The incident happened in the final delivery of RCB's innings.
In the very first match of the IPL 2024 season at Chepauk, Dhoni pulled off a brilliant run out to get rid of RCB batter Anuj Rawat.
When RCB were reeling at 78/5, Rawat stepped up and added 95 runs for the sixth wicket with Dinesh Karthik to bail his team out of trouble. His 48-run knock off 25 balls came to an end in the final delivery of the innings due to Dhoni’s brilliance.
CSK pacer Tushar Deshpande bowled a delivery outside off and Karthik swung hard but failed to connect it. Since it was the final ball of the innings, both the RCB batters tried to sneak a single but Dhoni’s underarm throw was too quick for Anuj Rawat, who was found short of his crease despite putting a big dive.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the match, RCB racked up 173/6 in their allotted 20 overs despite a middle-order collapse. While Rawat was dismissed for 48, Karthik finished with 38 not out off 26 balls.
Mustafizur Rahman starred with the ball for CSK, returning with the figurs of 4 for 29 in his four overs.