MS Dhoni’s surprising appearance at No.9 and ensuing excusal for a brilliant duck against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dharamsala lighted a whirlwind of images across the web. Known for his capacity to excite fans with his batting, Dhoni’s intriguing appearances at the Wrinkle have frequently been snapshots of expectation. In any case, his excursion against PBKS was not even close to astounding.
In a takeoff from his typical lower-request sections this season, Dhoni ended up strolling in at No.9 during the nineteenth over, with Chennai Super Rulers (CSK) battling at 150/7. His entrance even went before Mitchell Santner and Shardul Thakur. Confronting pacer Harshal Patel, who had quite recently excused Thakur, Dhoni succumbed to a sluggish yorker, misconceiving the planning of his shot and losing his stumps all the while.
The whole episode, from Dhoni’s surprising batting position to his excusal without scoring a run, became a grub for online humor, generating plenty of images.
Despite Dhoni’s initial exit, CSK figured out how to post a sum of 167/9, which at first appeared to be unobtrusive given the high-scoring nature of this IPL season. Nonetheless, Punjab kings battled in their pursuit, with Tushar Deshpande’s twofold strike in the second overgouging their expectations of a solid beginning. Toward the finish of the powerplay, PBKS ended up at 47/2.
Strikingly, Dhoni arrived at an achievement during the match, turning into the principal player to accomplish 150 gets in the IPL when Ravindra Jadeja excused Jitesh Sharma for a brilliant duck. Jadeja’s heavenly presentation, which incorporated the critical wickets of Prabhsimran Singh and Sam Curran, confined PBKS to 139/9, getting a 28-run triumph for CSK.