Cricket - Dhoni delights as New Zealanders struggle for gametime in IPL

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - India v Australia - First One Day International Match - Chennai, India – September 17, 2017 – India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

(Reuters) - Trent Boult's final-over humiliation at the hands of MS Dhoni in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday only added to a sense of unease about how New Zealand's best players are tracking ahead of the World Cup.

Former India captain Dhoni was in vintage form as he smashed the spearhead of New Zealand's bowling attack for a four and two sixes as the Chennai Super Kings took 21 runs from Boult's final over to post an impressive 179 for four.