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The mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu Varun Chakravarthy dismissed the former world cup winning captain and the skipper of Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni for one more time in this season of IPL. Varun Chakravarthy knocked off MS Dhoni in their first meeting earlier in the tournament as well.
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It is a known fact that MS Dhoni struggles to get going against spinners and opposition captains have a habit of introducing spinners from both ends when MS Dhoni is new to the crease.
Ambati Rayudu and Ruturaj Gaikwad were cruising at one point in time chasing 173 but the wicket of Ambati Rayudu gave an opening to KKR. MS Dhoni walked into the crease when CSK needed 55 off 38 balls. Eoin Morgan had no hesitation in bowling Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni straight up and it resulted in a wicket.
He bowled an absolute cracker jack of a delivery that Castled MS Dhoni who was dismissed for 1 off 4.
Varun Chakravarthy is having a dream year so far. Though he wasn’t the first choice spinner for KKR at the start of the season, the decline of Kuldeep Yadav provided him an opportunity and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He has been a massive revelation in this tournament so far which has even earned him a national call up to the Indian side.
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He has picked 15 wickets in the tournament so far and he is in the 8th position in the leading wicket-takers list. He has used his height to good effect and has varied his pace to a great deal which has kept batsmen on their toes all the time.
KKR have failed to defend 172 against CSK and are now in a precarious situation as even if they win their next game, they can reach only 14 points which may not be enough to qualify for the playoffs. They are playing Rajasthan Royals in their next game on Sunday which will be a massive game for both the sides.
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