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Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his decisions on the field. It is not possible for any player or captain to read Dhoni’s mind. Yesterday the Qualifier-1 match of IPL 2023 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Chennai won the match by 15 runs in a thrilling fashion. Dhoni took a smart decision in this match and changed the outcome of the match.
Umpire refuses to bowl Pathira
After the 15th over of Gujarat Titans’ innings in IPL 2023 Qualifier-1, Dhoni wanted to bowl the remaining three overs to Sri Lankan fast bowler Pathirana but the umpire refused to bowl Pathirana at that time. The reason for this was that Hutan’s stone remained off the field for more than 8 minutes. According to IPL rules, a bowler can bowl only after spending as much time in the field as he spends outside the field.
Dhoni stopped the match for 4 minutes and changed the result of the match
Dhoni had already made up his mind to bowl to Pathira. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni and some players of the team were seen talking to the umpire. During this conversation, Dhoni asked the umpire that after how long Pathirana can bowl? In response to this question, the umpire asked to bowl for 4 more minutes. On the advice of the umpire, Dhoni stopped the game for 4 minutes and later bowled with Pathirana. However, the team of Chennai Super Kings fell victim to the slow over rate. With this, the Chennai team reached the final of IPL 2023 by winning the match. Chennai has reached the final for a record 10th time in the history of IPL.