Dube returned to his hallowed home turf in style. Ruturaj Gaikwad registered his personal best as the Chennai Super Kings captain. Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten hundred gave home fans multiple reasons to rejoice. And Matheesha Pathirana sealed a famous win for the visiting team in the mother of all Indian Premier League battles.

But it was the last four balls of the first innings that will not only go down in the annals of the IPL history but also ended up being the difference between the two teams. Riding on a certain Mahendra Singh Dhoni doing a Dhoni with a hat-trick of sixes and Pathirana doing a Bumrah, the Super Kings registered its first win away from home in IPL 2024.

Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, will head for a prolonged away leg having suffered its fourth loss in six games. Even though Rohit was going great, MI lost the plot, thanks to pitch-perfect bowling by the Super Kings bowlers in adverse conditions.

Shardul Thakur conceded two runs in the next while Tushar Deshpande gave away only three runs and forced captain Hardik Pandya – who was booed a couple of times on the night – to hole out in the deep.