Dhoni ducks in IPL: How many times has MS Dhoni been dismissed on 0 in Indian Premier League?

Dixit Bhargav | 10/04/2021
Dhoni ducks in IPL: How many times has MS Dhoni been dismissed on 0 in Indian Premier League?

Dhoni ducks in IPL: The former Indian captain didn’t start his Indian Premier League 2021 campaign on a promising note.

During the second match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals in Mumbai, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to begin his season on a promising note.

Dhoni, who came in to bat at No. 7 in the 16th over after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, had to walk back to the pavilion after facing only a couple of deliveries. Facing Delhi Capitals pacer Avesh Khan, Dhoni’s attempt of pulling the right-arm bowler saw him inside edging the ball on to his stumps.

Playing a competitive match after more than five months, Dhoni’s plentiful fans would’ve wanted him to hit a few boundaries but it wasn’t to be at the Wankhede Stadium tonight.

Dhoni ducks in IPL

As far as departing without scoring in the IPL is concerned, Dhoni registered only his fourth duck tonight. In 183 IPL innings, Dhoni has scored 4,632 runs at an average and strike rate of 40.63 and 136.67 respectively. Currently the eighth-highest run-scorer in the tournament, Dhoni has also has 23 IPL half-centuries under his belt.

Earlier, it was Capitals captain Rishabh Pant who had invited CSK in to bat. On the back of all-rounder Sam Curran scoring a game-changing 34 (15), Super Kings put on board 188/7 in 20 overs. Having scored 54 (36) with the help of three fours and four sixes, CSK vice-captain Suresh Raina was their top-scorer because of his 40th IPL half-century.

With bowling figures of 3-0-18-2, DC all-rounder Chris Woakes was the pick of their bowlers. Avesh, who had opened the bowling with Woakes, also bowled well to pick bowling figures of 4-0-23-2.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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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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