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MS Dhoni - The Untold Story: REAL scorecard of Yuvi's 358-run knock for Punjab against Mahi's Bihar

Punjab, together scored a total of 839 runs in response to Bihar's first innings total.

MS Dhoni - The Untold Story: REAL scorecard of Yuvi's 358-run knock for Punjab against Mahi's Bihar

New Delhi: MS Dhoni is known for hitting big sixes, be it at crucial times on the field for India or off the field in theaters with his truly inspiring biopic – MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

Some of the fascinating stories were in Dhoni's journey to the absolute top were shown in the movie. One of those unknown stories left the crowd shocked when they came to know of Yuvraj's Singh's 358-run knock for Punjab and MS Dhoni's Bihar, whose team total was 357 - 1 less than Yuvi's individual score.

Punjab, together scored a total of 839 runs in response to Bihar's first innings total. (READ: MS Dhoni: The untold story – Read why Mahi wept like a baby in one of the scenes…)

In the movie, Sushant Singh Rajput, who played the role of MS Dhoni says -

"Toh day 2 mein hum out ho gaye 84 run pe, pura team out ho gya 357 run pe. Punjab batting karne aata hai, unka pehla wicket girta hai 60 pe, fir batting karne aata hai Yuvraj Singh."

"Day 2 ke end ka score 108/1. Purey Day 3 mein sirf unka eke hi wicket girta hai."

"Last day – Day 4, Punjab ka total score 839… Yuvraj ke akele ka score 358, Bihar ke total score se 1 run jyada. Humko 2nd inning hi nahi mila."

Not many fans outrightly believed it to be a true story and everyone quickly attempted to Google the fact and find out the real truth behind the story.

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Well, to everyone's surprise, the fact actually was true and Yuvraj Singh had managed to score 358 runs, rather stunningly in the Under-19 Cooch-Behar trophy final against Bihar in 1999/2000.

It is rather outstanding that Yuvi had enjoyed such a spectacular match at such a young age but astonishingly shocking that not many fans no about this feat.