Dhoni’s Impact at MA Chidambaram Stadium
Whenever MS Dhoni plays at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for Chennai Super Kings, the city goes wild. The same excitement filled the air on Tuesday during CSK’s match against Lucknow Super Giants. Dhoni came to bat in the last over and thrilled the crowd by hitting a boundary. But the real excitement came when CSK was bowling. Dhoni’s Impact: MA Chidambaram Stadium Goes Wild in IPL 2024.
In the 13th over, the umpire called a wide on a delivery to Marcus Stoinis. But Dhoni disagreed and signaled for a review. Turns out, Dhoni was right, and the wide call was reversed. This led to a flood of ‘Dhoni Review System’ memes on the internet.
Even though Dhoni hasn’t played big innings in the IPL recently, his short appearances are still hugely exciting for fans. In five IPL innings this year, he scored 87 runs without getting out. His strike rate is an incredible 255.88, with his best score being 37* in just 16 balls against the Delhi Capitals. He hit seven fours and eight sixes this season.
Unraveling Dhoni’s IPL 2024 Performance
Dhoni has an amazing record when batting in the final over of innings. Throughout his IPL career, he scored 772 runs in 313 balls in the 20th over, with a strike rate of over 246. He hit 53 fours and 65 sixes in the final over. This season alone, Dhoni scored 57 off 16 balls in the final overs, with four boundaries and six sixes at a strike rate of 356.25.
Even though Dhoni only bats occasionally in the final two-three overs, he has the highest strike rate of almost 256 runs among batters who faced at least 30 balls in this tournament. Players like Tristan Stubbs, Riyan Parag, Dinesh Karthik, and Heinrich Klaasen, who are known for their T20 prowess, fall behind Dhoni.
What’s more astonishing is that Dhoni faced just 34 balls in this tournament, all during death overs, while other players faced over a hundred deliveries this season.
Dhoni also has the highest boundary percentage of 87.30% in overs 16-20, with Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell trailing behind him.
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