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Virat Kohli led India thrashed South Africa by 28 runs taking the lead of 1-0 in the tournament.
Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni may not be in as much limelight, but the former ‘captain cool’ added yet another feather to his cap during the opening T20 International between India and South Africa at the New Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.
With Proteas batsman, Reeza Hendricks’ catch, MS Dhoni surpasses Sir Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara’s record in terms of the maximum number of catches taken by a wicket-keeper in T20I.
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Now Dhoni has 134 catches to his name in the 275th T20I match while Sangakkara had picked 133 catches in 254 games.
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After picking the catch off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowl, the Ranchi lad was seen smiling. The third spot in the list is reserved by India’s Dinesh Karthik is third on the list with 123 catches in 227 games.
In the first match of three-match T20I series, Virat Kohli led India thrashed South Africa by 28 runs taking the lead of 1-0 in the tournament.
Earlier on Sunday, after winning the toss, JP Duminy invited India to bat first. Riding on Shikhar Dhawan’s sensational 72-run knock, visitors set the target of 204 runs in front of the hosts.
In reply, South Africa squad manage to score 175 runs for nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
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