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Will MS Dhoni Play Today Match Against SRH: A double header will be seen in IPL 2026 today, Saturday 18th April. The second match will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. Before the match, only one question is arising in the minds of the fans whether Dhoni will be seen playing in the match or not? Fans seem eager to see Dhoni on the field.
The thing to note is that Chennai had shared a video of Mahi last Friday, in which he is seen hitting sixes in the nets. This video of Mahi has created more curiosity among the fans. On March 28, it was told by the franchise that Dhoni may remain out of the tournament for the first two weeks. This time given by the franchise has ended.
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Will Dhoni play against Hyderabad today?
Chennai has not given any official update on Dhoni’s play. In a report published in Times of India, it was said that Dhoni might miss today’s match also. He is recovering well from his calf injury, but is not ready to play today’s match.
It was told that after this, Dhoni can be seen playing for Chennai in the match against Mumbai Indians, which will be played on 23 April. Now it will be interesting to see when Mahi returns.
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Got injured before the season
Before the start of the season, Dhoni was injured during practice, due to which he was out. The report quoted a source as saying, “He is still rehabbing and we will not take any chances with his fitness.”
Chennai’s performance in the season
Chennai Super Kings have played 5 matches so far in the season, in which they have got only 2 wins. The team has faced defeat in the remaining 3 matches. Now it will be interesting to see how the team performs against Hyderabad today.
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