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MS Dhoni hops to another milestone; takes 100th catches in IPL | MS Dhoni takes 100th catch in CSK’s thumping win over KXIP.
Chennai Super Kings bounced back in the league with much aplomb. After losing three matches in a row, the men in yellow killed it with a match-winning performance backed by Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis. MS Dhoni, who led the team, also marked a new record of 100 catches in an IPL when he took Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) captain KL Rahul’s wicket in the 18th over.
In Shardul Thakur’s over, Rahul looked strong at 63, but he was caught wide on the off stump as Dhoni pounced at the wicket in complete control doing his regular stunts from behind the stumps. Dhoni joins the group of 100+ catches along with Dinesh Karthik at 103 and Suresh Raina at 100.
After winning the toss, Kings XI Punjab choose to bat and scored 178/4 in 20 overs. Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson chased the winning total with an unbeaten 181 partnership – the highest ever for CSK. Du Plessis’s 87 in 53 and Watson’s 83 in 53 balls came with 11 boundaries each.
Not just the openers played well, even the bowling department stood by their responsibilities and did the small things right which the captain wanted from the team right from their second loss. “I think we did the small things. That’s what was important to us. The kind of start we got in batting, that’s what we needed. Hopefully, we’ll be able to replicate this in the coming games”, said Dhoni in the post-match presentation.
Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.
