400 Not Out! Dhoni Reaches T20 Landmark, Follows 3 Indian Legends

The 43rd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is underway at the iconic Chepauk Stadium, featuring a high-stakes clash between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The spotlight, however, is firmly on MS Dhoni, who has etched his name into the history books once again.

MS Dhoni creates T20 history

On Friday, April 25, MS Dhoni reached a major milestone as he stepped onto the field for his 400th T20 match. With this achievement, he becomes only the fourth Indian cricketer to play 400 or more matches in the T20 format.

Here's the list of Indians with the most T20 appearances:

Rohit Sharma – 456 matches

Dinesh Karthik – 412 matches

Virat Kohli – 408 matches

MS Dhoni – 400 matches (as of today)

A look at MS Dhoni's T20 career

Before today's match, Dhoni had featured in 399 T20 games, scoring 7,566 runs at an average of 38.02 and a strike rate of 135.90, including 28 half-centuries.

In the Indian Premier League alone, Dhoni has played 272 matches, scoring 3,900 runs with a strike rate of 137.88 and an average of 38.96, including 24 fifties.

Hyderabad elects to bowl against Chennai 

The 43rd match of IPL 2025 is being played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings.

Both teams are in a must-win situation to stay in contention for the playoffs. Chennai Super Kings, led by MS Dhoni, have managed just 2 wins in 8 matches, while Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad also have a similar record — 2 wins and 6 losses in their 8 games so far.

CSK made two changes for this match. Dewald Brevis and Deepak Hooda have been brought into the playing XI, replacing Rachin Ravindra and Vijay Shankar.

CSK playing XI: Sheikh Rashid, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (captain & wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.

SRH playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami.

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