MS Dhoni completes 5000 runs in IPL | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday achieved yet one more milestone in his illustrious 16-year lengthy IPL profession as he accomplished 5000 runs within the cash-rich Indian Premier League in the course of the match towards Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Dhoni reached the landmark in fashion when he clobbered Mark Wood for back-to-back sixes within the twentieth over after LSG gained the toss and put CSK to bat.

Dhoni smacked a 89-metre six and one other to ship the adoring Chepauk crowd right into a frenzy. A delirious crowd had their glimpse of ‘Thala’, Dhoni as he carted two huge sixes earlier than being dismissed, going for a 3rd off Wood’s bowling for 12 off 3 balls.

Dhoni, who attained the feat in 236 matches, turned the fifth Indian participant and seventh total after Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina AB de Villiers to finish 5,000 runs within the league.

Kohli is presently main the top-run getter chart with 6706 runs in 224 matches, adopted by Dhawan (6284 in 207 matches), Warner (5937 in 163 matches), Rohit (5880 runs in 228 matches), Raina (5528 runs in 205 matches), and de Villiers (5162 runs in 184 matches).