Top 5 MS Dhoni-Yuvraj Singh Partnerships

Finisher is a role that needs to done with perfection in ODI’s. Finishing the innings is an art that doesn’t come naturally to a batsman. There are many fine finishers who had made a mark in the game. Michael Beven is considered as one of the finest finisher the game has ever produced. Currently Mahendra Singh Dhoni is considered the best in the business. His teammate Yuvraj Singh too has the knack of finishing things in style. India are lucky to have two best finishers in their side. Both have done it numerous times together in the past. They both have put on over 4000 runs together in ODI’s. Here is the list of top 5 Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni partnerships.

5. 54* vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai, 2011

MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh pose together after India won the 2011 World Cup

This unbroken stand of 54 between Yuvraj and Dhoni is listed in the fifth place ahead of some more 100+ stands because of the situation in which they batted together. It was the finals of 2011 world cup and India were chasing 275 to win. To everyone’s horror, they lost the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag early in the innings. Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli steadied the ship before Virat got out. Skipper Dhoni stepped up to the occasion. He had a rather worse tournament till then and promoted himself ahead of Yuvraj who was in red hot form. Once Gambhir got out for 97, India needed 52 runs to win from 52 balls. Yuvraj came to the crease and stitched together a well timed partnership with MS Dhoni. The pair added 54 runs off just 42 balls and led India to victory in the 2011 world cup finals. Ms Dhoni made a stroke filled 91 and Yuvraj made a crucial 21 to guide their team home.