CSK vs KKR: Shivam Dube equals MS Dhoni by hitting 30 sixes, he has a chance to make this big record by hitting 6 sixes

CSK vs KKR IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings decided to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 61st league match of IPL 2023. After this, MS Dhoni’s team scored 144 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs against KKR.

Shivam Dube’s unbeaten 48-run innings played a big role in helping CSK reach this score. He scored these runs in 34 balls by hitting three sixes and one four. With the help of these three sixes, Shivam completed his 30 sixes this season and equaled MS Dhoni.

Shivam Dube equals MS Dhoni

Shivam Dube has been batting well for CSK this season and has scored 363 runs in 13 matches with the help of 3 fifties. During this, he has hit 12 fours and 30 sixes. Shivam Dube has equaled his skipper MS Dhoni in hitting most sixes in a season for CSK.

Dhoni had hit 30 sixes for CSK in the year 2018, whereas in 2023, Dubey has now come equal to Dhoni by hitting 30 sixes, but he has a great chance to break Dhoni’s record. Not only this, if he hits 6 more sixes, then he will also go ahead of Shane Watson (35 sixes) in terms of hitting the most sixes in a season for CSK. Shane Watson is the batsman who hit the most sixes in a season for this team and he did this feat in the year 2018 and hit a total of 35 sixes.

Batsman with most sixes for CSK in a single IPL season

35 Sixes – Shane Watson (2018)
34 Sixes – Dwayne Smith (2014)
34 sixes – Ambati Rayudu (2018)
30 sixes – MS Dhoni (2018)
30 sixes – Shivam Dubey (2023)