MS Dhoni scored a 50 under tough conditions with backs to the wall against Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI Dharamsala. Dhoni was the last man to depart on 65, but he had by then saved India the blushes by going past India’s lowest total of 54, which also happened against the same opposition. India finally made it to a score of 112, which is not at all big by any stretch of the imagination. India was 29 for 7 at one stage and then to score 112 takes some getting with the bowlers totally on top at all times of the match.
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None of the Indian top 5 got into double-digit scores, with debutante Shreyas Iyer scoring highest among them 9 runs. Dinesh Karthik became part of an unwanted record, he took 18 balls to get out for a duck, which is the highest by an Indian. Shikhar Dhawan also did not get off the mark.
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Here is how Twitter hailed MS Dhoni’s knock.
#MSdhoni #DhoniAtNo4 We Love You MSDhoni
Pic Credits : RVCJ pic.twitter.com/Di9VSuN965— Anuj Kem (@AnujKem) December 10, 2017
When Life Gives You MS, Make It #Dhoni Not Aiyar. ____ #MSDhoni MS Dhoni #INDvSL #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/kdoBshdSwL
— Anilbhai Purohit (@anilpurohi) December 10, 2017
#Dhoni #INDvSL MS Dhoni @msdhoni #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/xeNzhdaJFz
— __ __ _________ __ (@BaeWafaaa) December 10, 2017
To ALL MS Dhoni Hatersss !!!!!!#MSDhoni #Dhoni #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/BCqLgkoCXc
— Arpit Vijay (@Arpitvj04) December 10, 2017
Impressive Half-century Under Pressure. Scored More Than 50% Of The Team Score Alone. And Hypocrites Say “MS Dhoni Must Resign”? Tight Slap On Their Face. When Life Gives You MS, Make It #Dhoni Not Aiyar. ___ #MSDhoni #INDvSL #INDvsSL
— Dr.A.Mohamed Hakkim (@drhakkim) December 10, 2017
#MSdhoni inning today proves that he don’t give a damn what others feel and say to him .. he is and will be cool always .. #applause @bcci @icc #IndvSri ___ pic.twitter.com/FLZ0E8jSLf
— anurag saxena (@cheenu4u) December 10, 2017
“MS Dhoni” One Man Show!_#MSDhoni And Dharmasala Story
Never Ends..!_#IndvsSl _ pic.twitter.com/tfI3Amp6wQ— Happy Sharing By Dks (@Dksview) December 10, 2017
Virat on Honeymoon
SL got silverspoon
But MS was still going
Roaring like a lion#IndvSL #MSDhoni #dhramshalaODI— Akaash Thakur (@real_superboy) December 10, 2017
One man standing till the end for the team , The Lone Warrior @msdhoni #Dhoni #INDvSL #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/h1LMw01ZgH
— Praveenbabu (@bpraveenbabu96) December 10, 2017
Whenever the situation is tough, eyes always goes to MS #dhoni to get India safe.
one man show__#INDvSL #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/bAEm1HGoSu— Shubham jain (@imshubhjain1996) December 10, 2017
India 112
Rest of the team 42 (143)
MS Dhoni 65 (87)
If still someone has a question over his spot in the team, you seriously need to consult a doctor. #INDvSL #MSDhoni— sWAPNIL (@iSwapnil7) December 10, 2017
The last man standing.
The only batsman, the entire team can rely upon.
What an innings!!!#MSDhoni #indvsl— Tushar Bhatia (@ITusharBhatia) December 10, 2017
“For a man with self-professed limited technique, Dhoni has done well umpteen times when everyone else has failed due to something in the pitch!!”- cricinfo
Sums up MSD- willpower, intelligence, calm #MSDhoni #INDvSL
— snigdharup banerjee (@snigD) December 10, 2017
#INDvSL #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/8oG9WfP8WU
— Twitler (@Twitler01) December 10, 2017
And Dhoni does it, again__#INDvsSL #MSDhoni
— Devika Madhok (@devikam) December 10, 2017
A score of 112 would be easy to chase for the Sri Lankan team, but it is cricket and who knew that the World number 1 team would collapse in such a manner.
