The 18th match of the IPL 2019 saw Chennai Super Kings take on Kings XI Punjab at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chennai had won their first three matches before losing to Mumbai Indians, while KXIP was coming off a brilliant win against Delhi Capitals.
Chennai batted first after winning the toss and made 160/3 with fifties from Faf du Plessis and 37* from MS Dhoni. KXIP lost Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal early in the chase, but KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan hit fifties each to keep KXIP in the hunt.
In the 13th over of the match, on the fourth ball, Rahul tried to paddle Jadeja towards the leg side, but the ball went nowhere. Dhoni picked it up and flicked the ball at the stumps to hit direct. The LED lights lit up like its Christmas, but the bails sat back in their grooves.
What was interesting that Rahul was short of his ground when the stumps lit up, despite putting in the dive. The replays stunned everyone in the crowd and the stubborn bails robbed Dhoni of a wonderful run out.
Here is the video:
