MS Dhoni stood tall amidst a crumbling Indian batting line-up with his 67th half-century to take the home team to a triple-figure mark against Sri Lanka. (IND v SL updates)
He reached the 50-run mark in 78 balls with help of eight fours and one six. But more than those statistics it was the way Dhoni guided the home team from crisis that stood out. (IND v SL scorecard)
With India being reduced to 29/7 in the 17th over, it looked like India would be all out for the lowest score ever (35 by Zimbabwe). But Dhoni had some other ideas.
First he combined with Kuldeep Yadav (19) to build a stiff resistance and put up a 41-run stand. After the latter fell to Akila Dananjaya, he combined with Jasprit Bumrah for a 17-run stand.
The stands may not be humongous but they save India the ignominy of scoring one of the lowest scores ever.
Dhoni reached his half-century in the 36th over as he hit Nuwan Pradeep for a four but was the last man dismissed as India were bundled out for 112.
{{/usCountry}}Dhoni reached his half-century in the 36th over as he hit Nuwan Pradeep for a four but was the last man dismissed as India were bundled out for 112.
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