IPL 2023Nothing works against MS Dhoni, says Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson after Chepauk thriller

By India Today Sports DeskRajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings in a final ball thriller at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 12, Wednesday.

This was Royals’ first win against CSK since 2008 at Chennai in the Indian Premier League. The victory did not come easy as Rajasthan had to weather a MS Dhoni storm in the final few overs of the match.

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Dhoni scored 32 off 17 balls, but failed to get his team over the line and lost by 3 runs. Speaking after the game, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson said that no plans worked against MS Dhoni.

“Last two overs were tensed, I tried to push it deep but you are never safe with that guy (Dhoni). You have to have respect for that guy and to what he can do. Nothing works against him,” Samson laughed while speaking in the post-match presentation.

Samson lauded his team for keeping their cool and stopping Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni from hitting all the balls out of the park. He said that he did not have good memories at Chepauk – a ground where Rajasthan had won their last match against CSK in 2008.

“You have to give credit to the boys. The bowlers kept their cool at the end and bowled really well, we also held on to our catches. I don’t have good memories at Chepauk, never won here and wanted to win today,” Samson said about the match.

Samson spoke about the game and said that the pitch gripped and turned in the first half which influenced the decision to bring in Adam Zampa while leaving out Jos Buttler.

“The ball was gripping and hence, we brought Zampa in as the impact player. We had a good powerplay with Rutu getting out and the thought was if we can get out of the powerplay without giving away too much then we have the spinners to do the job,” Samson spoke about the game conditions.

Rajasthan Royals will next take on Gujarat Titans on Sunday, April 16.