NOT MS Dhoni! Marcus Stoinis has the best strike rate in 20th Over of an IPL match

Shocking stats in the IPL, as it's not MS Dhoni but PBKS star batter Marcus Stoinis who has the highest striking rate in the 20th over of an IPL game, for players with 200+ runs in the last over in the IPL.

Finishers have always had a great reputation in the shortest format of the game, and even before the role was actually considered a priority by teams, the world had witnessed one in the form of former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, who was known for his unique ball-striking ability in the death.

However, modern-day hitters have taken the game to the next level, as many new players have broken those massive records and have set new standards in the game. Such a record is also held in the world's most prestigious T20 tournament, the IPL, and that is by an Australian batter, Marcus Stoinis.

Not MS Dhoni but Marcus Stoinis has the best record in the 20th over in the IPL

In the list of players who have scored with the greatest strike rate in the 20th over of the game in the history of the IPL, Marcus Stoinis, the legendary Australian all-rounder, has the reputation of one of the cleanest strikers of the ball in the death, and tops the list.

Marcus Stoinis has left the likes of former Indian skipper MS Dhoni behind, despite the veteran having scored too many runs in the death overs. Marcus Stoinis now has a whopping strike rate of 297.62 in the final over of the game, among batters who have scored 200+ runs in the final over of the game.

Highest SR in 20th Over of an IPL match
(Min 200 runs)

297.62 - 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀*
282.42 - Rohit Sharma
255.68 - AB Devilliers
245.04 - Hardik Pandya
243.23 - MS Dhoni pic.twitter.com/YV5U6lfU2m

— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 28, 2026

MS Dhoni, on the contrary, is fifth on the list with a strike rate of 243.23; however, he would surely be one of those players who have the most number of runs scored and the most number of balls faced during the final over of the innings, as he has been doing this over and over again.

Rohit Sharma is shockingly second on the list of players with the highest strike rate in the 20th over

Shockingly, the second man on this list is an opening batter in the IPL, who has amassed 7000+ runs in the history of the competition while batting in the top four. It's none other than Rohit Sharma, the legendary Indian batter who has been known to finish games for his team.

Sharma, who is a genuine match-winner for them, has amassed runs in the death and has a whopping strike rate of 282.42 in the final over of the game, despite being an opener who comes in to bat at the start of the innings.

He is well above the current MI skipper, Hardik Pandya, who is largely renowned as the finisher in the innings. He has, on the contrary, been stuck at a strike rate of just 245.04 in the 20th over of the game.

RCB star enlists himself on the list with a staggering record in the death

The last man on this list comes from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It's not Chris Gayle or Virat Kohli, but the legendary finisher AB de Villiers, who has done it so many times in the RCB shirt.

Having struck the ball ferociously in the death and being the OG Mr. 360, ABD was largely known for his run-scoring ability in the death. He sits third on the list with a strike rate of 255.68 and has scored too many runs, especially during chases in the final over of the game.

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