Mahendra ingh Dhoni brought all his experience to the fore and pulled Chennai Super Kings out of a disastrous situation against Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game of Indian Premier League-15 on Saturday night.

Chennai managed to put up 131-5 in their 20 overs, but they were 84-5 in 17 overs. An unbeaten 50 off 38 balls from Dhoni and a 28-ball unbeaten 26 from new skipper Ravindra Jadeja gave CSK a glimmer of hope.