WATCH: MS Dhoni stumps Shahidi as Afghanistan loses their third wicket

Dixit Bhargav | 25/09/2018
MS Dhoni stumps Shahidi

MS Dhoni stumps Shahidi: MS Dhoni affected yet another stumping as Afghanistan lost their third wicket against India.

During the fifth match of the Super Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup between India and Afghanistan at Dubai, stand-in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s swift hands and rapid hand-eye coordination saw him affecting yet another dismissal behind the wickets for his team.

Dhoni had introduced Kuldeep Yadav into the attack in the 11th over. Having bowled a lone economical over, Yadav was given the ball again in the 16th over. Dhoni affecting the stumping dismissal happened on the second delivery of the 16th over when Hashmatullah Shahidi’s attempt to play a flick across the line saw him missing the ball altogether.

With the batsman’s back leg majorly in air, he had no chance whatsoever against Dhoni. By the time the batsman could have made his way back into the crease, Dhoni had already caused the damage. Shahidi ended up scoring 0 (3). In which was Yadav’s first wicket, he used the advantage to dismiss Afghanistan’s captain Asghar Afghan on the next ball itself.

Earlier, Afghanistan had won the toss and chose to bat. At the toss, India had made astounding changes to their playing eleven, making as many as five changes. All the players who had not played in this tournament so far were given the chance of proving their mettle. With Dhoni leading the side, he became only the third captain to play 200 matches as an ODI captain.

Watch the full video of Dhoni affecting the dismissal:

 

Below are some of the Twitter reactions on Dhoni’s stumping:

 

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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