How many fifties does MS Dhoni have?

MS Dhoni is a professional cricketer who has formerly represented the Indian cricket team across all international formats. He was born on July 07, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar to his parents, Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. He used to play club cricket for Commando Cricket Club and Central Coal Fields Limited. He got picked for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for the 1997-98 season. He also played for the Bihar Under-19 team in the Cooch Behar Trophy, and East Zone Under-19 in the C.K. Nayudu Trophy. He made his Ranji debut in the 1999-2000 season. He scored a fifty in his second inning of the first game. Domestically, he also played for Jharkhand in his career.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his international debut against Bangladesh in an ODI game in December 2004. After almost one year, he made his test debut in December 2005 against Sri Lanka. MS Dhoni played his last international game against New Zealand in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019 semifinal. He announced his international retirement in 2020. In the IPL, he is the face of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, having won five IPL trophies as captain. When the BCCI/IPL governing council banned CSK for two years (2016-17), he played for the Rising Pune Supergiants franchise. As of March 2025, MS Dhoni is the only captain to win all the white-ball ICC trophies.

MS Dhoni's fifties

MS Dhoni has reportedly scored 108 half-centuries in his international career. His first half-century came in international cricket came against Zimbabwe in an ODI at the Harare Sports Club on August 29, 2005. Dhoni’s last international half-century was also in an ODI. It was the semifinal of the ICC ODI World Cup 2019 against New Zealand.

MS Dhoni's Test fifties

MS Dhoni scored a total of 33 half-centuries in tests. His first test half-century came on December 10, 2005 against Sri Lanka in the second inning of the Delhi test. His last test half-century was against England at The Oval test’s first inning on August 15, 2024. He relinquished test cricket after the third test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014-15.

MS Dhoni's ODI fifties

MS Dhoni has scored a total of 73 half-centuries in his ODI career. He has played 350 ODIs in his career. His first ODI half-century came in 2005 against Zimbabwe in Harare. His last ODI half-century came in the ICC ODI WC 2019 semifinal against New Zealand in Manchester.

MS Dhoni's ODI World Cup fifties

As per reports, MS Dhoni has a total of five half-centuries in ODI WCs. He has featured in four ICC ODI World Cups: 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019. He has played 29 games across the four ODI WCs. He was the captain of Team India’s winning squad in 2011.

MS Dhoni’s first ODI WC half-century came in the ICC ODI WC 2011 final against Sri Lanka (91*) at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. His last ODI WC half-century was in the ODI WC 2019 semifinal against New Zealand in Manchester.

MS Dhoni's Champions Trophy fifties

MS Dhoni has scored two half-centuries in 16 games he has played in the ICC Champions Trophy. He has featured in four Champions Trophy editions: 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2017. His first Champions Trophy half-century came in 2006 against West Indies in Ahmedabad. His last half-century in the tournament was against Sri Lanka at The Oval on June 08, 2017.

MS Dhoni's T20I fifties

MS Dhoni has scored only two half-centuries in his T20I career. His first T20I half-century came against England in Bengaluru on February 01, 2017. His last T20I half-century was at the Centurion against South Africa on February 21, 2018.

MS Dhoni's IPL fifties

As of March 22, 2025, MS Dhoni has scored 24 half-centuries in his IPL career. His first IPL half-century came in IPL 2008 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. His last IPL half-century was in Mumbai against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2022 season.