Chennai Tremendous Kings vs Rajasthan Royals on the MA Chidambaram Stadium is the two hundredth match of the charismatic captain Dhoni because the captain of the Chennai group. He’s the one IPL captain to steer in 200 or extra matches within the league.
Dhoni has been part of the CSK group since its inception, besides for 2 years (2016-17) when the group was suspended from the league because of the involvement of their officers in unlawful actions. Dhoni’s CSK has gained the league 4 occasions to this point.
Earlier than at the moment’s match, Dhoni’s document as CSK captain is 120 wins in 199 matches, probably the most by a captain within the league. CSK have misplaced 78 occasions and haven’t produced a end result beneath Dhoni for the reason that inception of the league in 2008.
Dhoni’s document as captain of CSK in IPL (earlier than at the moment’s match)
| Matchbox | gained | Misplaced | tied | NR | win % |
| 199 | 120 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 60.60 |
Throughout CSK’s two-year suspension, Dhoni led the Rising Pune Supergiants within the 2016 season. General, Dhoni has now captained 214 matches within the IPL, together with 14 matches for RPS.
Dhoni’s IPL captaincy document (earlier than at the moment’s match)
| Matchbox | gained | Misplaced | tied | NR | win % |
| 213 | 125 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 58.96 |
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is second within the checklist of most matches as captain of an IPL group. Rohit has to this point led five-time champions Mumbai Indians in 146 matches and gained 80 matches.
Virat Kohli, who captained Royal Challengers Bangalore in 140 matches, is third within the checklist. RCB gained 64 matches beneath the batting maestro.