Mostafizur Rahman gave only 4 runs in his first over and got Lokesh Rahul’s wicket. He gave away 13 runs in the next over, 15 in the third. In the final over of the match, when Mostafizur had the ball, Super Giants needed 17 runs to win.
Mostafiz failed, his team Chennai Super Kings lost. Stoinis hit a six off the first ball, two fours off the next two balls. The third ball was a no-ball. Stoinis smashed another four on the free hit, bringing an extraordinary victory for LSG. With 51 runs in 3.3 overs, they had to satisfy themselves with just one wicket, Mostafizur.
Chennai, with 4 wickets down, chased 210. LSG won the match with 6 wickets and 3 balls to spare. Stoinis remained unbeaten with 124 runs in 63 balls, hitting 6 sixes and 13 fours. Chennai lost to LSG in both matches. The two teams faced each other on LSG’s ground just like in the previous match. This time, LSG’s team returned home victorious from Chennai’s ground.
Stoinis’ century was overshadowed by Chennai’s captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey’s fantastic innings. Gaikwad scored 108 runs with 3 sixes and 12 fours in 60 balls. Dubey supported him well with 66 runs in 27 balls, including 7 sixes and 3 fours.
Together, they made 104 runs in just 46 balls. Super Giants took one wicket from them, with Matt Henry, Mohsin Khan, and Josh Thakur. Among them, Henry gave only 28 runs in 4 overs, while Mohsin scored 50 and Thakur 47 runs.
