Dhoni can play his last match today against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai ground.
Chennai Super Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in the 61st match of IPL 2024. This match will be played at CSK’s home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Fans believe that this could be Dhoni’s last match on the Chennai ground. Actually, with CSK’s defeat in the last match, their playoff calculations have gone a little awry. Now if the team wants to qualify for the playoffs, it will have to win both the remaining matches.
If CSK team loses even one match from here then their hopes of reaching the playoffs will be dashed. In such a situation, if CSK fails to reach the playoffs, then this could be Dhoni’s last match in Chennai. In fact, former CSK captain MS Dhoni had expressed a wish a few years ago that he wanted to play his last IPL match in front of CSK fans on the Chennai ground.
If he does not do this then it will be injustice to the fans. Many people believe that this could be MS Dhoni’s last IPL season. In such a situation, today’s match could be MS Dhoni’s last match in Chepauk.
Chennai Super Kings at fourth place in the points table
Let us tell you that, ipl 2024 Chennai Super Kings is currently at fourth position in the points table after winning 6 out of 12 matches. CSK has a chance to reach maximum 16 points, if the team loses even one of the next two matches, then they will be able to reach only 14 points, in such a situation the rope of reaching the playoffs will not be in their hands. After this they will have to depend on the results of other teams.
After this, Chennai Super Kings have to play the last match of the season against Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. On the other hand, if Chennai Super Kings manages to qualify for the playoffs, then fans can get a glimpse of Dhoni at MA Chidambaram Stadium not once but twice.