New Delhi . Tuesday was a great day for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He showed stamina as a wicket-keeper and later as a batsman. Although Chennai Super Kings did not win against Punjab Kings, MS Dhoni took a big record during this match. MS Dhoni has become the first 150 catcher wicketkeeper behind the wicket in the history of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL. He has already dashed Dinesh Karthik's record.
As soon as MS Dhoni caught the catch of Nehal Vadhera on the ball of Ravichandran Ashwin against Punjab Kings, the number of catches in his IPL increased to 150. He is the first wicketkeeper to reach this achievement in the IPL. Another name in the list is Dinesh Karthik, who caught 137 catches in the IPL. Apart from this, Wriddhiman Saha is at number three, who has taken retirement after 87 catches. The fourth name is of Rishabh Pant, who has caught 76 catches and Quinton Dickock has caught 66 catches so far.
Most caught as wicketkeeper
150 catches – MS Dhoni
137 Catch – Dinesh Karthik
87 Catch – Wriddhiman Saha
76 Catch – Rishabh Pant
66 Catch – Quinton Dickock
The match for MS Dhoni against Punjab Kings passed brilliantly. After facing all the criticism, MS Dhoni got promoted at number 5 and scored 27 runs in 12 balls. During this innings, he hit a four and 3 sixes. His strike rate was 225. However, these runs were not enough, as they later were dismissed and Chennai Super Kings could not win the match. MS Dhoni was still batting at number 7, 8 or 9, but this time he landed at number 5.