Watch: MS Dhoni made a cheeky attempt to stump Shikhar Dhawan out off Moeen Ali’s beamer that flew well above the batsman’s head.
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Dhoni is known for his game awareness and quirky stumpings, and on Saturday in the match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, he attempted to pull off a stumping off Ali’s loopy delivery.
While bowling, the ball slipped out of the England off-spinner’s hands and flew well over Dhawan’s head to ‘keeper Dhoni. Even as Dhawan stood a tad stunned by the beamer, Dhoni made a quick dash to try and stump the batsman out.
Of course, there’s no way that could have happened even if Dhawan was out of his crease because it was a no-ball and stumped dismissals are disallowed off such deliveries.
Watch the stumping attempt off the ‘moon’ ball here:
