Mahendra Singh Dhoni lit up the final over of Chennai Super Kings’ 50-run defeat to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday at the Chepauk by hitting Krunal Pandya for two sixes and a four in an Indian Premier League clash.
The last-over fireworks did little for the Chennai Super Kings, but for Dhoni, they propelled him past Suresh Raina as the top scorer for the CSK franchise. Raina was Chennai team’s long-standing record run-scorer with 4,687 runs to his name. To become Chennai Super Kings’ all-time leading run scorer in IPL history, Dhoni just needed 19 runs in the IPL 2025 match against RCB. Dhoni did so with his first six of the final over against Pandya on Friday evening.
After the RCB defeat on Friday in Chennai, the Chennai wicketkeeper-batter has 4,699 runs to his name in the IPL for CSK after 236 matches.
MS Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings walks in to bat against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. (Photo: Sportzpics for IPL)
List of CSK’s top run-scorers in IPL history
MS Dhoni – 4,699
Suresh Raina – 4,687
Faf du Plessis – 2,721
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 2,433
Ambati Rayudu – 1,932
While the wicketkeeper-batter could not take CSK home against RCB after walking in to bat with the team needing 98 runs in 28 balls. The former CSK captain did show off his magic with the gloves in the first innings with a lightning-quick stumping of Phil Salt early in the game. The broadcaster showed that Dhoni had whipped off the bails in 0.16 seconds after catching the ball.
This 50-run win was Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first success against their CSK at MA Chidambaram Stadium since 2008. The head-to-head read 22-11 in favour of CSK before this game. At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the head-to-head was 8-1 in favour of the five-time champions against the Bengaluru franchise.