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The incident took place during the third ball of the 19th over of the Delhi Capitals innings. KL Rahul was batting on 76 runs from 49 balls at that time. KL Rahul was batting on 76 runs from 49 balls when he tried to hit Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Mukesh Choudhary for a big six on the full toss, but he failed to connect the ball properly, and it went straight up.
Mukesh had a chance to complete an easy catch, but he failed to convert the opportunity and dropped a sitter. Follow Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals LIVE Score After the 28-year-old cricketer from Rajasthan gave a lifeline to Rahul, MS Dhoni’s wife, Sakshi Dhoni, who was watching the match from the stands, gave a shocking reaction, the clip of which is now going viral on the internet. Rahul was, however, unable to make the most of the lifeline and got out after making 77 runs from 51 balls.
He was caught by MS Dhoni on the second ball of the 20th over of DC’s innings, bowled by Matheesha Pathirana. During his stay at the crease in Chennai on Saturday, Rahul hammered six fours and three sixes and helped the Axar Patel-led side post a total of 183 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets. For DC, apart from Rahul, Abhishek Porel scored 33 runs from 20 balls on Saturday, and Tristan Stubbs remained unbeaten on 24 runs from 12 balls.
For the home team, fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed finished with figures of 2 for 25 in four overs on Saturday afternoon and one Delhi Capitals batter each was dismissed by Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad, Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana. Stay updated with all the latest news on IPL 2025 , including the schedule , points table , top run-scorers ( IPL Orange Cap ), and leading wicket-takers ( IPL Purple Cap ). Get real-time updates, match highlights, and expert insights—only on News18.
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