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On this day i.e. 19th October, 4 years ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his 200th IPL match.
Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is counted among the best captains in the world. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance in international cricket has always been excellent and many people consider him as their idol. Not only this, this veteran player has also left his mark in the Indian Premier League.
Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has won the IPL trophy five times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has participated in almost all the seasons of IPL and it can be said that he has played many matches in this important tournament.
On this day i.e. 19th October, 4 years ago, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his 200th IPL match. Not only this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first player to achieve this feat. He played this match while captaining Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 28 runs in his 200th IPL match.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 28 runs in his 200th IPL match. Not only this, experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja played an unbeaten inning of 35 runs for Chennai Super Kings. However, Chennai team failed to score big in this match and could only score 125 runs. Not only this, Chennai Super Kings had to face defeat in this match.
For Rajasthan Royals, brilliant opener Jos Buttler played a match-winning inning of 70 runs in 48 balls. Not only this, Steve Smith had contributed 26 runs. These two players made a valuable partnership of 98* runs due to which Rajasthan Royals won the match with 16 balls to spare.
Not only this, Chennai Super Kings could not qualify for the playoffs in the 2020 season. However, in the 2021 season, Chennai Super Kings made a comeback and won this important tournament. Talking about Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he has played 264 matches in IPL so far in which he has scored 5243 runs at an average of 39.12 and strike rate of 137.54. Not only this, as a wicketkeeper he has taken 42 stumpings and 152 catches. This explosive player can be seen performing tremendously in IPL 2025 also.
