MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube get Chennai over line vs Lucknow with crucial late partnership to earn long-awaited win
SYNOPSIS: On a Lucknow pitch that played to their liking, after their bowlers restrict hosts to 166, Chennai Super Kings overhaul the target in the final over to get back to winning ways.As Shivam Dube hit the winning boundary off the third ball of the final over, there was a collective sigh of relief in the Chennai Super Kings dugout. Having gone through five successive losses, they began on a good note before undoing all the hard work they did in the middle-overs with the bat. However, Dube in the company of MS Dhoni, whose 11-ball 26 came at a critical juncture in the end, provided Chennai the result they desperately sought.
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