Without MS Dhoni's presence, CSK's batting collapsed against MI and they lost the game by 46 runs to surrender their position at the top of the points table to Delhi.
Both MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja missed CSK's 46-run defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians on Friday night owing to fever.
Chasing 156 to win, a MS Dhoni-less Chennai Super Kings folded for 109 and suffered a 46-run loss to Mumbai Indians at home.
Rohit Sharma and Lasith Malinga starred for Mumbai Indian as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 46 runs at Chepauk
Chennai Super Kings, who have 16 points from 11 games, lost to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in the return fixture earlier in the tournament.
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MS Dhoni played 121 successive games for Chennai Super Kings before missing against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
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In a rare instance, MS Dhoni, who was not even meant to be on the field of play, lost his cool and rushed out of the dug-out to challenge the umpires after a no-ball decision was overturned.
Overall, MS Dhoni has captained in 166 IPL games -- won 100, lost 65 and one game ended in a no-result.
An infuriated MS Dhoni walked into the field of play after a no-ball given by the on-field umpire Ulhas Gandhe was overturned by the square-leg umpire Bruce Oxenford.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni urged his players to enjoy the wins but also learn from their mistakes.
RR captain Ajinkya Rahane praised his bowlers but expressed his disappointment with the batsmen after they failed to put up a big score against CSK.
Deepak Chahar returned impressive figures of three for 20 from four overs against Kolkata Knight Riders, bowling a staggering 20 dot balls.
The MS Dhoni led CSK, which beat Kings XI Punjab on Saturday rather convincingly, will be wary of the Dinesh Karthik's KKR.
Kings XI Punjab went ahead with only two spinners while Chennai Super Kings had three up their ranks as they beat Punjab by 22 runs in Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings spinners choked the Kings XI Punjab batsmen and despite fifties from KL Rahul and Safaraz Ahmed, the visitors couldn't get over the line and lost by 22 runs
Chris Gayle, who has been in good form, had missed Kings XI's last match against Delhi Capitals, which Punjab won thanks to Sam Curran's four wickets, which also included a hat-trick.
Rajasthan Royals have played well in each of their first three IPL 2019 matches but have failed to grab the key moments in each of them.
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