Dhoni's between-the-legs flick

May 01, 2017

Ishan Kishan got Gujarat Lions off to a blazing start with pulls•BCCI

MS Dhoni pulled off some tricks behind the stumps, including the between-the-legs flick, albeit in an unrewarding cause•BCCI

Dinesh Karthik's 29 off 26 balls dragged Lions past 150•BCCI

Dhoni struggled to find the gaps and laboured to 26 off 33 balls•BCCI

He added an unbroken 49-run stand with Dan Christian to seal Rising Pune's sixth win of the season•BCCI

He also threw his hands at wide deliveries outside off and made 31 off 24 balls •BCCI

The throw from Ajinkya Rahane that ran out Suresh Raina, however, required a straightforward collect-and-swipe effort from Dhoni•BCCI

Playing his first game of the season, Pradeep Sangwan dealt two early blows to Rising Pune's 162 chase•BCCI

When Basil Thampi had Dhoni holing out, Rising Pune needed 44 off 23 balls•BCCI

Imran Tahir bowled Dwayne Smith with a googly and finished with 3 for 27•BCCI

Rising Pune slipped to 42 for 4 when Rahul Tripathi was run out by a rocket throw from long-on•BCCI

Ben Stokes, however, smashed his way to his maiden T20 hundred, off 61 balls•BCCI