fans seized the opportunity to poke fun at Dhoni, playfully claiming that new trees would be planted in Mumbai's Aarey Forest because of his innings.
One said, "MS Dhoni today¡ 'This one is for Aarey Forest'" (showing a note just like Abhishek Sharma did after smashing 100).
MS Dhoni today pic.twitter.com/Ii3oS1E13R
¡ª Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 20, 2025
Another said, "No Dinda Academy bowlers, no party for Thala Dhoni."
No dinda academy bowlers no party for thala dhoni ?? pic.twitter.com/w0VtYG7Drg
¡ª Kevin (@imkevin149) April 20, 2025
One wrote, "Imagine trolling Kohli, who scored 73 in a 157-run chase and won Player of the Match, when your own idol Dhoni couldn¡¯t even play a Bumrah full toss."*
Imagine trolling kohli who has scored 73* in 157 run chase and won potm when your own idol dhoni couldn't able to play Bumrah full toss ???? pic.twitter.com/IcjVRynH9h https://t.co/EvDz74iXNT
¡ª ` (@Sneha4kohli) April 20, 2025
Teams
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar
Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin
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