MS Dhoni is the most successful captain of all time in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has reached the IPL playoffs as the skipper of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on various occasions and has lifted the trophy a joint-record 5 times. Dhoni has also captained Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), when CSK was banned for two years due to match fixing allegations. Dhoni has fantastic stats in the IPL. His batting and wicketkeeping records are also quite brilliant, as is his captaincy. In the most recent IPL season, Dhoni announced that he had stepped down from captaincy. He played IPL 2024 under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad. However, the whole time, he looked like the real leader of CSK. It is uncertain whether he will return for another season. Let’s find out all the stats from the glorious IPL career of Dhoni.
MS Dhoni IPL Batting Stats
MS Dhoni has played 264 matches in IPL. In which he batted in 229 matches. Dhoni has aggregated 5243 runs in the IPL at an outstanding average of 39.13 and a strike rate of 137.54. Despite batting at number five or below, the average of MS Dhoni is mind-boggling. He has the best record as a finisher in IPL. Dhoni has walked back not out in 95 innings. He has smashed 252 sixes in the IPL and most of them have come in the last five overs of the games. His towering figure is still the most haunting one for the bowlers in the death overs. In the last couple of years, Dhoni has batted for only a handful of balls but still left a big impact on the matches.
| Matches | 264 |
| Innings | 229 |
| Not Outs | 95 |
| Aggregate | 5243 |
| Highest Score | 84* |
| Average | 39.13 |
| 30s | 42 |
| 50s | 24 |
| 100s | 0 |
| Ducks | 6 |
| 4s | 363 |
| 6s | 252 |
| Balls Faced | 3812 |
| Strike Rate | 137.54 |
| Opened Batting | 0 |
| Top Scored in Innings | 23 |
MS Dhoni IPL Wicketkeeping Stats
It won’t be wrong to say that Dhoni is the greatest wicketkeeper of all time in IPL. His creative wicketkeeping has baffled batters on many occasions. He has completed 149 catches and 41 stumpings in his IPL career.
| Catches | 149 |
| Stumpings | 41 |
| Most Catches in Match | 4 |
| Most Dismissals in Match | 4 |
MS Dhoni IPL Captaincy Stats
Dhoni has played 226 matches as a captain in IPL. He has won 133 matches and lost 91, making him one of the most successful captains ever alongside Rohit Sharma. Dhoni has lifted five IPL trophies as captain and has reached the playoffs for the most number of times.
| Matches/Won/Lost | 226/133/91 |
| Tosses Won | 119 (52.65%) |
MS Dhoni IPL Stats by Batting Position
MS Dhoni has played 229 innings by batting from position number three to number nine. He is most successful at the number five batting position with an average of 47.68. Overall, Dhoni has scored 5243 runs with an average of 39.13 and a strike rate of 137.54.
| Batting Position | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | Ducks | 4s | 6s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| No. 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 58* | 196 | 32.67 | 124.84 |
| No. 4 | 66 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 62 | 67* | 1560 | 36.28 | 138.05 |
| No. 5 | 73 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 139 | 96 | 79* | 1955 | 47.68 | 144.49 |
| No. 6 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 53 | 84* | 974 | 33.59 | 121.45 |
| No. 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 63* | 361 | 32.82 | 128.93 |
| No. 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 37* | 197 | 65.67 | 221.35 |
| No. 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overall | 229 | 95 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 363 | 252 | 84* | 5243 | 39.13 | 137.54 |
