CSK vs LSG IPL 2023: MS Dhoni becomes 7th player to smash over 5000 runs, hits Mark Wood all the way

CSK vs LSG IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni achieved a mammoth feat in the Indian Premier League. The star wicket-keeper batter on Monday became the 7th player in history of IPL to smash over 5000 runs in the tournament. Dhoni returned to home in an emphatic fashion as he smoked Mark Wood out of the park.

Dhoni needed 8 runs to reach the milestone as he had 4992 runs in the tournament. Dhoni faced Mark Wood in the final over of the game and smashed him over third-man on his first-ball. He then smoked Wood over deep mid-wicket for a humongous six to complete the milestone. Dhoni again swung his bat on the third ball but got caught on the off-side boundary. 

Highest run-scorers in history of IPL:

1. Virat Kohli: 6706 runs in 224 matches

2- Shikhar Dhawan: 6284 runs in 207 games

3- David Warner: 5937 runs in 163 matches

4- Rohit Sharma: 5880 runs in 228 games

5- Suresh Raina: 528 runs in 205 matches

6- AD de Villiers: 5162 runs in 184 games

7- MS Dhoni: 5004 runs in 237 matches

Chennai Super Kings smashed 217 runs in their first innings as their top-order set a brilliant platform, followed by contributions from the middle-order. Gaikwad hit his second consecutive fifty as he scored 57 in 31 balls. Conway too joined the party with a 29-ball 47-run knock. The duo provided fiery start to CSK. Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu then took the charge forward, followed by Dhoni’s finishing touches. 

Dhoni enjoys playing at Chepauk and the fans love watching him swing his bat. Dhoni is the second leading run-scorer at the venue in the history of IPL. The skipper has made 1375 runs in 55 matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium. He has 7 fifties at the ground as well. Notably, he is second to none in terms of hitting the most number of sixes at Chepauk. The wicket-keeper batter has scored 66 maximums, 17 more than second-placed Suresh Raina. 

LSG’s Playing XI vs CSK:

KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Krishnappa Gowtham, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Avesh Khan

CSK’s Playing XI vs LSG:

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, RS Hangargekar

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