MS Dhoni IPL career stats year-wise: How MS Dhoni performed in IPL Explained

MS-Dhoni. (Photo source: X/IPL)

MS Dhoni is one of the few players who has played all 18 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2008. The 43-year-old has played 278 matches in the tournament in which he has scored 5439 runs at an average of 38.30 and a strike rate of 137.45, making him one of the legends of the tournament.

Dhoni was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2008 auction at INR 9.5 crore. has also led the Yellow Brigade to five IPL titles and has played the majority of the seasons with them, apart from the 2016 and 2017 seasons, where he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) and led the side in the 2016 edition as well. The Pune franchise finished seventh on the points table in 2016 and made it into the finals of 2017. He is also the player who has played the most games as captain in the cash-rich league.

In the first five seasons of the tournament from 2008 to 2012, there was only one season where he failed to score 300+ runs. However, his average and strike rate still remained solid. The next three seasons from 2013-2015 were also productive and effective for the former India skipper. The 2013 edition was his best season in terms of runs where he scored 461 at an average of 41.90 and a strike rate of 162.89.

The 2016 and 2017 seasons were slightly underwhelming for the two-time world champion stumper-batter, but he managed to find his groove in 2018 and 2019. The seasons from 2020 to 2022 were slightly underwhelming again and though he was never amongst the runs in 2023 and 2024, he still managed to get some big hits and maintain a healthy strike rate in the tournament. The 2025 was one of the worst for him with the bat. Overall, the 2020s might be the lowest point of Dhoni’s IPL career.

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Here is Dhoni’s performance in each year of the IPL:

Season	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Strike Rate	100s	50s	4s	6s
2008	16	414	65	41.40	133.54	0	2	38	15
2009	14	332	58	41.50	127.20	0	2	22	9
2010	13	287	66	31.88	136.66	0	2	26	8
2011	16	392	70	43.55	158.70	0	2	25	23
2012	19	358	51	29.83	128.77	0	1	26	9
2013	18	461	67	41.90	162.89	0	4	32	25
2014	16	371	57	74.20	148.40	0	1	22	20
2015	17	372	53	31.00	121.96	0	1	27	17
2016	14	284	64	40.57	135.23	0	1	18	14
2017	16	290	61	26.36	116.00	0	1	15	16
2018	16	455	79	75.83	150.66	0	3	24	30
2019	15	416	84	83.20	134.62	0	3	22	23
2020	14	200	47	25.00	116.27	0	0	16	7
2021	16	114	18	16.28	106.54	0	0	12	3
2022	14	232	50	33.14	123.40	0	1	21	10
2023	16	104	32	26.00	182.46	0	0	3	10
2024	14	161	37	53.67	220.55	0	0	14	13
2025	14	196	30	24.50	135.17	0	0	12	12