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IND vs ENG: Former India captain MS Dhoni was present to watch the second semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. His wife Sakshi Dhoni was with him.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was present to watch the second semi-final match of the T-20 World Cup 2026 held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. His wife Sakshi Dhoni was with him. They enjoyed the high voltage match between India and England sitting in the VIP box. There were also several guests including Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh. Amid the excitement of the match, a funny moment surrounding Dhoni and Sakshi caught the attention of the audience.
When England were chasing a target of 254 runs, a funny thing happened in the 18th over. While stopping Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s ball, Sakshi thought he had caught England batsman Sam Curran off his own bowling. Thinking of that, he jumped in excitement and started celebrating.
But in reality the ball hit the ground earlier, so it is not a catch. While many in the field understood the point, the witness misunderstood at first. Seeing his excitement, Dhoni calmly signaled him to stop. Dhoni’s cool-headed reaction quickly went viral on social media and elicited laughter from the audience.
Incidentally, the Indian team batted first in the match and scored 253 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Sanju Samson played an innings of 89 runs off 42 balls. Jacob Bethel virtually single-handedly pulled England to chase the reply. Despite playing an innings of 105 runs off 48 balls, he was not successful in the end. England made 246 after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. India won the match by 7 runs.
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