Two Majestic ‘cameos’ in Cricket from Dhoni and Pathirana-by Michael Roberts
Source:Thuppahis
Amidst the hot news in Australia relating to the knife-wielding nutcase and his killings at Bondi in Sydney, I watched snatches of the web-reportage on the match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Superkings (CSK) in the IPL tournament. The latter event was high-scoring, topsy-turvy, turbulent and fascinating. In point-form let me highlight some remarkable performances.
A: Batting first CSK amassed a reasonable total even though Daryll Mitchell’s faltering innings at the end slowed them down till he was dismissed in the last over …And then …..
B: Mahendra Singh Dhoni walked in to face the last few balls. Though the match was at Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai, this Indian Maharaja was not deterred; he smacked three huge sixers in the four balls he faced. All hailed His Majesty Dhoni.
C: Undeterred, Rohit Sharma (the former captain of the Mumbai team) unfolded a majestic innings of 103 runs in 68 balls to lead their run-chase.
D: But the Mumbai teams problems were at the other end: some batsmen, including captain Hardik Pandya, struggled. Their chief tormentor was one Matheesha Pathirana who had been inserted into the Chennai team as the super-sub. Aided by some good catching as well as hs own toe-crushers, Pathirana ended up with these figures:
