Top 3 MS Dhoni knocks in IPL History
With these captivating innings, MS Dhoni showed that as a finisher, he could be too hot to handle for bowlers
MS Dhoni is one of the biggest things to happen to Indian cricket as he with his batting and captaincy completely changed the face of Indian cricket. Under him, India pulled off success in major ICC events such T20 World Cup 2007, World Cup 2011 and Champions Trophy 2013. In 2020, he gave emotional moments to fans of the Indian cricket team by bidding adieu to international cricket. While in the Indian Premier League (IPL), he is still providing his services to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and will continue ahead in the 2023 IPL too.
Till now in the 15 editions of the IPL, he has given 13 seasons to the CSK and has created their image of being the second most successful team in the league with four trophies in their bag. In the next season, he will be seen in action again so the franchise will expect him to win another title with the help of his incredible batting displays and captaincy.
In these years, Dhoni has not only been crucial for the CSK because of his captaincy but also as a batter who plays the role of a finisher. Going through his batting records in the competition, it can be said that he has done justice with his batting by amassing 4978 runs in 234 matches with an average of 39.20. In the last season also, he looked good by notching up 232 runs in 14 games at an average of 33.14. His capability as a finisher is undoubted as in the past, he has played many impactful innings for CSK. Playing the game against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the last season, he again awestruck everyone again by hitting 16 runs calmly in the last over of the game. Discussing about his fabuluous performances from the past, here are-
MS Dhoni's three fabulous knocks in IPL History
3. 75* off 46 deliveries against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2019
In the 12th match of the 2019 edition of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings were facing Rajasthan Royals (RR) at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Winning the toss, the RR captain Ajinkya Rahane decided to field first and his bowlers didn’t disappoint him by clinching three quick wickets of Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, and Kedar Jadhav.
Seeing CSK in trouble, the skipper MS Dhoni promoted himself to number five to stabilise the innings. With Suresh Raina, he had a 61-run stand to bring his team back on track. Later he also stitched a 56-run partnership with Dwayne Bravo to help Super Kings to have complete control over the game.
In the last nine deliveries of the CSK innings, Dhoni showed muscles by hitting 33 runs along with Ravindra Jadeja. With the skipper’s contribution of 75* off 46 deliveries, CSK put 175 on the board. While defending the target, CSK bowlers also looked motivated by their captain’s innings and stopped the RR at the score of 167 to register a thrilling 8-run victory.
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