M S Dhoni playing his 250th game. Will he be able  to lift his 5th IPL title? What you guys think?

249 matches in IPL so far, Dhoni has scored 5,082 runs at an average of 39.09 with 24 fifties and a best of 84 not out with a strike-rate of 135.96.

Most IPL appearances

Dhoni, who has been a part of IPL since the inaugural edition in 2008, is the most-capped player in the league.

Rohit Sharma (243) and Dinesh Karthik (242) trail him in this regard.

220 of Dhoni's appearances came in CSK colors.

He made 30 appearances for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in the 2016 and 2017 seasons combined.

His stats in IPL

The seventh-highest run-getter in IPL, Dhoni has mustered 5,082 runs at 39.09 (50s: 24). His strike rate reads 135.95.

4,508 of Dhoni's runs have come in CSK colors at an average and strike rate of 40.25 and 137.52, respectively.

Only Suresh Raina (4,687) boasts more runs for CSK.

Dhoni is the only player with 3,000-plus runs (3,326) while batting at number five or lower.

The second-highest scorer as IPL captain

Dhoni is second in terms of runs as an IPL captain. He tallies 4,660 runs at 40.17. Virat Kohli (4,994) leads the show in this regard. Meanwhile, Rohit has 3,967 runs as IPL captain and can become the third player with 4,000-plus runs.

13 playoff appearances for Dhoni

Dhoni has guided CSK to 12 playoffs in 14 seasons. He was also a part of the RPSG squad that finished in the top four in 2017.

His tally of 27 matches in playoffs is also the most for any player.

Meanwhile, the wicketkeeper-batter has now made 11 appearances in IPL finals, 10 with CSK and one with RPSG.

Dhoni has a record of 4-6 in IPL finals

In nine finals so far, CSK have managed to win four titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021.

They have lost five finals