IPL 2023: MS Dhoni set to captain CSK for 200th time against RR

Under MS Dhoni, CSK have won four IPL titles.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the 200th time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when his side face the Rajasthan Royals at the M.A.Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.

The 41-year-old, who joined the franchise in 2008 and captained them to four titles, has led the franchise in 199 matches in the IPL and won 120 of those matches, lost 78 and one of the games has been a no-result.

The overall win percentage stands at 60.30. With the bat, Dhoni's best season came in 2018 when he scored 455 runs at a strike-rate of 150.66 as he led CSK to the title in their first season back after serving a two-year suspension.

In all, Dhoni has led in 213 IPL matches, 14 of which came in the 2016 season when he played for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant. The following year, Dhoni was replaced by Steve Smith. The team reached the final that year, where they lost to the Mumbai Indians by one run.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has been one of Dhoni's key players for several years, said that the team would hope to celebrate the occasion by winning the match on Wednesday.

"What can I say, he is a legend of Indian cricket. So, I would like to wish him good luck. Hopefully, we will win the game tomorrow and give it as a gift to him on his 200th match as captain. Hope to continue the momentum of how we have played in the last two games," Jadeja said.

CSK are currently fifth on the points table having won two out of their three matches that they have played so far this season.

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