NEW DELHI: While the focal point used to be on Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who shaped India's 28-run win over South Africa in the first T20I on Sunday, MS Dhoni quietly broke a global report. After he took a catch to disregard Reeza Hendricks off Bhuvneshwar, Dhoni created a brand new wicketkeeping report of having taken 134 catches in 275 T20s.
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The earlier report used to be held by way of Sri Lanka nice Kumar Sangakkara who has 133 catches in 254 T20s.
With 77 dismissals, Dhoni additionally holds the report for many dismissals in T20Is – 48 catches and 29 stumpings. The 48 catches the 36-year-old has taken in 87 T20Is may be a global report.
Overall, Dhoni has 204 dismissals in T20s – the second most in the format at the back of Pakistan's Kamran Akmal who leads the charts with 207 dismissals in 203 innings.
Dhawan struck a blistering 39-ball 72 ahead of Bhuvneshwar became the second Indian bowler to claim a five-for in T20Is to present India a profitable get started in the three-match series. Chasing 204, South Africa had been limited to 175/nine with the guests taking a 1-Zero lead.
The 2d event of the series is scheduled for Wednesday to be performed at SuperSport Park, Centurion whilst the final T20I will be able to be hosted by way of Cape Town on February 24. Both the suits will get started at nine:30 pm (IST).
India have had a reasonably a hit tour of South Africa regardless of shedding the Test series 1-2. They thrashed the Proteas in the six-match ODI series Five-1 for their first ever bilateral series win in the format on their soil.
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The earlier report used to be held by way of Sri Lanka nice Kumar Sangakkara who has 133 catches in 254 T20s.
With 77 dismissals, Dhoni additionally holds the report for many dismissals in T20Is – 48 catches and 29 stumpings. The 48 catches the 36-year-old has taken in 87 T20Is may be a global report.
Overall, Dhoni has 204 dismissals in T20s – the second most in the format at the back of Pakistan's Kamran Akmal who leads the charts with 207 dismissals in 203 innings.
Dhawan struck a blistering 39-ball 72 ahead of Bhuvneshwar became the second Indian bowler to claim a five-for in T20Is to present India a profitable get started in the three-match series. Chasing 204, South Africa had been limited to 175/nine with the guests taking a 1-Zero lead.
The 2d event of the series is scheduled for Wednesday to be performed at SuperSport Park, Centurion whilst the final T20I will be able to be hosted by way of Cape Town on February 24. Both the suits will get started at nine:30 pm (IST).
India have had a reasonably a hit tour of South Africa regardless of shedding the Test series 1-2. They thrashed the Proteas in the six-match ODI series Five-1 for their first ever bilateral series win in the format on their soil.
1st T20I: MS Dhoni breaks T20 world record
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