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MS Dhoni's stats for CSK | Image: BCCI/IPL
MS Dhoni has always been an icon in the cricketing field. He has been one of the most successful limited-overs captains in the history of cricket while also have been successful in IPL history. With so many years in IPL with CSK he has achieved many feats and played lots of match-winning knocks for the team. In this article, we will have a look at MS Dhoni's stats for CSK in the Indian Premier League.
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MS Dhoni's stats in IPL for Chennai Super Kings
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In his IPL career, Dhoni has scored over 5000 runs, hit over 200 sixes, and holds the record for most caps and most dismissals in the Indian Premier League. But, he had to play for Rising Pune Super Giants in the 2016 and 2017 seasons as Chennai were banned from IPL for those two seasons.
As a CSK batter, he has scored 4669 runs in 202 appearances with 22 half-centuries. Out of those runs, 1332 have come in the form of sixes as he struck 222 deliveries into the stands.
- MSD is the only player to have scored 5000+ runs in the Indian Premier League as a wicket-keeper.
- Dhoni has the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper in IPL.
- The 42-year-old is the first player to feature in 250 matches in IPL.
- The CSK legend has played the most number of IPL Finals (11).
- Dhoni is the only player with 100 or 100 plus sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL.
- MSD is the third oldest player in the IPL. He is only behind Brad Hogg and Pravin Tambe.
| Matches | 234 |
| Innings: | 202 |
| Not Outs: | 86 |
| Aggregate: | 4669 |
| Highest Score: | 84* |
| Average: | 40.25 |
| 30s: | 37 |
| 50s: | 22 |
| 100s: | 0 |
| Ducks: | 6 |
| 4s: | 330 |
| 6s: | 222 |
| Balls Faced: | 3352 |
| Scoring Rate | 139.29 |
| Opened Batting: | 0 |
| Top Scored in Innings: | 23 |
| Catches | 135 |
| Stumpings | 34 |
Dhoni's Captaincy Record in IPL
The former Indian captain led CSK to the title in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. He is the only Indian captain to reach the IPL finals ten times. CSK finished as runners-up in the seasons 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2019 under his captaincy. There have never been two consecutive IPL finals without Chennai. No captain in IPL history has led in more matches or more wins than Dhoni.
The veteran skipper had stepped down from captaincy at the start of the 2022 season but had to take over the captaincy once again. He will lead the team again in IPL 2024.
Apart from leading CSK in IPL, Dhoni had also led RPSG in two seasons due to CSK's ban from the competition. RPSG also played one final but got beaten by Mumbai Indians.
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Matches as Captain: 226
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Won: 133
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Lost: 91
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Tied: 0
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No Result: 2
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Winning Percentage: 59.38%
- Dhoni has the joint most IPL trophies as captain - tied with Rohit Sharma for five crowns each.
- Dhoni has led CSK and RPS in 226 matches in IPL which is by far the most in the Indian cash-rich league.
- Dhoni is the only player with over a hundred wins as captain.
- Dhoni has the second most runs in IPL with 4660 runs, only behind Virat Kohli who has scored 4694 runs as a skipper.
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MSD Captaincy Record with CSK
- Matches: 212
- Won: 128
- Lost: 82
- No Result: 2
Dhoni's Stats as Captain in IPL
In his IPL career so far, Dhoni has scored over 5000 runs, hit over 200 sixes, and holds the record for most caps and most dismissals in the Indian Premier League. As a captain, he has scored 4660 runs in 226 appearances with 22 half-centuries. Out of his 5082 runs in 250 IPL matches, 1434 runs have come in the form of sixes as he struck 239 deliveries into the stands.
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Matches: 226
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Runs: 4660
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Highest Score: 84 not out off 48 balls vs RCB in 2019
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Hundreds: 0
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Fifties: 22
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Sixes: 218
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Fours: 320
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Dismissals: 167
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Catches: 142
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Stumpings: 42
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Run-outs: 22
MS Dhoni's highest-scoring season for CSK
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's statistically best season with the bat for Chennai came in the 2013 season. He scored 461 runs at an average of 41.90 and a strike rate of 162.89. Dhoni struck 25 maximums in that season and led CSK to the Final of the competition. However, they lost to Mumbai Indians by only 13 runs but Dhoni remained not out, scoring 63 runs off 45 deliveries. He could have won the final for his team but didn't get the support from the teammates.
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MS Dhoni's IPL 2024 season with CSK
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The 42-year-old wicket-keeper batter still gives his everything for the Super Kings whenever the team and fans demand him. Dhoni batted ten times among the 14 games he has played for CSK this season and scored 161 runs at an average of 53.67. He maintained an impressive strike rate of 220.55 too. The best thing is he remained not out eight of those ten times he batted. 78 runs came only in the form of sixes this season for MSD as he struck 13 deliveries into the stands.
MS Dhoni in T20s
Dhoni has featured in 391 T20 matches in his career. He has scored 7432 runs at an average of 38.11 and a strike rate of 135.64 with the help of 28 half-centuries.
Matches: 391
Innings: 342
Runs: 7432
Highest Score: 84*
Average: 38.11
Strike Rate: 135.64
100s: 0
50s: 28
4s: 517
6s: 338
Catches: 224
Stumpings: 87
MSD in T20 Internationals for India
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's T20 Internationals stats for the Indian Cricket Team isn't that good. He made his T20I debut against South Africa in 2006 and led India to the final of the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup. Not only did India reach the final, but they lifted the title under MSD which is one of the biggest achievements of his career.
MSD scored 1617 runs in 85 innings at an average of 37.60 with only 2 half-centuries before taking the retirement. He played his last T20I game against Australia in 2019 in Bengaluru.