In the 7th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Chennai Super Kings set a target of 211 runs to Lucknow Super Giants. He scored 210 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. In taking him to this score, where Robin Uthappa laid a good foundation. At the same time, MS Dhoni erected a magnificent building. Uthappa opened his and the team’s account by hitting a four on the very first ball of the match. Dhoni took the score of Chennai to 210 by hitting a four on the last ball of the match.
The special thing is that Robin Uthappa broke MS Dhoni’s record at one time during Chennai’s innings in this match played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. However, within 11 overs, Dhoni again overtook Uthappa. Robin Uthappa hit fifty in 25 balls. Uthappa was dismissed after scoring 50 runs in 27 balls. He hit 8 fours and a six during his innings.
By the time Uthappa returned to the pavilion on the third ball of the 8th over, he had 4800 runs to his name in the IPL. At the same time, till that time Dhoni had only 4796 runs in his account. Shivam Dube was out on the second ball of the 19th over. In his place, Mahendra Singh Dhoni came to the crease. He hit a six off his very first ball. With this, he scored 4802 runs in the IPL and he again left Uthappa behind.
MS Dhoni This is the 222nd match in the IPL. He has scored 4812 runs in IPL so far at an average of 40.10. MS Dhoni is the sixth Indian to score 7000 runs in T20 cricket. Before him, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Robin Uthappa have achieved this feat.
Dhoni has scored 7001 runs in 349 T20 matches. Uthappa has 7120 runs in 281 matches. Uthappa has so far scored 4800 runs in 195 matches at an average of 28.07 in IPL. Uthappa has scored 26 fifties in IPL so far. He also equaled the record of Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli as soon as he scored his 26th half-century.
Robin Uthappa In terms of scoring 50 or more runs against most teams in the IPL, he reached joint number two. He scored a half-century against the 11th team in the IPL. Apart from him, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Shikhar Dhawan have also played half-centuries against 11 teams. Gautam Gambhir is at number one in this matter. He has played fifties against 12 teams in IPL.