IPL Finals: Chennai Super Kings Captain MS Dhoni has been a part of the Indian Premier League since its inception in 2008. Since then he has played a total of 10 IPL finals, and is clearly head and shoulders above any other cricketer in the IPL.
He has led CSK to nine IPL Finals already, emerging victorious on four occasions. Dhoni is also one of the most successful batsmen in IPL history. One of MS Dhoni’s biggest traits as a cricketer is to step up when the team required him to.
A firm believer in ‘process’, MS Dhoni has led from the front with the bat in the IPL Finals. Let’s quickly take a look at how many runs has MS Dhoni scored in IPL Finals over the years. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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How many runs has MS Dhoni scored in IPL Finals?
MS Dhoni Batting Record in IPL Finals
| Season | Team | Opponent | Runs | SR | Result |
| IPL 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | 29* | 170.58 | Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets |
| IPL 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 22 | 146.66 | Chennai Super Kings won by 22 runs |
| IPL 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 22 | 169.23 | Chennai Super Kings won by 58 runs |
| IPL 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14* | 155.55 | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets |
| IPL 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 63* | 140 | Mumbai Indians won by 23 runs |
| IPL 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 18 | 138.46 | Mumbai Indians won by 41 runs |
| IPL 2017 | Rising Pune Super Giant | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 76.92 | Mumbai Indians won by 1 run |
| IPL 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | DNB | NA | Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets |
| IPL 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 02 | 25 | Mumbai Indians won by 1 run |
| IPL 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | DNB | NA | Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs |
For the record, MS Dhoni has been a part of 10 IPL finals already, nine of them coming alone with the Chennai Super Kings. The only other final Dhoni has been a part of is for the Rising Pune Super Giant against the Mumbai Indians in 2017. MS Dhoni has batted and amassed a total of 180 runs in the eight IPL finals he has batted in so far. His highest score of an unbeaten 63 against the Mumbai Indians came in a losing cause in the 2013 IPL.
MS Dhoni has just one half-century in the 10 IPL finals played so far and has registered a strike rate of 127.80. MS Dhoni’s batting services weren’t required in the IPL 2018 and IPL 2021 Finals, as the team crossed the final hurdle with ease.
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