Hyderabad: Former champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday registered a convincing seven-wicket win over three-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK), a result that lifted them from the bottom of the table and kept them afloat in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
This game was the 200th appearance for MS Dhoni in the tournament. He became the first cricketer to appear in 200 games in the tournament. MS Dhoni pouched two catches in the tournament which fetched him 108 catches. With 39 stumping dismissals to his credit, he has effected 147 dismissals. His 108 catches is a record for most catches by a wicket-keeper in the tournament. Next, best is KD Karthik’s 105 catches.
MS Dhoni requires three more dismissals which would fetch him 150 dismissals. If he affects them, then he would become the first wicketkeeper in the tournament to effect 150 dismissals. MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 28 in this game to provide the 74th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the tournament.
It also provides the ninth occasion of a Chennai captain dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides his eighth run out a dismissal in the tournament as a captain MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 28 in this game to provide the 67th occasion of a wicket-keeper batsman dismissed run out in the tournament.
It also provides the eighth occasion of a Chennai wicketkeeper-batsman dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides his eighth run out a dismissal in the tournament as a wicket-keeper batsman SV Samson was dismissed without scoring in this game to provide the 64th occasion of a wicket-keeper batsman scoring zero in the tournament. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Rajasthan wicket-keeper batsman scoring zero in the tournament.
It also represents his eighth duck in the tournament. It also represents his eleventh duck in T20 games. JC Buttler scored 70 not out in this game to provide his eleventh fifty in the tournament.
Chennai lost its 70th game of the tournament, while Rajasthan carved its 77th win of the tournament. Chennai lost its ninth game against Rajasthan, while Rajasthan posted its 14th win against Chennai in the tournament. Both teams have met on 23 occasions.
(Written by HR Gopalakrishna - Cricket Statistician)
