#1 Dhoni finishing the innings

MS Dhoni in the last two IPL seasons was much different from MS Dhoni donning the yellow jersey. Back in yellow, MS Dhoni has been in tremendous form, touted by some as the form of his life.
Doing what he does the best, finishing the innings for his team, MS Dhoni scored 286 runs in 8 innings. Of the eight occasions that he came to bat, Dhoni remained unbeaten on four times. He has an average of 71.50, which is next only to Chris Gayle's 126.
The interesting thing about Dhoni's batting in this IPL is that he is attacking the bowlers much earlier than he used to do. The same has reflected in the form of his strike rate which rose from 138.73(IPL S/R) to 169.23 (this IPL). Dhoni as a finisher is what makes CSK the highest run scorers in the death overs.
If Dhoni continues his form the same way, then experienced-CSK are definitely the team to beat in this tournament
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