MS Dhoni Record vs KKR: CSK Veteran’s Stats Against Kolkata Knight Riders Ahead Of IPL 2024 Match 22

MS Dhoni has not got much chance with the bat so far in IPL 2024, but the Chennai Super Kings veteran rolled back the years with one of his knocks and will look to repeat that when he faces Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday (April 8) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The 42-year-old had led CSK to their record-equalling fifth title last year and handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of the season in 2024. CSK has so far won two at home and lost two on the road in IPL 2024.

The seasoned campaigner, who has been at his best behind the stumps despite a troublesome knee, played a cameo in one innings he got to face more than five balls this season. While he did not bat in the first two matches at home, Dhoni came out to bat in the two away games.

Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 37 off 16 balls in the defeat to Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam, and then faced two deliveries for an unbeaten 1 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad.

The former skipper will look to dazzle the crowd with another cameo when he faces KKR, a team he has scored over 500 runs so far. Here's a look at MS Dhoni record vs KKR in IPL:

MS Dhoni record vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Dhoni has a decent record against the Kolkata-based side, scoring an unbeaten 43 on his debut against the team, and later scored two half centuries in the limited batting time he had against KKR.

Overall, Dhoni has scored 5120 runs, including 24 fifties in 220 innings at a strike rate of 136.28. Against KKR, the wicketkeeper-batter has amassed 555 runs, including 2 fifties, in 27 innings at a strike rate of 131.51 against the Kolkata-based side in IPL. Here is a look at Dhoni's stats vs KKR:

MS Dhoni batting stats vs KKR

• Innings: 27
• Runs: 555 runs
• Highest Score: 66*
• 50s: 2
• 6s: 22
• 4s: 39
• Strike Rate: 131.51
• Average: 42.69

Apart from batting duties, Dhoni has been fantastic with the gloves behind the stumps in the lucrative league, executing the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in IPL with 184 dismissals including 142 catches and 42 stumpings in 247 innings as a keeper. Here is a look at his stats vs KKR:

Dhoni IPL wicketkeeping stats vs KKR

• Innings: 32
• Dismissals: 25
• Catches: 16
• Stumpings: 9

Continuing with his numbers with the bat, Dhoni has two fifties in twenty seven innings against Kolkata Knight Riders, but has also registered 9 single digit scores in his 27 appearances vs KKR. Here is a look at his scores in the 32 matches against KKR:

MS Dhoni Scores vs KKR in IPL

1. 2008 - 43* off 27 balls - remained unbeaten
2. 2008 - did not bat
3. 2009 - 40* off 28 balls - remained unbeaten
4. 2010 - 66* off 33 balls - remained unbeaten
5. 2010 - did not bat
6. 2011 - 29 off 21 balls - dismissed by Jacques Kallis
7. 2011 - did not bat
8. 2012 - 34* off 30 balls - remained unbeaten
9. 2012 - 28 off 21 balls - dismissed by Rajat Bhatia
10. 2012 - 14* off 9 balls - remained unbeaten
11. 2013 - 9 off 7 balls - dismissed by run out
12. 2013 - 18* off 12 balls - remained unbeaten
13. 2014 - 22* off 17 balls - remained unbeaten
14. 2014 - 21* off 15 balls - remained unbeaten
15. 2015 - 3 off 6 balls - dismissed by Andre Russell
16. 2015 - 1 off 4 balls - dismissed by Piyush Chawla
17. 2016 - 23* off 12 balls - remained unbeaten
18. 2016 - 8* off 22 balls - remained unbeaten
19. 2017 - 23 off 11 balls - dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav
20. 2017 - 5 off 9 balls - dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav
21. 2018 - 25 off 28 balls - dismissed by Piyush Chawla
22. 2018 - 43* off 25 balls - remained unbeaten
23. 2019 - did not bat
24. 2019 - 16 off 13 balls - dismissed by Sunil Narine
25. 2020 - 11 off 12 balls - dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy
26. 2020 - 1 off 4 balls - dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy
27. 2021 - 17 off 8 balls - dismissed by Andre Russell
28. 2021 - 1 off 4 balls - dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy
29. 2021 - did not bat
30. 2022 - 50* off 38 balls - remained unbeaten
31. 2023 - 2* off 3 balls - remained unbeaten
32. 2023 - 2* off 3 balls - remained unbeaten

Dhoni has often been troubled by spinners over the years in past during the games against KKR with Varun Chakravarthy, who is currently in the team, dismissing him three times since 2020.

But will the Chepauk wicket assist spin or continue be balanced like the first two matches? What's MSD's record at the venue? Here is a look at his stats in Chennai:

MS Dhoni IPL record in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

The former India captain has played more than 50 times at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai with ten of those appearances coming against Kolkata Knight Riders. Here is a look at his overall numbers in Chennai:

Dhoni IPL batting stats in Chennai

• Innings: 55
• Runs: 1445 runs
• Highest Score: 75*
• 50s: 7
• 6s: 73
• 4s: 90
• Strike Rate: 145.51
• Average: 42.50

Dhoni IPL wicketkeeping stats in Chennai

• Innings: 62
• Dismissals: 53
• Catches: 35
• Stumpings: 18