The crowd on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium went loopy in the course of the CSK vs DC IPL 2024 match as MS Dhoni got here out to bat his staff at quantity 7. The former CSK captain bought off to a flying begin with an amazing pull-shot in opposition to Mukesh Kumar which bought him a boundary. Dhoni made the group glad along with his sensational knock of 37 off 16 balls.
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As the match neared its conclusion, Dhoni ignited the group with a flurry of highly effective strokes. However, by then, the sport had slipped past attain. Throughout the innings, the Capitals displayed impeccable technique execution, notably within the remaining overs. Despite Dhoni’s late fireworks, the goal of 192 appeared inside attain halfway via the match, courtesy of favorable pitch circumstances and the proximity of the boundaries.
Dhoni turned the primary participant to succeed in 300 dismissal mark within the T20 format in the course of the defending champions Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 conflict in opposition to Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Dhoni who is usually hailed as among the best wicketkeepers of the trendy period as soon as once more confirmed his prowess behind the stumps by finishing a scientific catch. Ravindra Jadeja pressured out an edge from Prithvi Shaw and Dhoni did not make a mistake behind the stumps as he held onto the ball to finish his three hundredth T20 dismissal.
The wicketkeeper who comes closest to Dhoni is former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal with 274 dismissals in T20 cricket. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) veteran keeper who hasn’t taken the position behind the stumps this season is within the third spot with 274 T20 dismissals.
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock and England’s Jos Buttler are on the fourth and fifth spot with 270 and 209 dismissals respectively.
Coming to the match, DC skipper Rishabh Pant gained the toss and opted to bat which noticed them submit a aggressive whole of 191/5.
Prithvi Shaw and David Warner supplied DC with a blinding begin by taking over the CSK bowlers and making them toil onerous. The opening duo effortlessly put up a 93-run stand.
DC skipper Rishabh Pant got here in and confirmed glimpses of his true self as he opened his arms, and caught 4 boundaries and three maximums earlier than departing on a rating of 51.
The collective effort from the batters powered DC to 191/5.
During the mid-innings break, Warner hailed Pant for his exceptional outing with the bat. and mentioned, “Probably what we have got is ideal, but 200 would have been fantastic. We lost two wickets in the middle and the way Rishabh came out and played was phenomenal. He (Prithvi) has been working very hard, to see him hit cleanly was fantastic. Hard lengths into the wicket and off pace stuck and held on the pitch. We got to hit the stumps as much as we can and get the fields right and make sure we bowl to that.”
