In the IPL 2023 season opener, Chennai Super Kings set a target of 179 runs against Gujarat Titans. Opener Rituraj Gaikwad scored the highest innings of 92 runs for Chennai Super Kings. He hit 4 fours and 9 sixes in innings. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a brilliant finish by scoring 14 runs off 7 balls. Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit 1 six and 1 four in innings of him. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 13 runs in the last over Joshua Little.
Statistics show that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has reached a high of six in recent IPL matches. So far, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hit 52 sixes in the last over. There is no one even close to Mahendra Singh Dhoni on this list. Former Mumbai Indians player Kieron Pollard is second only to Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the list of batsmen who scored the most last over sixes during IPL matches. While at number three is Chennai Super Kings’ Ravindra Jadeja.
Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings has hit 26 sixes in the last over in IPL. At the same time, Hardik Pandya is at number four on this list. Hardik Pandya has hit 25 sixes. While Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is at number five. Rohit Sharma has 23 sixes to his name. In this way, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kieron Pollard, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma are included in the list of top 5 players who have reached the maximum of six in the last over of the IPL. On the other hand, speaking of the Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans match, Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to pitch first. Choosing to bat first, Chennai Supak Kings scored 178 runs in 20 overs thanks to brilliant tackles from opener Rituraj Gaikwad.
