There is no iota of doubt that MS Dhoni rolled back the years as the legendary wicketkeeper-batter registered big records with some magical shots when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on March 31 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Dhoni came to bat for the first time in the IPL 2024. He slammed four fours and three sixes for his unbeaten 37 off 16 balls against Rishabh Pant-led DC. However, CSK lost the clash by 20 runs but Dhoni gave the fans plenty to cheer with his explosive knock. With DC’s win, CSK fell to second in the table with four points and a run rate of 0.976.
Dhoni, who stepped down as the CSK captaincy ahead of the IPL 2024, set down a few records while playing against DC. Let’s take a look at the records.
Most runs as wicketkeeper-batter
42-year-old Dhoni scripted history by becoming the first and only batter in IPL history to score 5,000 or more runs as a designated wicketkeeper.
First Asian wicketkeeper-batter with 7000 T20 runs
Legendary Dhoni also became the first Asian batter to achieve 7000 runs as a designated wicketkeeper-batter in T20s. Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (6962) is a close second.
3rd wicketkeeper-batter with 7000 T20 runs
After his whirlwind knock, Dhoni also became the third batter to breach the 7000-run mark in T20s as a designated wicketkeeper-batter. Quinton de Kock (8578) and Jos Buttler (7721) are the two players ahead of Dhoni.
100 sixes in 19th and 20th overs
Apart from this, Dhoni secured the milestone of being the first batter to strike 100 sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of an IPL innings.
Most times scoring 20 runs in an over
MS Dhoni holds the record for scoring 20 runs in an over in an IPL innings the most number of times (9). He attained this feat when he accumulated 20 runs off Anrich Nortje's final over.
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