WATCH: MS Dhoni stumps Peter Handscomb off Kuldeep Yadav

Dixit Bhargav | 02/03/2019
Dhoni stumps Peter Handscomb off Kuldeep Yadav

Dhoni stumps Peter Handscomb off Kuldeep Yadav: The pair of Dhoni and Kuldeep once again reaped fruits for India.

During the first ODI of the ongoing Australia’s tour of India at Hyderabad, India chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav bowled a magnificent delivery to dismiss Australia middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb.

The Australian batsman became Kuldeep Yadav’s second victim as he had earlier dismissed Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja in the 24th over. Becoming the fourth Australian batsmen to get out, Handscomb’s dismissal put the visitors into more trouble.

It all happened on the last delivery of the 30th over when Handscomb failed miserably in his attempt of stepping out to the Indian spinner. With the ball turning in sharply after pitching, the batsman missed it altogether.

It was at this point in time that the veteran wicket-keeper in Mahendra Singh Dhoni dislodged the bails with minimal effort. Had the batsman not stepped out before the ball was bowled, it wouldn’t have been a near-unplayable delivery for him.

Handscomb, who came in to bat at No. 4, ended up scoring 19 (30) with the help of one four. He was involved in a 36-run partnership with all-rounder Glenn Maxwell.

Australia captain Aaron Finch wouldn’t have thought of his team being restricted to 133-4 in 30 overs chiefly after winning the toss and electing to bat.

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The Australian captain would also be worried about his own form with the bat. The 32-year old right-hand batsman in undergoing a lean patch across formats at the highest level. The fact that he once again got out to India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah would be disheartening for him.

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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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