The 43-year-old MS Dhoni is the first player in history to break the all-time IPL record.

MS Dhoni’s game-winning performance against the Lucknow Super Giants broke an 11-year-old record.

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match on Monday thanks to a late burst from stand-in captain MS Dhoni, which gave the side their second win of the year. In a thrilling final over, CSK chased down the goal of 167 runs thanks to Dhoni’s explosive bat, which scored 26 runs off only 11 balls. Dhoni won Player of the Match thanks to his fireworks display at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The ‘Thala’ broke an all-time IPL record with the award, even if he didn’t entirely agree with the organizers’ choice.

At 43 years and 280 days old, Dhoni is now the oldest player in the history of the T20 league to receive the POTM award. In the process, he surpassed Pravin Tambe to win the top rank, breaking an 11-year-old record. As a result, at 43, Dhoni became the first player in league history to win Player of the Match.

After winning Player of the Match against KKR in the 2014 IPL at the age of 42 years and 208 days, Tambe maintained his position as the number one player until Monday. While he was a member of the Rajasthan Royals, he set the record.

In light of the team’s victory, Dhoni stated that he anticipates his batting group will perform better in the upcoming matches if CSK is to break out of their current slump.

We have performed well as a bowling unit. We can do better as a batting unit. It is roles and responsibilities that we discuss. Why not, if you’re off to a strong start and have the stamina to play through the innings? He batted pretty well today, in my opinion. Shaik Rasheed has been with us for a number of years. He has been batting brilliantly in the nets this season against both spinners and pacers. This is only the beginning. He is capable of dominating with real shots,” he stated.