MS Dhoni vs RCB stats: The former captain of Chennai Super Kings will be playing his 32nd match against this opposition tonight.
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With defending champions Chennai Super Kings in a never-seen-before position, former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will have to contribute in some way or the other in their next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Navi Mumbai tonight.
In four IPL 2022 innings, Dhoni has scored 92 runs at an average and strike rate of 46 and 117.94 respectively including a half-century. Not just score runs but score them quickly, a dejected squad will look up to Dhoni to guide them to a victory after four consecutive losses this season.
MS Dhoni vs RCB stats (updated)
In 32 IPL innings against Royal Challengers, Dhoni has scored 849 runs at an average and strike rate of 38.59 and 140.33 respectively. Dhoni’s four IPL half-centuries against them comprise a career-best 84* (48) in Bengaluru three years ago.
Readers must note that Dhoni had scored 11 (10) in his only Champions League Twenty20 encounter against RCB in Durban more than a decade ago.
While Dhoni has never bowled against RCB, he sure has been part of 25 dismissals as a wicket-keeper over the years.
| Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Ground | Year |
| 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | Navi Mumbai | 2022 |
| 11* | 9 | 2 | 0 | Sharjah | 2021 |
| 2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | Mumbai | 2021 |
| 19* | 21 | 3 | 0 | Dubai | 2020 |
| 10* | 6 | 0 | 1 | Dubai | 2020 |
MS Dhoni vs Harshal Patel IPL records (updated)
If the strong chances of Dhoni facing Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel in the death overs come to fruition, this will only be the ninth time when these two players will be facing each other in T20s.
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It is worth mentioning that Dhoni has a terrible record against Patel. In eight innings against him thus far, all Dhoni has been able to score is 25 (32) at a strike rate of 78.12. Dhoni, who has hit a couple of fours off Patel in the IPL, has also been dismissed by him twice.
