MS Dhoni is still outsmarting top players at 43. He’s known for turning matches around from behind the wickets. In IPL 2025, he’s doing it again. His latest target was Nitish Rana, who had smashed 81 runs in 36 balls. But Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin outwitted him, and Dhoni’s lightning-fast stumping did the trick.
Dhoni’s clever move
Nitish Rana was hitting CSK’s bowlers hard. In the 12th over, Ravichandran Ashwin was bowling. Rana hit a six and a four in the first two balls. He stepped out to hit another big shot on the fourth ball, but Ashwin cleverly bowled a wide ball. Rana was caught off guard, and Dhoni easily stumped him out. This partnership between Dhoni and Ashwin denied Rana his first IPL century.
MS DHONI X RAVI ASHWIN.!!!!
– Ash Anna gets Nitish Rana.!!! pic.twitter.com/4Siuoda25h
— MANU. (@IMManu_18) March 30, 2025
Rana’s IPL record
Nitish Rana has never scored a century in the IPL. Against CSK, he hit his 19th half-century in the league. His highest score in the IPL is 87 runs. In 110 matches, Rana has scored 2,736 runs.