Captain forever: Dhoni's envious T20 record

Dhoni has captained 86% of the T20 matches he has played since his debut in this format in the Johannesburg T20 international on December 1, 2006.

Published : Oct 18, 2021 19:38 IST

CSK skipper MS Dhoni after leading his side to a fourth IPL title.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni after leading his side to a fourth IPL title.
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CSK skipper MS Dhoni after leading his side to a fourth IPL title.

300 The number of T20 matches captained by M. S. Dhoni in his career when he led Chennai Super Kings in the final in Dubai against Kolkata. Interestingly it was the 347th match of his T20 career. This means he has captained 86% of the T20 matches he has played since his debut in this format in the Johannesburg T20 international on December 1, 2006.

Most T20 matches as captain

 

 

2 The number of batters in an IPL match to score 50 percent of the side's total while batting at number seven or lower. Rajasthan Royals’ Rahul Tewatia is the latest to achieve this during his knock of 44 out of his team’s total of 85 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah on October 7, 2021. The first to make 50 per cent at that batting position was Chennai Super Kings' captain M. S. Dhoni, which incidentally was in the final of the 2013 edition.

High percentage of runs scored by a batter in his side’s total in the IPL

Note: all the instances listed above were in losing causes

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35 Rajasthan Royals’ score at the fall of its seventh wicket against Kolkata in Sharjah on October 7, 2021 is now the lowest score by any IPL side at the fall of the seventh wicket.

Lowest score at the fall of the seventh wicket in an IPL match

Note: all the instances listed above were in losing causes

 

5 The number of batters who have registered a fifty score in less than 17 balls in IPL cricket. Mumbai Indians’ Ishan Kishan became the latest to do so against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on October 8, 2021 during his swashbuckling knock of 84 in 22 balls. He reached his fifty in just 16 balls, which, incidentally, is the quickest by a Mumbai Indian batter. It is also the quickest by a batter in an IPL match outside India.

Fastest to reach an individual fifty in IPL cricket

Note: Ishan Kishan now joins Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine to become only the third IPL player to register two fifties in less than 18 balls!

 

Fastest to reach an individual fifty in IPL cricket for Mumbai Indians

 

131 The highest score made at the halfway stage (10 overs) by a side in IPL cricket. Mumbai Indians’ score of 131/3 after the 10th over against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi is now the joint-highest by any side in IPL cricket. Hyderabad bowlers suffered once before when Punjab batters, too, reached 131/3 after the first 10 overs in Hyderabad on May 14, 2014.

Highest scores reached after the 10th over in an IPL match

 

56 The number of runs conceded by Kolkata Knight Riders’ Lockie Ferguson in Dubai against Chennai Super Kings is now the second most conceded by a bowler in an IPL final.

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Fifty or more runs conceded by a bowler in an IPL final

Note: All the above matches were lost by the bowling side

40 M. S. Dhoni’s age when he and his team Chennai Super Kings won the fourth IPL title in Dubai on October 15, 2021 against Kolkata Knight Riders. This has made him the oldest player to be a part of an IPL title winning XI in a grand final.

Oldest to appear for an IPL title winning side

 

4 The number of IPL titles won by Stephen Fleming as a coach. His recent title (all for Chennai) in Dubai makes him the most successful coach in IPL history.

IPL title winning coaches

Note:Warne was also the captain and player

 

All records are updated and correct as of October 15, 2021

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