Mahendra Singh Dhoni who attracts the crowd noise exceeding 120 decibels when he comes to bat, is a significant presence in Indian Premier League. His match finishing innings, strategic mindset and calmness during high-stake matches make him a center of attention.
MS Dhoni is one of those cricketers in IPL with runs above 5000 and he ranks 6th in the list for most runs in IPL. In IPL 2025, he has played with a strike rate of 148.18, scoring unbeaten 30 runs as his highest score from 11 matches. Some of MS Dhoni’s best innings came at Eden Gardens where he has two half-centuries.
Let’s walk through MS Dhoni’s IPL stats and records at Eden Gardens ahead of KKR vs CSK Match No. 57 in IPL 2025.
MS Dhoni IPL Stats & records in Eden Gardens, Kolkata
MS Dhoni came to bat in 12 innings at Eden Gardens, scoring 280 runs at a remarkable average of 46.67 and a strike rate of 133.33. His highest score was unbeaten 66 in IPL 2010 at a strike rate of 200. Dhoni played this match-winning knock against Kolkata Knight Riders at Number 5.
| Mat | Inns | NO | 50s | 4s | 6s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 66* | 280 | 46.67 | 133.33 |
MS Dhoni IPL Match-by-Match stats at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
MS Dhoni scored a half-century 66* (33) in his first match-winning inning at Eden Gardens leading to more such innings on other occasions. He came up with 63* off 45 balls in IPL 2013 against Mumbai Indians while chasing, but CSK couldn’t win the match. Notably, MS Dhoni remained not out on six occasions at Eden Gardens.
| Date | Ground | How Dismissed | Runs | B/F | S/R | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/05/2008 | Eden Gardens | did not bat | – | – | – | – |
| 16/03/2010 | Eden Gardens | not out | 66* | 33 | 200.00 | – |
| 07/05/2011 | Eden Gardens | did not bat | – | – | – | – |
| 14/05/2012 | Eden Gardens | b R Bhatia | 28 | 21 | 133.33 | 94.00 |
| 20/04/2013 | Eden Gardens | run out | 9 | 7 | 128.57 | 51.50 |
| 26/05/2013 | Eden Gardens | not out | 63* | 45 | 140.00 | 83.00 |
| 20/05/2014 | Eden Gardens | not out | 21* | 15 | 140.00 | 93.50 |
| 30/04/2015 | Eden Gardens | b P P Chawla | 1 | 4 | 25.00 | 62.67 |
| 24/05/2015 | Eden Gardens | b S L Malinga | 18 | 13 | 138.46 | 51.50 |
| 14/05/2016 | Eden Gardens | not out | 8* | 22 | 36.36 | 53.50 |
| 03/05/2017 | Eden Gardens | c †S P Jackson b Kuldeep Yadav | 5 | 9 | 55.56 | 43.80 |
| 03/05/2018 | Eden Gardens | not out | 43* | 25 | 172.00 | 52.40 |
| 14/04/2019 | Eden Gardens | lbw b S P Narine | 16 | 13 | 123.08 | 46.33 |
| 23/04/2023 | Eden Gardens | not out | 2* | 3 | 66.67 | 46.67 |
