IPL 2026 | Faf du Plessis: Mukul Choudhary's powerful flick shots remind me of MS Dhoni back in the day

In the IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders KKR Lucknow Super Giants LSG emerged victorious by three wickets at the Eden Gardens in KolkataWhat stood out in the thrilling match was Mukul Choudharyrsquos unbeaten 54run knock The 21yearold cricketer came to bat in the lower order and smashed two boundaries and seven maximums in his knock of 27 ballsReflecting on performance former South African cricketer Faf du Plessis said that some of Choudharys flick shots reminded him of MS DhoniItrsquos incredible to see the awareness to take the game through The power from the young man unbelievable batting What a game of cricket with lots of ebbs and flows and stealing it towards the end Some of the shots reminded me of watching MS Dhoni back in the day especially those flick shots so much power he said on JioHotstarIPL 2026 Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match summaryIn the IPL 2026 Lucknow recently registered a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders KKR by three wickets at the Eden Gardens in KolkataHaving put to bat first KKR posted a total of 181 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs Skipper Ajinkya Rahane delivered an exceptional knock of 41 runs in 24 balls including four boundaries and two maximums Fellow opening batsman Finn Allen scored nine runs in eight balls with the help of two boundariesWicketkeeperbatsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi accumulated 45 runs in 33 balls laced with five boundaries and two maximums Rinku Singh departed after scoring four runs in seven ballsCameron Green and Rovman Powell stayed unbeaten Green amassed 32 runs off 24 balls including three boundaries and a maximum whereas Powell smashed 39 runs in 24 balls with the help of four boundaries and two maximumsLucknows Prince Yadav M Siddharth Digvesh Rathi and Avesh Khan picked up one wicket each Mohammed Shami went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against KKRIn the second essay of the game Impact Player Ayush Badoni delivered a knock of 54 runs off 34 balls including seven boundaries and two maximums Later Mukul Choudhary garnered an unbeaten 54 runs in 27 balls including two boundaries and seven maximumsWith this the visitors chased the target by scoring 182 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 oversKolkatas Vaibhav Arora and Anukul Roy bagged two wickets each Sunil Narine Kartik Tyagi and Green claimed one wicket each