M S Dhoni proves his worth - wins IPL9 encounter against last year's champions MI

M S Dhoni knows just how to deliver and, even with a new franchisee in Rising Pune SuperGiants, he showed that he is always the Boss. It was a fantastic debut for his team as it scripted a 9 wicket win over Mumbai Indians, the IPL8 champions, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to set in motion the prestigious IPL9 season.
It has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 10 April 2016.

Winning the toss, MI opted to bat first and Dhoni, the captain of the new entrant Rising Pune Supergiants, lost no time in putting his plans into action that left the MI bewildered. They kept losing wickets too fast for comfort and only three batsmen reached double figures - Harbhajan Singh (45 not out), Ambati Rayudu (22) and Vinay Kumar (12). Finally, MI wa all out for 121/8.
And, that score was overhauled in 14.4 overs by RPS - Ajinkya Rahane scored 66 not out and was declared Man of the Match.
With this win, RPS have announced their arrival but, one must remember that MI is a determined team with many big names and, in IPL8, it had lost five matched on the trot before recovering to win the trophy. This is just the start of, what promises to be, an exciting contest as always. It will keep people glued to their TV sets.


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