We are continuing our series of articles about the Best Performances of Players in ODI Cricket and today we will be talking about someone that is one of the greatest players to ever play the ODI format of the game. This man has revolutionized ODI cricket and has won everything there is to be won in cricket. We will be talking about MS Dhoni. We will take a look at his records in ODI Cricket below.
MS Dhoni has played 350 ODIs for India throughout his legendary career and he has scored a total of 10773 runs in ODIs at an amazing average of 50.58 with 10 Hundreds in ODI Cricket. MS Dhoni is someone that was also the captain of the team and also one of the most famous players in the world. So, let’s take a look at the Top 5 Best Performances.
148 vs Pakistan (2005)
The first Hundred in the career of MS Dhoni and it came against Pakistan in 2005 and this in the start of something incredible and he showed that day that he can hit big sixes for fun aa he only took 123 balls to hit 148. In this innings he hit 15 fours and 4 sixes meaning a total of 84 runs in boundaries. He had a good strike rate of 120.33 and India won the match by 58 runs and he was the man of the match.
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183* vs Sri Lanka (2005)
The year 2005 was very kind to MS Dhoni because not only did he score his first ODI hundred but also he got his highest score in ODIs that year and it came against Sri Lanka in a big run chase he made it look so easy. India needed 299 to win and MSD came out at number 3 and since that time there was only one outcome possible. He smashed thr Sri Lankan bowlers to all parts as he hit 15 fours and 10 sixes in this innings meaning 120 runs in boundaries. His strike rate was an outstanding 126.21. India won the match by 6 wickets.
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84* vs New Zealand (2009)
The 3rd innings in this list is an innings that has not yet been talked about enough but should be because it was against New Zealand at their home where it was not that easy to bat in. In this match MSD came out at number 3 and from the moment he came to bat, he attacked the New Zealand bowling and He hit just 6 fours in this innings meaning he ran a lot in this innings yet he only took 89 balls at a strike rate of 94.38. India wins that match by 54 runs.
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124* vs Australia (2009)
The 4th innings In this list is also one of his best Hundreds in ODI Cricket and in this innings, Dhoni showed all his class and he hit the good bowling attack of Australia to all parts. He hit 9 Fours and 3 sixes in this innings meaning a total of 54 runs in boundaries meaning 70 runs in running yet he only took 107 balls to make these runs at a strike rate of 115.89 and Indian won this match by 89 runs.
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91* vs Sri Lanka (2011)
At the very end of this list is the most important Innings for him and probably one of the most important Innings in the history of Indian ODI Cricket History. It was the final of the 2011 World Cup and India were in a tough spot and out came MS Dhoni and he absolutely took control of the Innings and attacked the spinners and he took 79 balls to make 91 runs not out and he hit 8 fours and 2 sixes meaning 44 runs in boundaries. He has a strike rate of 115.19. India won that match and the 2011 World Cup.
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