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 turned the 7th player in historical past of IPL to smash over 5000 runs in the event. Dhoni returned to dwelling in an emphatic vogue as he smoked Mark Wood out of the park.

Dhoni wanted 8 runs to attain the milestone as he had 4992 runs in the event. Dhoni confronted Mark Wood in the ultimate over of the recreation and smashed him over third-man on his first-ball. He then smoked Wood over deep mid-wicket for a humongous six to full the milestone. Dhoni once more swung his bat on the third ball however bought caught on the off-side boundary. 

Highest run-scorers in historical past of IPL:

1. Virat Kohli: 6706 runs in 224 matches

2- Shikhar Dhawan: 6284 runs in 207 video games

3- David Warner: 5937 runs in 163 matches

4- Rohit Sharma: 5880 runs in 228 video games

5- Suresh Raina: 528 runs in 205 matches

6- AD de Villiers: 5162 runs in 184 video games

7- MS Dhoni: 5004 runs in 237 matches

Chennai Super Kings smashed 217 runs of their first innings as their top-order set an excellent platform, adopted by contributions from the middle-order. Gaikwad hit his second consecutive fifty as he scored 57 in 31 balls. Conway too joined the social gathering with a 29-ball 47-run knock. The duo supplied fiery begin to CSK. Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu then took the cost ahead, adopted by Dhoni’s ending touches. 

Dhoni enjoys taking part in at Chepauk and the followers love watching him swing his bat. Dhoni is the second main run-scorer at the venue in the historical past of IPL. The skipper has made 1375 runs in 55 matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium. He has 7 fifties at the floor as nicely. Notably, he’s second to none when it comes to hitting the most variety of sixes at Chepauk. The wicket-keeper batter has scored 66 maximums, 17 greater 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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