MS Dhoni, on Sunday (May 5), added another feather to his already illustrious cap by creating history during the match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
He became the first player in IPL history to take 150 catches. MS Dhoni had 149 IPL catches to his name before the start of the game. He completed 150 catches in the IPL during the 10th innings of PBKS by taking the catch of Jitesh Sharma.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik is second on the list with 144 catches, followed by former South Africa stalwart AB de Villiers, who finished his IPL career with 118 catches. Former India and RCB captain Virat Kohli is fifth on the list with 113 catches and is followed by his former India teammate Suresh Raina who took 109 catches.
Most catches by a player in IPL:
- MS Dhoni – 150
- Dinesh Karthik – 144
- AB de Villiers – 118*
- Virat Kohli – 113
- Suresh Raina – 109
MS Dhoni fails with the bat but CSK wins:
Talking about MS Dhoni’s performance with the bat in the match, the former CSK captain failed to get going. Harshal Patel bowled it cleanly for a golden duck in CSK’s 19th innings. CSK, however, thrashed PBKS by 28 runs to return to winning ways and entered the top four in the points table of IPL 2024. They are currently at the third spot with six wins and five losses.
Asked to bat first, CSK finished their innings on 167 for 9. Ravindra Jadeja top-scored with the bat for CSK, scoring 43, while Ruturaj Gaikwad (32) and Daryl Mitchell (30) also played crucial knocks. For PBKS, Rahul Chahar and Harshal got three wickets each.
CSK bowlers then restricted PBKS to 139 for 9 to propel their team to a crucial victory. At one stage, PBKS were reeling at 90 for 8 before useful contributions from lower-order players helped them finish their innings with a respectable total.