New Delhi, March 29 -- Chennai Super Kings lost their first match in 17 years against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chepauk on Sunday as they looked completely outclassed in both the bowling and batting departments. While the CSK batsmen generally failed to live up to expectations, the fans were particularly angry at MS Dhoni aka Thala for batting at number 9 even after all-rounders like Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

After the match, social media users shared their frustration at Dhoni coming to the crease at a time when the match was all but over. Notably, Dhoni came to the crease after Ashwin's wicket in the 16th over and stayed till the end of the innings, scoring 30 runs off 16 balls with 2 sixes and 3 boundaries.

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