This article covers all details of MS Dhoni’s IPL stats and records against KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) ahead of the KKR vs CSK match 57th in IPL 2025.
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League might be the last season for the greatest IPL captain, MS Dhoni. The 43-year-young star has been delivering in this tournament since the start of 2008. He has led CSK to five titles, 10 IPL finals, and 12 playoff appearances.
There are some reports that Dhoni is nursing a knee injury, but he had a brilliant game against Delhi Capitals. Well, Dhoni has now chosen a role where he comes to bat in the last two overs and starts hitting boundaries. He will be back in action on Wednesday.
CSK will face Kolkata Knight Riders in match no. 57 of the IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens. Fans will gather in large numbers against one another, and it will be all yellow at Eden Gardens to see MS Dhoni.
Ms has faced only 110 balls in the IPL 2025 and has already hit 10 sixes and 12 boundaries. So we might see him hitting some more sixes on Wednesday. He is one of the highest run-scorers against KKR in the IPL. Here we will talk about his overall IPL stats against the two-time champions.
MS Dhoni vs KKR IPL Overall Stats and Records
The former CSK captain is the second-highest run scorer among the current CSK batters. His numbers are very good whenever he has crossed paths with KKR. Overall, MSD has played 34 games against them. He has scored 557 runs in 29 innings, batted at an average of 39.79, and had a decent strike rate of 129.81 with 22 sixes. He has also scored two half-centuries, with a best of 66 not out.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches | 34 |
| Innings | 29 |
| Runs | 557 |
| Batting Average | 39.79 |
| Strike Rate | 129.81 |
| Not Outs | 15 |
| 50s | 2 |
| 100s | 0 |
| Highest Score | 66* |
MS Dhoni vs KKR Bowlers
The table below will suggest the key battles between MS Dhoni and the KKR bowlers. It will show you how he has performed against the current KKR bowlers and what his numbers are against them.
MS Dhoni vs Varun Chakravarthy Stats in IPL
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | – |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | – |
| Total | 12 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 63.2 | 4.0 |
MS Dhoni vs Andre Russell Stats in IPL
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 183.3 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 192.3 | – |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 150.0 | 19.5 |
MS Dhoni vs Sunil Narine Stats in IPL
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | – |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | – |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 39 | 75 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 19.5 |
MS Dhoni vs Anrich Nortje Stats in IPL
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 333.3 | – |
| Total | 34 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 178.9 | 34.0 |
MS Dhoni vs KKR Match-by-Match Stats and Records
MS Dhoni has played 34 games against KKR but has batted in 29 innings and remained unbeaten in 15 of them. Hence, here we will talk about the match-by-match analysis of MSD whenever he has played against KKR.
| Date | Versus | Ground | How Dismissed | Runs | B/F | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | not out | 43* | 27 | 159.26 |
| 18/05/2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | did not bat | – | – | – |
| 18/05/2009 | Kolkata Knight Riders | SuperSport Park | not out | 40* | 28 | 142.86 |
| 16/03/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | not out | 66* | 33 | 200.00 |
| 13/04/2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | did not bat | – | – | – |
| 08/04/2011 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | c †M S Bisla b J H Kallis | 29 | 21 | 138.10 |
| 07/05/2011 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | did not bat | – | – | – |
| 30/04/2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | not out | 34* | 30 | 113.33 |
| 14/05/2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | b R Bhatia | 28 | 21 | 133.33 |
| 27/05/2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | not out | 14* | 9 | 155.56 |
| 20/04/2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | run out | 9 | 7 | 128.57 |
| 28/04/2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | not out | 18* | 12 | 150.00 |
| 02/05/2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | JSCA International Stadium Complex | not out | 22* | 17 | 129.41 |
| 20/05/2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | not out | 21* | 15 | 140.00 |
| 28/04/2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | c †R V Uthappa b A D Russell | 3 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 30/04/2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | b P P Chawla | 1 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 24/04/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | not out | 23* | 12 | 191.67 |
| 14/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | not out | 8* | 22 | 36.36 |
| 26/04/2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | st R V Uthappa b Kuldeep Yadav | 23 | 11 | 209.09 |
| 03/05/2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | c †S P Jackson b Kuldeep Yadav | 5 | 9 | 55.56 |
| 10/04/2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | c †K D Karthik b P P Chawla | 25 | 28 | 89.29 |
| 03/05/2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | not out | 43* | 25 | 172.00 |
| 09/04/2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | did not bat | – | – | – |
| 14/04/2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | lbw b S P Narine | 16 | 13 | 123.08 |
| 07/10/2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | b C V Varun | 11 | 12 | 91.67 |
| 29/10/2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | b C V Varun | 1 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 21/04/2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium | c E J G Morgan b A D Russell | 17 | 8 | 212.50 |
| 26/09/2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | b C V Varun | 1 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 15/10/2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | did not bat | – | – | – |
| 26/03/2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium | not out | 50* | 38 | 131.58 |
| 23/04/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | not out | 2* | 3 | 66.67 |
| 14/05/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | not out | 2* | 3 | 66.67 |
| 08/04/2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | not out | 1* | 3 | 33.33 |
| 11/04/2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | lbw b S P Narine | 1 | 4 | 25.00 |
