He found a spot in the playing XI in the absence of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje and proved his worth by removing MS Dhoni and Faf du Plessis for ducks. “Only a few overs were left, and Pant knew Dhoni would try to hit out. Dhoni tried to hit, but got an inside edge and was bowled,” Avesh told Indian Express. Avesh took the prized wicket of CSK skipper MS Dhoni with a back-of-a-length delivery outside the off-stump first ball. Dhoni tried to he tried to hit the ball towards the on-side but ended up getting an under-edge that rammed into his stumps.

Source: Hindustan Times May 10, 2021 11:03 UTC