MS Dhoni's batting records vs PBKS in IPL

MS Dhoni has participated in nine matches for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during the IPL 2025 season before their upcoming contest against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). In these appearances, he has accumulated a total of 140 runs, maintaining an average of 28.00 and a strike-rate of 142.86. His highest score this season is an unbeaten 30 runs. Notably, he hasn't registered any half-centuries or centuries so far. Throughout these matches, Dhoni has hit 11 fours and eight sixes. A standout performance came against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), where Dhoni scored an unbeaten 26 runs off just 11 balls, leading CSK to a five-wicket victory. This innings was instrumental in ending CSK's five-match losing streak and earned Dhoni his first IPL player of the match (POTM) award since 2019.

Against PBKS in the IPL, Dhoni has scored a total of 696 runs at an impressive average of 43.50 and a strike-rate of 150.98. This makes him the second-highest run-scorer for the Chennai Super Kings against PBKS, behind only Suresh Raina. Dhoni has notched up five half-centuries against Punjab, with his highest score being an unbeaten 79 runs, achieved in 2018 at Mohali. In the current IPL 2025 season, Dhoni added another impactful performance against PBKS, scoring 27 off 12 balls during Match 22 on April 8, though CSK fell short in that game.

MS Dhoni’s stats against PBKS

CSK vs PBKS IPL 2025 preview

​The Chennai Super Kings are set to face the Punjab Kings in the match 49 of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK, currently at the bottom of the points table with just two wins from nine matches. In contrast, PBKS, led by Shreyas Iyer, have secured five victories and are aiming to climb higher in the standings.

In their previous encounter this season, PBKS defeated CSK by 18 runs, thanks to a blistering 103 off 42 balls by Priyansh Arya. Historically, CSK holds a slight edge in head-to-head matchups with 17 wins to PBKS's 14 in 32 games.