MS Dhoni stands far ahead of every other batter in the list of batters with most sixes in death overs IPL history. The former Chennai Super Kings captain has cleared the ropes 186 times in the last four overs of an innings, a full 59 sixes more than second placed Kieron Pollard. No other finisher…
MS Dhoni has scored 2936 runs in the death overs of the IPL. That is the most by any batter in this phase of the game. The death overs, overs 17 to 20, are the hardest part of a T20 innings. Bowlers bowl yorkers and slower balls. Fielders guard the boundary. Dhoni made this phase…
MS Dhoni holds the record for the most runs as wicketkeeper IPL history has ever seen. The former Chennai Super Kings captain has scored 5,125 runs in matches where he wore the gloves, far more than any other keeper batter in the league. Fans follow this batting record closely because the wicketkeeper is often the…
The question of who has scored the most runs at each batting position in the IPL has a different answer for almost every slot in the order. Openers have piled up the biggest totals because they face the most balls. Middle order stars follow close behind. The numbers then fall sharply as you move down…
Suresh Raina holds the record for the most fifty plus scores in IPL playoffs with seven. No other batter has come close to this mark. The IPL playoffs are the toughest stage in the tournament. Only four teams reach this stage, and every match can end a team’s season. Scoring fifties under this pressure is…
Since 2008, the Indian Premier League has been the stage where cricket’s greatest talents have lit up the game. Deciding who the greatest of them all are is never easy, because greatness in the IPL wears many faces: mountainous run totals, magical bowling spells, inspirational captaincy and pure entertainment. This list brings together the finest,…
The IPL has been shaped by a few great leaders. Across 19 seasons and hundreds of matches, captaincy has often been the difference between a talented squad and a champion one. This is our editorial ranking of the best IPL captains of all time, based on titles won, finals reached, win record across a long…
AB de Villiers scores at a strike rate of 232.56 in the death overs of the IPL. That is the highest strike rate by any batter in this phase of the game among players with 500 or more runs. The death overs, overs 17 to 20, often decide close matches. A batter faces only a…
MS Dhoni walked out for the toss as Chennai Super Kings captain on 11 April 2025 at the age of 43 years and 278 days. In that single moment he became the oldest captain in IPL history, a record he already owned. The list of the oldest captains in IPL reads like a hall of…
MS Dhoni holds the record for most toss wins by captains in IPL. The former Chennai Super Kings skipper has won the toss 119 times in 226 matches as captain, giving him a toss win rate of 52.65 percent. That number is far ahead of any other captain in the history of the league. The…
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