MS Dhoni becomes first player to take 150 catches in IPL history

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper and five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion MS Dhoni became the first-ever player to complete 150 catches in the league's history.
Dhoni accomplished this feat during his side's game against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Dharamsala on Sunday.
Dhoni took a catch to dismiss Jitesh Sharma for a duck in the match.
With 146 catches as a wicketkeeper and four outfield catches, Dhoni is the only player to have 150 IPL catches.
Coming to the match, PBKS won the toss and elected to field first. CSK lost their wickets at regular intervals. It was knocks from Ravindra Jadeja (43 in 26 balls, with three fours and two sixes), Ruturaj Gaikwad (32 in 21 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and Daryl Mitchell (30 in 19 balls, with two fours and a six) that took CSK to a respectable 167/9 in their 20 overs.
Rahul Chahar (3/23) and Harshal Patel (3/24) were the pick of the bowlers for PBKS. Arshdeep Singh got two wickets while Sam Curran got a wicket too.
In the run-chase, PBKS lost two wickets early, with Tushar Deshpande (2/35) striking for Men in Yellow, but Prabhsimran Singh (30 in 23 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Shashank Singh (27 in 20 balls, with four boundaries) helped them recover with a 53-run partnership. However, Ravindra Jadeja (3/20), Mitchell Santner (1/10) and Simarjeet Singh (2/16) helped CSK make a stunning comeback and restrict Punjab to 139/9 in their 20 overs.
Jadeja received the 'Player of the Match' performance for his three wickets and a knock of 43.
CSK has gone up to third place in the points table with six wins and five losses, giving them 12 points. PBKS is in the eighth spot with four wins, seven losses and just eight points. (ANI)