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Kartik Sharma recreated MS Dhoni's 'gunshot' solemnisation (Image credit: Agencies)
NEW DELHI: Young Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma produced an iconic MS Dhoni-style weapon solemnisation aft hitting the winning runs against Mumbai Indians astatine the MA Chidambaram Stadium successful Chepauk connected Saturday.
Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets to ascent to sixth successful the points table, portion Mumbai Indians slipped to ninth.After Kartik struck Trent Boult for a bound to seal the triumph for CSK, helium celebrated with the weapon gesture.CSK fable and erstwhile India skipper Dhoni had made the solemnisation celebrated backmost successful October 2005, erstwhile helium scored a period against Sri Lanka successful Jaipur successful an ODI.In that match, Dhoni went connected to people 183*, which remains his highest people successful the format.Kartik, who remained unbeaten with 54 successful CSK’s win, was asked astir the solemnisation during the post-match presentation."It was my archetypal inning and my archetypal IPL fifty. I had planned beforehand that if I scored runs today, I would observe similar that," Kartik said."I was conscionable reasoning that I person to enactment determination till the extremity and decorativeness the crippled for the team. Rutu bhayya conscionable told maine to play the crippled that I know. Nothing else. Just spell there, play your crippled and assistance the squad win," helium added.
CSK delivered a objective all-round show to outclass Mumbai Indians. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and youngster Kartik struck unbeaten half-centuries to implicit a comfy pursuit aft Anshul Kamboj and Noor Ahmad restricted MI to 159/7.Chasing 160, Gaikwad remained unbeaten connected 67 disconnected 48 balls, hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes to registry his 2nd successive fifty.Kartik, meanwhile, brought up his maiden IPL half-century successful a composed unbeaten 40-ball knock, smashing 4 boundaries and 3 sixes, arsenic CSK completed the pursuit with 11 balls to spare.At 20 years and 6 days, Kartik became the second-youngest CSK batter to people an IPL 50 aft Ayush Mhatre (17y 291d).
