From highest average in successful ODI chases to 6th man of the series award- 5 landmarks MS Dhoni reached during India vs Australia 3rd ODI match.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni rekindled his love affair with final flourishes, anchoring India to their maiden bilateral ODI series triumph in Australia for a perfect finish to a historic trip Down Under on Friday.
From a dasher to a finisher to finally the anchor in the last leg of his career, Dhoni 3.0 was in full flow during India's successful chase of 231 in the third and final ODI on a sluggish Melbourne pitch after Yuzvendra Chahal set it up with a career-best 6 for 42.
Dhoni's unbeaten 87 off 114 balls was a testimony to his high-quality match awareness as the street-smart Kedar Jadhav (61 no, 57 balls) donned the role of a finisher. Dhoni reached his 70th ODI half-century off 74 balls. He grabbed the 'Man of the Series' award for a hat-trick of half-centuries and two coming in winning causes.
Here are the 5 unique landmarks MS Dhoni reached during the match:
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1. MS Dhoni's batting average in successful run-chases
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With the unbeaten 87 today, MS Dhoni now averages more than 100 in successful run-chases in ODIs. He now has an average of 103.07 in successful ODI chases. He has an average of 193 in the three matches so far. (Image: PTI)
2. Players part of most successful ODI run-chases
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MS Dhoni is now the second in the list of players who have been part of successful ODI run-chases. This was his 112 successful ODI run-chase and he surpassed Ricky Ponting with this feat. Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 127. (Image: AFP)
3. Most player of the series awards for India in ODIs
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MS Dhoni won his 6th man of the series award and joined Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli as third-most player of the series awards for India in one-day internationals. Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 14 while Yuvraj Singh has 7. (Image: AFP)
4. Three consecutive fifty plus score
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This the third time MS Dhoni has scored three consecutive fifty plus scores in a series. He did it against England in 2011 and New Zealand in 2014 before this series. (Image: AFP)
5. Indian players with 1000-plus runs in ODIs in Australia
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MS Dhoni now has more than 1000 ODI runs in Australia. He joined the club of Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Image: AFP)
