IPL 2023: Dhoni is the top among ’20th over’ sixers.. Are these numbers enough to call him ‘the best finisher’? | IPL 2023: Batsmen with Most Sixes in 20th Over in Indian Premier League
MS Dhoni.. At any stage of the match, Dhoni’s sixes are special. Dhoni is the one to hit a six in the last over of the match or in the last stage of the match. That is why Dhoni is called the best finisher. Dhoni has done this many times in the history of IPL. In the two recent matches played by Chennai under his leadership, Dhoni came in the 20th over and hit sixes to entertain the fans.
Apr 05, 2023 | 4:47 PM
IPL 2023: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the answer most people give to the question of who is the best finisher on the cricket field. The same was true in the 2 matches played by Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023. In the match against Gujarat Titans, Dhoni hit a six in the last over. In the match against Lucknow Supergiants, he also hit 2 huge sixes in the 20th over.
Especially in the match between Chennai and Lucknow on April 3, Dhoni’s team won by 12 wickets. Chennai Super Kings score reached 217 with 2 sixes (12 runs) hit by Dhoni in the last over. In order to achieve this, Lucknow Super Giants were bowled out for 205 runs. That is.. there is no exaggeration as CSK won with 2 sixes hit by Dhoni.
But hitting a six in the last over is not new for Dhoni, nor is it the first time. Because the record of most sixes in the 20th over in the history of IPL is also held by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In this order, let’s see who is in the list of batsmen who have hit the most sixes in the 20th over in the history of IPL…
1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni has scored 679 runs off 277 balls in 20 overs so far in IPL. It is remarkable that there are 55 sixes in total. That means Dhoni hit a total of 55 sixes in the 20th over of the IPL match.
2. Kieran Pollard: Former Mumbai Indians player Kieran Pollard batted in 62 innings in the 20th over. In this sequence, he hit 33 sixes, 20th over six after Veerula Dhoni, that is, he stood at the 2nd place.
3. Ravindra Jadeja: Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also batted in 62 innings in the 20th over. Jaddu hit 26 sixes with his bat on these occasions.
4. Hardik Pandya: The current captain of Gujarat Titans, Hardik Pandya has batted 36 times in the 20th over. Hardik has hit 25 sixes in this list and is at the fourth position.
5. Rohit Sharma: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma batted 27 times in the 20th over and hit 23 sixes.
This means that in the history of IPL, no other batsman except Dhoni has scored more than 50 sixes in the 20th over. This is proof that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the best finisher on the cricket field.
