CSK defeated DC by 27 runs in Match 55 of IPL 2023. Skipper MS Dhoni once again starred with a blistering cameo.
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Dhoni's quickfire cameo
Dhoni scored a quick 20 runs off 9 balls, including two sixes and a four, before getting dismissed by Mitchell Marsh in the last over.
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Dhoni's stellar batting
Dhoni's strike rate of 204.26 is the highest for batters with at least 50 runs this season, despite mostly batting at number eight.
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Dhoni's IPL heroics
Dhoni has scored the highest number of IPL runs in the 20th over and has hit 59 sixes in this phase with a strike rate of 243.64.
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Dhoni's numbers(number 4 and 5)
At number four, he has scored 1,555 IPL runs at an average and strike rate of 36.16 and 138.09, respectively. Dhoni has garnered 1,949 runs at number five at 47.53 (SR: 144.58).
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Can Dhoni move up?
While Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube have impressed, Ambati Rayudu has only managed 118 runs at 16.85 this year. Hence, there can be a prospect of Dhoni replacing Rayudu at number six.