Okay, so today I got totally sidetracked. Was actually meant to be drafting something else, right? But then this random message pops up in a group chat – someone asking, “What’s Dhoni’s actual highest score in the IPL?” Simple question, yeah? Made me think, “Wait, I kinda feel like I know it, but can I actually quote it right now? Probably not.” So, instead of my proper work, I went down that rabbit hole. My “practice” today became verifying this one specific fact. Classic me.
How I Started Digging
My first thought was just to type “dhoni highest score ipl” straight into Google. Sounds easy enough. But man, the results were all over the shop! Some sites were shouting “Unbeaten 70-something!” while others were throwing around “Quickfire 50s!” Felt messy. Couldn’t trust any single one immediately. Was I looking in the wrong places? Or maybe people just didn’t care as much about this specific stat?
I remembered ESPNcricinfo is usually decent for stats. So I hunted down their Dhoni player profile page. Finally felt like solid ground! Scrolled down through his batting records, specifically hunting for the IPL section. Saw lists of innings: 20s, 30s, 48s, 50s… then bam! Found the one that stood out head and shoulders above the rest.
The Actual Record Breaker
So, according to the official record books (or at least the most trustworthy source I found!), Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s highest individual score in the entire IPL history is:
70 not out
Here’s the quick breakdown I found right there:
- Score: 70 not out
- Faced: Only 40 balls (That’s quick!)
- Against: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- For: Chennai Super Kings
- When: Way back in IPL 2018, in Bengaluru
What Stuck With Me
The funny thing? I actually sorta remembered that knock. It wasn’t just a big score; it was classic Dhoni. CSK were in a bad spot that night, way behind. Needed a miracle. And Dhoni, cool as ever under massive pressure, did his thing. Smashed it everywhere, especially near the end. Think he needed like 16 or 17 off the final over? No sweat. Finished it with a trademark huge six! The crowd absolutely erupted. See, that’s why it stuck in people’s heads – it wasn’t just the runs, it was how he got them and when they mattered most.
Double-checked a couple of other big cricket sites just to be safe. Same figure everywhere: 70. Nice, settled that little mystery for myself. Always good to refresh the memory on these iconic moments, even if it meant my planned work took a major detour! His ability to pull something like that off when it looked impossible? Man, that’s what makes him Dhoni.
