Chennai skipper Dhoni fined 10% of his match fee for inappropriate public comments | IPL 2015

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  Mumbai Indians opener Lendl Simmons (65) gave his team a brisk start against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede on Tuesday. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

  
  
  
  
  


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  Parthiv Patel played a strong hand of 35 and had a fruitful opening partnership with Simmons to give MI the platform for a big total. …

  
  
  
  
  


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  Kieron Pollard gave MI innings the flourish at the end with a 17-ball 41, studded with five sixes and a boundary. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

  
  
  
  
  


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  MI looked set for a huge total, but CSK’s Purple Cap holder Dwayne Bravo pegged them back with three wickets. (PTI Photo)

  
  
  
  
  


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  A Mumbai Indians fan cheers his team at Wankhede Stadium. After four straight losses, MI scripted a turnaround in the league stage. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

  
  
  
  
  


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  MI spearhead Lasith Malinga struck in the first over to dismiss Dwayne Smith. The West Indian was unlucky to be given out LBW, as replays …

  
  
  
  
  


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  Harbhajan Singh dismissed Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni off successive balls in the 11th over to jolt CSK. He could have had Dwayne Bravo too …

  
  
  
  
  


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  Faf du Plessis top-scored for CSK with 45, but MI were always in charge and booked their spot in the final at Eden Gardens. (Satish …

  
  
  
  
  

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday fined 10% of his match fee for “inappropriate public comments” to an umpire’s decision during the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai.

Following his side’s 25-run defeat to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday night, Dhoni referred to opener Dwayne Smith’s dismissal and called it a “horrible decision”.

“We lost momentum in the middle, and not to forget Smith got a horrible decision,” Dhoni said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Smith was adjudged LBW after being struck on the pads off a full-toss from Lasith Malinga in the first over. Replays showed that ball would have gone down the leg side by some margin.

Dhoni admitted the level 1 offence (Article 2.1.7 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials) and accepted the sanction.

Chennai will meet the winner of today’s eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the second qualifier in Ranchi on Friday.

Chennai skipper Dhoni fined 10% of his match fee for inappropriate public comments | IPL 2015