MS Dhoni Record vs RCB & Stats at MA Chidambaram Stadium Ahead Of IPL 2025 Match 8

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni had shown glimpses of his finishing prowess in IPL 2024. The Chennai Super Kings veteran will now look to replicated that when he faces rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday (March 28) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The seasoned campaigner MS Dhoni rolled back the years by showcasing his lightning quick reflexes to execute a stumping in CSK’s season opening win over Mumbai Indians, but got very little do with the bat.

The 42-year-old will now look to dazzle the crowd with a batting cameo when he faces a team he has scored close to 900 runs so far in IPL and at a venue where he has dominated the opposition. Here's a look at MS Dhoni record vs RCB in IPL:

MS Dhoni record vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL

Dhoni has his best numbers of IPL against the Bengaluru-based side, scoring 65 off 30 in his very first game against the Southern rivals, and later scored three more half centuries for CSK and Rising Pune Supergiant against RCB in IPL.

Overall, Dhoni has scored 5243 runs, including 24 fifties in 230 innings at a strike rate of 137.46. Against RCB, the wicketkeeper-batter has amassed 864 runs, including 4 fifties, in 33 innings. Here is a look at Dhoni's stats vs RCB:

MS Dhoni batting stats vs RCB

• Innings: 33
• Runs: 864 runs
• Highest Score: 84*
• 50s: 4
• 6s: 47
• 4s: 54
• Strike Rate: 141.87
• Average: 39.27

Dhoni has scored 765 runs including 4 fifties with the best of an unbeaten 84 in 29 innings for CSK against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while he has scored 99 runs in 4 innings representing the Rising Pune Supergiants.

Although he has remained unbeaten in most innings vs RCB, Dhoni has also been dismissed by several bowlers in the past fixtures against the Bengaluru-based outfit, and some from the current team also has dismissed him. Now, let's take a look at his record against the current RCB bowling attack:

MS Dhoni record vs RCB bowlers

• Dhoni record vs Krunal Pandya - 17 off 28 balls in 6 innings (6s: 0, 4s: 1, Dots: 11, Dismissed: 0 times)
• Dhoni Record vs Yash Dayal - 13 off 6 balls in 2 innings (6s: 1, 4s: 1, Dots: 1, Dismissed: 1 time)
• Dhoni Record vs Josh Hazlewood - 1 off 2 balls in 1 innings (6s: 0, 4s: 0, Dots: 1, Dismissed: 1 time)
• Dhoni Record vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 94 off 57 balls in 11 innings (6s: 5, 4s: 7, Dots: 17, Dismissed: 0 times)

Dhoni can also be troubled by some of the other bowlers in the current RCB squad. The slower bowlers could find their joy against Dhoni on a spinning track in Chepauk, where the veteran wicketkeeper-batter has a decent record in his limited time batting at the venue.

MS Dhoni IPL record in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

In his 60 innings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the 42-year-old has amassed close to 1500 runs at an incredible average of over 40 and a strike rate of over 140. Here is a look at his overall numbers in Chennai:

• Innings: 60
• Runs: 1469 runs
• Highest Score: 75*
• 50s: 7
• 6s: 74
• 4s: 93
• Strike Rate: 145.16
• Average: 41.97