Marcus Stoinis pulled off an MS Dhoni in opposition to CSK© BCCI/Sportzpics
Marcus Stoinis put in one of many best performances for a batter within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Lucknow Super Giants chased down the goal of 211 runs in opposition to Chennai Super Kings. It is not straightforward for any staff to breach CSK’s fortress Chepauk however Stoinis courageous effort paid wealthy dividends as LSG moved into the playoffs spot with a victory in opposition to the Super Kings. After the match, Stoinis defined how he used MS Dhoni’s teachings to undo his personal staff, CSK, within the match at Chepauk on Tuesday.
In a video shared by LSG on social media, Stoinis revealed the message Dhoni as soon as gave him about chasing large totals. The Australian all-rounder made good use of Dhoni’s mantra at Chepauk.
“MS Dhoni told this one thing to me. He said in big games, everyone thinks that I’ve got to do something extra. I’ve got to do something different. His mantra and how he speaks to himself is he stays there, he stands still and he says everyone else is going to change. I’m going to be the only one here that doesn’t change and that holds him ahead of everyone else.,” Stoinis mentioned within the video.
MS spoke, and MS listened pic.twitter.com/stk7k93ci1
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 24, 2024
Stoinis’ knock went into the IPL historical past books as the best particular person rating in a profitable run-chase. Stoinis went previous former Punjab Kings’ batter Paul Valthaty’s file of 120* that he made in opposition to Chennai in 2011 throughout a run-chase of 189. In his knock, Stoinis made an unbeaten 124 in 63 balls, with 13 fours and 6 sixes. His strike fee stood at a whopping 196.83.
After the match, Stoinis mentioned: “In these competitions, there are plenty of better opening batters better than me so I’ll leave it to them. It’s not just go go go, there were some bowlers we wanted to target and some bowlers we wanted to be more cautious against. There was a phase where I wasn’t able to hit the boundaries so it was great Pooran could come in and take the pressure off.
“Lots of ebbs and flows, simply tried to maintain it in management. You’re planning and structuring, you are not liking sure bowlers and also you’re liking others extra. I do assume T20 cricket is altering, the scores which were scored, the impression participant position and the way groups are taking over the bowlers.”
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