The master of the stumping in internation꧂al cricket, MS Dhoni was at it once again at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui in the second ODI against New Zea🦩land.
Chasing 325 to level the series, th✨e Blackcaps were in a spot of bother when they lost Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson in the first powerplay. Colin Munro was soon back in the hut too when the spinners came on, and that left a lot of pressure on the in-form batsmen Ross Taylor and Tom Latham.
But Taylor had no answer to a moment of magic frꦯom the Indian wick꧅et-keeper.
With Kedar Jadhav pushing one through that didn’t turn, Taylor’s outside edge was beaten. As he had overbalanced even so lightly, his back-foot was out off the crease for just a brief moment.
A matter of milliseconds and that’s all it took for Dhoni to whip the bails off.
However, the best moment came when the 37-year-old was quick to appeal for the stumps and remained confident that he has got his man, despite the rest of the Indian team remaining skeptical about it. The replays, though, confirmed Dhoni’s suspicion, as the Indian camp celebrated the big dismissal.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted:
. channeling his inner-𝔉flash to execute that stumping!⚡️⚡🥂️
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
Terrific stumping by Dhoni to get rid of in-form Taylor. Dhoni and Jadhav are becomin💛g Jodi No.1 for India!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
When it comes to stumpings, is the boss 🙏
— Sarah Taylor (@SarahTheCricket)
How quick was that from Dhoni ⚡⚡
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
OUT. Those Dꦑhoni 🦄hands. And that Kedar’s bowling. ☺️🙌🤗
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
The faste🔜st hands in the East conjure up another dismissal. . Game over, I should thi💦nk.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Jharkhand Tableau. 💯
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar)
What a stumping DHONI!
W♏hat is he made of? Is he a superman? How does he find one such stumping in every match? One blink & you’re gone.
Unbeliveable is the only word for Dhoni.
— Akash Jain (@akash207)
OUT!
That is Dhoni's wicket. Look at the side hug MS. He's a gem. Jewel behind the wickets to the spinners.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Life may give you a second chance, but don't expect a second chance from Dhoni ever, when it comes to his stumping.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt)
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The nano seconds were discovered to measure Dhoni's stumping.
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s)
Genius is an understatement for MS Dhoni's wicket-keeping to spinners. Ross Taylor didn't even think he was in danger when the appeal was made. Brilliant.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm)
MS Dhoni when he sees b𓆉atsman millimeter outside crease.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Dhoni when batsman leaves the crease
— RS (@AwaraRish)
Looks like Dhoni stopped time to do s🦹tumping. Only he was moving everyone else was standing like statue
— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh)
. & his lightning stumping is still a better Love Story.
Best Wicket Keeper for a reason!💙— MS Dhoni Fans Official (@msdfansofficia🍌l)
