‘I respect Dhoni Bhai, that’s why…’ What did Harshal Patel say after dismissing Mahi?

New Delhi. Two matches are being played in IPL 2024 today on 5th May. The first match is being played between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at Dharamshala Stadium in Himachal Pradesh. CSK team lost wickets very quickly here. Fans were hoping that they would see a big innings from the bat of Mahendra Singh Dhoni today. But this did not happen, he got out facing the very first ball in Harshal Patel’s over.

Harshal did not celebrate much after taking the wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. When he was asked about this, he said after the match, “I have a lot of respect for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. That’s why I didn’t celebrate much after taking his wicket. The biggest advantage of playing here is that the ball is reversing here. The ball was reversing in my first over. Slow bowling was proving to be correct here. Many batsmen were not able to pick it up.”

Let us tell you that Harshal Patel took a total of 3 wickets while bowling in this match. He gave 24 runs while bowling 4 overs. Patel dismissed 3 players in his spell. It includes players like Daryl Mitchell, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Shardul Thakur. Batting in the first innings, Chennai scored 167 runs. Punjab Kings will need 168 runs to win the match. He will have 20 overs.