Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni celebrate Johannesburg T20I win over dinner with teammates

  • Rohan Sen
  • Johannesburg
  • February 19, 2018
  • UPDATED 10:49 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • India crushed South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20I
  • India became the first team to win at Johannesburg after batting first in T20Is
  • During the match Dhoni also set a new record for most catches in T20 cricket
Suresh Raina Instagram
The boys went out for dinner at Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg (Suresh Raina Instagram)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • India crushed South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20I
  • India became the first team to win at Johannesburg after batting first in T20Is
  • During the match Dhoni also set a new record for most catches in T20 cricket
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni celebrated their big win over South Africa in the first T20I with a nice hearty meal

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni celebrated their big win over South Africa in the first T20I with a nice hearty meal along with a few teammates in Johannesburg on Sunday night.

India crushed the Proteas by 28 runs in the first match at New Wanderers Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

After the match, the boys went out for dinner at Nelson Mandela Square in Jo'burg.

Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul also joined Kohli and Dhoni on their outing.

Raina posted a picture on his Instagram account and captioned the picture, "best way to enjoy a good win. Dinner time with the boys".

Best way to enjoy a good win . Dinner time with the boys

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Raina made an impressive comeback into the Indian limited-overs team on Sunday scoring a quickfire 15 off 7 balls with two boundaries, a six and three excellent catches in the second innings.

It was Dhawan who started the carnage for the Men in Blue as he top-scored with 72 off just 39 balls which helped India post a challenging 203/5 after being put into bat. His knock was laced with 10 boundaries and two maximums.

Manish Pandey (29 not out) and Virat Kohli (26) also made useful contributions to India's total.

Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was rested for the sixth ODI on Friday, then grabbed a five-wicket haul and became the first Indian bowler to take five wickets in a match in all the three formats of the game as the Proteas were restricted to 175 for 9 in 20 overs.

Moments after @imbhuvi's day at work #TeamIndia #SAvIND

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The result helped India become the first team to win at Johannesburg after batting first in T20 Internationals.

During the match Dhoni also set a new world record for most catches in T20 cricket. The 36-year-old surpassed Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who had 133 catches in 254 matches. India's Dinesh Karthik is third on the list with 123 catches in 227 games.

Dhoni is already leading the tally of wicketkeepers with most dismissals in T20 internationals with 77 in 87 games which includes 48 catches and 29 stumpings.

Overall, Dhoni is third on the list of wicketkeepers with most catches in international cricket.

Former South Africa great Mark Boucher is the record holder with 952 grabs in 467 matches followed by Australia's Adam Gilchrist with 813 in 396 games.

Dhoni has 601 catches and 174 stumpings in international cricket.

The second T20 international will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday (February 21).

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