Ms Dhoni: In Vizag, MS Dhoni scores 37 off 16 balls to defamatory applause
IPL 2024: In the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni at last took the field. When Dhoni hit the opening ball for four during the game against Delhi in Vizag, the crowd went crazy.
At last, in the Indian Premier League 2024, legendary former India captain MS Dhoni took the field. At the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vizag, on Sunday, March 31, in the 17th over of the match versus Delhi, Dhoni came out to bat at No. 8. Mukesh Kumar greeted Dhoni with a short ball, which he pulled away for a four-foot-deep square leg. In the second ball, Mukesh had the opportunity to remove MS Dhoni, but Khalil Ahmed dropped an easy catch at point. When MS Dhoni struck the last ball of the over for a boundary as well, smacking the ball through the covers, the fans went crazy.
As Dhoni stepped out to bat and swung the bat in a circular manner to his right, the fans went crazy. When the former captain of Chennai struck his first ball for four, the noise levels skyrocketed. Following Khalil's dismissal, Dhoni maintained his fantastic form and hit a couple boundaries against Delhi's bowling attack, which was outstanding for the whole of the evening.
DHONI SMASHES NORTJE
In the match's last over, MS Dhoni blasted Anrich Nortje for 20 runs, demonstrating his decisive attitude. Dhoni was still undefeated at 37 off of just 17 balls. In the game's last two overs, Dhoni refused to let Jadeja take a strike and went on to get CSK as close to the 192-run target as he could. By the end of the match, Dhoni had amassed four boundaries and three sixes in a classic performance that cemented his status as one of the greatest cricket players of all time.
GAIKWAD RECEIVES CAPTAINCY FROM MS DHONI
Before the 2024 Indian Premier League season got off, MS Dhoni resigned as Chennai Super Kings captain. Ruturaj Gaikwad, a talented Indian opener who has demonstrated significant talent and leadership ability, will lead the team going forward after Dhoni stepped down as captain for the second time.
While playing for the Delhi Capitals against the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, renowned wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni set a significant record. This season, Dhoni, who left his position as captain of CSK, has been performing admirably behind the stumps.
To reach the enormous milestone, the renowned wicketkeeper made a brilliant catch during the Delhi Capitals game. Prithvi Shaw, the opener for DC and a member of the starting XI, played a cut shot off Ravindra Jadeja's delivery on the fourth ball of the eleventh over, but Dhoni caught him.
The iconic wicketkeeper reached the enormous milestone during the Delhi Capitals game with a brilliant catch. When DC starter Prithvi Shaw, who had returned to the starting lineup, played the cut shot off Ravindra Jadeja's delivery on the fourth ball of the eleventh over, Dhoni caught him.Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in T20I history to execute 300 dismissals with the catch.
Maximum wicketkeeping dismissals in Twenty20
300 - MS Dhoni
274 - Kamran Akmal
274 - Dinesh Karthik
270 - Quinton de Kock
209 - Jos Buttler
Shaw, meanwhile, made a spectacular comeback to the DC Playing XI with a scorching 43-run knockoff of 27 balls that featured two sixes and four fours. The daring first player and David Warner established a 93-run partnership for the first wicket, with Warner scoring a fantastic 52-run half-century.