IPL PHOTOS: When Preity's Kings made Mrs Dhoni sulk

The bubbly Preity Zinta was busy rooting for her team, Kings XI Punjab, when they took on Chennai Super Kings in the second Eliminator of the IPL at the Wankhede stadium on Friday night.

At the end of it all, it was a dream come true for the Bollywood starlet as Kings XI beat beat Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs and set up a summit clash with Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Luck finally smiled on the dimpled beauty’s team. They finished the league stage atop the eight-team and certainly deserved to be in the final of the gala event.

Amid the victory celebrations Zinta did not forget to thank the Almighty.

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Sakshi Dhoni, Indian cricket's first lady, was in a sombre mood as the Chennai bowlers were hit for six and fours.

She was as clueless in the stands as her husband on the field, as the Kings batsmen piled on the runs.

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But it was a completely different mood in the Kings XI box.

There were high-fives exchanged for every run the team scored.

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And the smiles just got wider as the bubbly Preity had a lot to cheer about.

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The celebrations took an emotional turn and Preity could not control them after Virender Sehwag completed his century.

He ended up with a 58-ball 122 as Kings XI posted 226 for 6.

Overjoyed by the victory, Zinta tweeted, “YEAHhhhh!!! Ladies and Gentleman the REDLIONS ROARED today and HOW ! Virender Sehwag was simply outstanding! I am so proud of the KXIP boys.”

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Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife, Sakshi, wasn’t her jovial self.

Whether it is the IPL or international cricket, she is omnipresent at every match that features Dhoni. 

Lady luck, however, was missing from Dhoni’s closet this time around.

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At the end of the match, Sakshi could barely hold her face up, but was sporting enough to acknowledge the Kings XI players' efforts.

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Preity Zinta’s ex-boyfriend and Kings XI co-owner Ness Wadia must have taught her business, but he surely acquired the art of celebrating from the Bollywood starlet.

Wadia was in an ecstatic mood after his team’s victory.

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Kings XI skipper George Bailey and Preity Zinta celebrated in style.

Zinta also tweeted: “Suresh Raina was brilliant tonight and almost gave me a heart attack. Thank god he's part of team India. Thank you Mumbai for the support tonight :-) Ting.”

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Punjab's victory was only possible because of the blazing start they got from Sehwag, who went on to register his second hundred in the IPL.