PBKS vs CSK: MS Dhoni creates history, becomes the first-ever player to achieve this incredible feat in IPL

MS Dhoni, on Sunday (May 5), added yet another feather to his already illustrious cap as he created history during the game between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

He became the first player in the history of the IPL 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 over of the PBKS innings by taking Jitesh Sharma's catch.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik is second in the list with 144 catches followed by former South Africa stalwart AB de Villiers who ended 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 flops with the bat but CSK wins:

Talking about MS Dhoni's performance with the bat in the game, the former CSK skipper failed to get going. He was clean-bowled by Harshal Patel for a golden duck in the 19th over of the CSK innings. CSK, however, went on to thrash PBKS by 28 runs to get back to winning ways and entered the top four in the IPL 2024 points table. 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) played crucial knocks as well. For PBKS, Rahul Chahar and Harshal picked up three wickets each.

CSK's bowlers then restricted PBKS to 139 for 9 to power their team to a crucial win. At one stage, PBKS were reeling at 90 for 8 before useful contributions from the lower-order players helped them finish their innings with a respectable total.

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