Earlier in the day, MS Dhoni completed 250 matches for the Men in Yellow across all competitions and became only the second player after Virat Kohli to play 250 or more matches for the same franchise.
MS Dhoni Creates HistoryPlaying his 256th IPL match, Dhoni created history by becoming the first player in the world to play 250 matches as a designated wicketkeeper in the league's history.
Parthiv kept wickets in 2009 in one match with Dhoni in the playing XI.
Parthiv kept wickets in 2009 in one match with Dhoni in the playing XI.
Since the 2010 IPL, Dhoni has kept wickets in every match he has played in the league.
MS Dhoni created history in the CSK VS MI IPL 2024 clash |Courtesy-BCCI/IPL
KEY HIGHLIGHTS MS Dhoni created history in the 2024 IPL vs MI
CSK beat MI by 20 runs
Dhoni is the first player to achieve the unique feat
MS Dhoni set an array of records during the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians (MI) as his vintage display at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai helped the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team register a 20-run victory in the 'El Clasico' of the cash-rich league.
Dhoni stole the show with th bat as he hit Hardik Pandya for 20 runs in just four balls which included three sixes on the first three ball. Dhoni became the first Indian to achive the elusive feat of hitting three sixes on the first three balls of an innings. Earlier in the day, MS Dhoni completed 250 matches for the Men in Yellow across all competitions and became only the second player after Virat Kohli to play 250 or more matches for the same franchise.
MS Dhoni Creates History
Playing his 256th IPL match, Dhoni created history by becoming the first player in the world to play 250 matches as a designated wicketkeeper in the league's history. Dhoni has been named as CSK's glovesman in 220 of the 226 matches he played for CSK and all 30 games he played for the Rising Pune Super Giants between 2016 and 2017.
Most Matches As Wicket-Keeper In IPL
Player Total IPL Matches Played Total IPL Matches Played As Wicket-Keper Innings Catches Stumping Dismissals MS Dhoni 256 250 249 142 42 184 Dinesh Karthik 248 227 226 134 36 170 Wriddhiman Saha 165 144 144 85 26 111 Parthiv Patel 139 122 122 65 16 81 Robin Uthappa 205 114 114 58 32 90 For those unversed, in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008; Dhoni played five matches as a fielder, with Parthiv Patel taking the gloves, including the summit clash against the Rajasthan Royals. Parthiv kept wickets in 2009 in one match with Dhoni in the playing XI. For those unversed, in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008; Dhoni played five matches as a fielder, withtaking the gloves, including the summit clash against the Rajasthan Royals. Parthiv kept wickets in 2009 in one match with Dhoni in the playing XI.
Since the 2010 IPL, Dhoni has kept wickets in every match he has played in the league. Parthiv kept wickets in three matches in the IPL 2010, but the ex-CSK skipper was not in the playing XI in any of them due to an injury. Apart from Parthiv, the likes of Ambati Rayudu and Sam Billings kept wickets for CSK in one IPL match each during the 2019 IPL season in which Dhoni was not playing.
