It required MS Dhoni’s second game as captain to end Chennai Super Kings’ five-match losing streak as he guided his team to a much-needed victory over Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium on Monday night.

Dhoni did not just handle the team astutely like the leader of yore, he also batted sensibly with Shivam Dube when the match could have gone either way. He, along with Dube, put on a match-clinching 56-run partnership in the last five overs to  clinch the issue with five wickets and three balls to spare. It remains to be seen if this win will revive the five-time champions’ fortunes in this edition of the IPL. Dube remained not out on 43 off 37 balls and Dhoni finished unbeaten on 26 off 11.