MS Dhoni Creates History, Becomes First Wicketkeeper In IPL To...
MS Dhoni once again creates history in the Indian Premier League with a unique wicketkeeping record.
Chennai Super Kings’ icon and star wicketkeeper batter, MS Dhoni once again created history in the Indian Premier League 2025 clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday evening.
The 43-year-old now holds the record for being the first wicketkeeper to reach 200 fielding dismissals in the tournament’s history. He was involved in the dismissals of Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, where he stumped the former and caught one off the latter.
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Amongst the closest contenders include the former cricketers like Dinesh Karthik with 174 dismissals to his name and Wriddhiman Saha with 113 as well. Amongst his closest rivals amongst active players include Rishabh Pant who has 100 dismissals to his name.
| Most Fielding Dismissals By Wicketkeepers In IPL History | |||
| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Dismissals |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 270 | 200 |
| 2 | Dinesh Karthik | 236 | 174 |
| 3 | Wriddhiman Saha | 149 | 113 |
| 4 | Rishabh Pant | 112 | 100 |
| 5 | Robin Uthappa | 114 | 90 |
Left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad exploited the turning conditions brilliantly, picking up 4/31, to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 179 for 6, as Chennai Super Kings’ spin trio dominated the middle overs in the home team’s must-win IPL clash.
After cruising at 67/1 at the power-play, KKR choked with Ahmad turning the tide.
The Afghan spinner broke KKR’s rhythm immediately after the powerplay, striking twice in one over.
First, he dismissed Narine (26 off 17 balls; 4×4, 1×6), beaten in flight and stumped brilliantly by MS Dhoni. Four balls later, Angkrish Raghuvanshi edged behind to give CSK a double breakthrough.
KKR lost further momentum as the boundaries dried up — at one stage, they went 24 balls without a single four — in the middle overs.
Their hopes rested on Andre Russell, fresh from a match-winning fifty in the previous game.
The explosive Jamaican shifted gears, smashing Ravindra Jadeja for two fours and a six, and then launched Ahmad into the stands with a massive six off a googly.
But Ahmad had the last laugh, deceiving Russell (38 off 21 balls) with another well-disguised googly to end his dangerous knock.
In his final over, Ahmad also removed Rinku Singh, wrapping up a terrific spell that broke KKR’s backbone.
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