Shocking statistics in the IPL as it is not MS Dhoni but PBKS star batsman Marcus Stoinis who has the highest strike rate in the 20th over of an IPL game, for players with more than 200 runs in the last over of the IPL.
Finishers have always had a high reputation in the shortest format of the game, and even before teams considered their role as a priority, the world had witnessed one in the form of former Indian captain MS Dhoni, known for his unique ability to hit the ball at the death.
However, today’s batsmen have taken the game to the next level as many new players have broken those massive records and set new standards in the game. This record is also held by the world’s most prestigious T20 tournament, the IPL, and is held by Australian batsman Marcus Stoinis.
Not MS Dhoni but Marcus Stoinis has the best record of 20th in the IPL.
In the list of players who have scored at the highest 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 being one of the cleanest strikers of the ball at the death, and tops the list.
Marcus Stoinis has left behind the likes of former Indian captain MS Dhoni, even though the veteran scored too many runs in the death overs. Marcus Stoinis now has a massive late-game strike rate of 297.62, among batsmen who have scored more than 200 runs in the late game.
Highest SR at 20th in an IPL match
(Minimum 200 races)297.62 – *
282.42 – Rohit Sharma
255.68 – AB Devilliers
245.04 – Hardik Pandya
243.23 – MS Dhoni pYodo.twYottmyr.doohmetro/ANDV5You6IFYou2metro— (@Shebas_10dulkar) TOprYoI 28, 2026
MS Dhoni, on the other hand, is fifth in the list with a strike rate of 243.23; However, he would surely be one of those players who has the most runs scored and the most balls faced during the end of the innings as he has been doing it time and time again.
Rohit Sharma surprisingly occupies the second spot in the list of players with highest strike rate at 20.
Surprisingly, the second man on this list is an opening batsman in the IPL, who has amassed over 7000 runs in the history of the competition while batting in the top four. He is none other than Rohit Sharma, the legendary Indian batsman known for finishing games for his team.
Sharma, who is a real match-winner for them, has racked up runs at the death and has a massive strike rate of 282.42 at the end of the game, despite being an opener who comes to bat at the start of the innings.
He is head and shoulders above current MI captain Hardik Pandya, who is widely known for being an innings finisher. Instead, he was stuck at a strike rate of just 245.04 in the 20th over of the game.
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The last man on this list comes from Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It is not about Chris Gayle or Virat Kohli, but about the legendary finisher AB de Villiers, who has done it so many times in the RCB jersey.
Having hit the ball fiercely at the death and being the OG Mr. 360, ABD was largely known for his ability to score runs at the death. He is third on the list with a strike rate of 255.68 and has scored too many runs, especially during late-game chases.
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