MS Dhoni claimed his 208th catch in T20 cricket© BCCI/Sportzpics
One of many most interesting cricketers to ever play the Gentleman’s Sport, MS Dhoni continues to interrupt data even on the age of 41. Up in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Friday, Dhoni smashed T20 cricket ‘world report’ as he went on to develop into the wicket-keeper with probably the most variety of catches within the shortest format of the sport. It was Quinton de Kock who earlier held the report however he was surpassed by the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) skipper within the record.
Dhoni and De Kock had been tied on the No. 1 spot earlier than the match began, with each taking a complete of 207 catches in T20 cricket. After Dhoni grabbed the catch of Aiden Markram on the bowling of Maheesh Theekshana within the match, he went previous De Kock to make the numero uno spot solely his personal.
Dhoni is not the one Indian within the prime 5. Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik is simply three catches behind Dhoni within the record.
Wicketkeepers with most catches in Males’s T20 cricket:
208 – MS Dhoni207 – Quinton de Kock205 – Dinesh Karthik172 – Kamran Akmal150 – Denesh Ramdin
Within the match in opposition to the Sunrisers, Dhoni additionally produced a stumping effort and a run-out. In complete, the 41-year-old veteran of the sport was straight concerned in three completely different dismissals within the sport.
The Tremendous Kings produced an excellent effort with the ball, limiting the SunRisers to only 134/7 in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja was the celebrity with the ball for the 4-time champions, bagging three wickets for 22 runs within the match.
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