The first El Clasico match of IPL 2022 happened last night at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, where the Chennai Super Kings defeated the Mumbai Indians by three wickets. MS Dhoni dished out a classic finish for his team as the Chennai-based franchise registered their second win of the tournament.
Speaking about the match between MI and CSK, this game broke all records for the viewership in IPL 2022 matches. It was not a surprise because of the big names that were involved in the match and the way the contest ended with a thrilling last over, where Dhoni turned back the clock.
Jaydev Unadkat had to defend 17 runs in the final over of the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match. He conceded only one run and picked up one wicket on the first two balls of the last over. Dhoni came on strike when CSK needed 16 runs off the last four balls, and that was the moment where the viewership of the game peaked on Disney+ Hotstar.
According to fans on Twitter, the match between CSK and RCB had received a peak viewership of 8.2 million on the streaming platform, while for the MI vs CSK match, the number went up to 8.3 million.
Hotstar peak viewership in IPL 2022:
CSK Vs MI – 8.3M.
AdvertisementCSK Vs RCB – 8.2M.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 21, 2022
We knew that if Dhoni was there until the last ball he would finish it: Ravindra Jadeja comments after 1st El Clásico win
It was captain Ravindra Jadeja’s first win while leading the Chennai Super Kings team in the El Clásico match of the Indian Premier League. After the match, he bowed down to MS Dhoni for his unbelievable finish. Here’s what he said at the post-match presentation:
“It was very tense the way the game was going. But we knew that one of the great finishers of the game was there. We knew that if he (Dhoni) was there until the last ball, he would finish it.”
