Mahendra Singh Dhoni VS David Warner
In today’s match of the Vivo IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings will be facing Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 23rd match. CSK are currently placed at the 2nd position with 4 wins out of five matches whereas SRH are struggling at the bottom of the points table with only one match win. So before today’s match, let us take a look at the IPL stats of the captain of CSK Mahendra Singh Dhoni and captain of SRH, David Warner.
MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI
This man needs no introduction to the fans of Indian cricket. The right handed wicket keeper batsman is one of the greatest captains (if not the best) India has ever seen. He guided the national team of India to T20 world cup victory in 2007 and world cup victory in 2011.
When it comes to captaincy he is a masterpiece. From Ice cool attitude even in the tough situations to taking some unconventional decisions which turn the tide of the match, he has done it all. Even as a batsman he was one of the best finishers in the world.
When it comes to CSK, he has been associated with the team from its beginning. See also guided the team to IPL victories in 2010 and 2011. After CSK made their comeback in 2018 after 2 years ban he won the IPL trophy and made their comeback memorable.
In this year’s IPL MS Dhoni was not much promising as a batsman but he showed excellent captaincy skills, winning 4 back to back matches. The fans of CSK will expect him to win this match also to regain the top spot at the points table.
DAVID WARNER
He is one of the most destructive openers in the world and is known for his match winning knocks. Theek has also been the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team from 2016. Beat international cricket for Australia or IPL he has delivered when needed and is one of the most consistent players in the IPL.
David Warner buted in in the IPL 2009 for Delhi daredevils and shifted to Sunrisers Hyderabad as a captain in 2014 season. He led the Hyderabad team to their only IPL win in 2016. As an individual player also he has been very successful and has the records for most half centuries as an individual foreigner.
In this IPL though he has failed to impress his fans. Although he scored 136 runs in 5 matches, the performance of SRH is not good enough as they have lost 4 matches. Today there will be a huge pressure on him to rectify their losing streak.
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MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI VS DAVID WARNER: IPL STATS COMPARISON
| Parameter | MS Dhoni | David Warner |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 209 | 147 |
| Runs | 4669 | 5390 |
| Highest score | 84* | 126 |
| Average | 40.25 | 42.10 |
| Strike rate | 136.64 | 140.65 |
| 100s | 0 | 4 |
| 50s | 23 | 49 |
| 4s | 317 | 522 |
| 6s | 217 | 199 |
Conclusion:
In today’s match there will be more pressure on David Warner and SRH. And when the opponent is CSK, the pressure becomes tenfold. So let’s see if David Warner can take on such a huge pressure against MS Dhoni.