MS Dhoni knows what he’s doing and knows when to bowl players: Moeen Ali on his 4-wicket haul

In the sixth game of the IPL 2023 on Monday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Lucknow Super Giants by a score of 12 runs in their return to their home field at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.

According to Moeen, veteran CSK captain Dhoni understands when to bowl to which player and is well-prepared for both the best and worst scenarios –

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They have big hitters. Almost tried to bowl like Test cricket. Tried to spin the ball. The combination was nice (with Santner). The partnership worked well. MS knows what he’s doing. He knows when to bowl players. I do believe off-spinners can bowl to right-handers especially bowling to the big leg-side. I’m not going to bowl all the time with Jadeja there

For Chennai Super Kings to respond, Moeen Ali demolished the Lucknow batting order. Moeen Ali worked his wizardry to take his third wicket. After Kyle Mayers reached his fifty-run mark, Moeen Ali removed him along with captain KL Rahul for just 20 runs was just magical to witness. Moeen Ali later dismissed Kunal Pandya.

Ali next crushed Stoinis’ wicket, proving his unbeatable strength. Stoinis missed an attempt to heave over wide long-on after Stoinis backed away from the leg after Ali delivered a decent length ball on the stumps.