Published 20:31 IST, October 2nd 2020

Dream11 IPL 2020: MS Dhoni tops Suresh Raina to become most-capped IPL player in history

On Friday, October 2, MS Dhoni took the field for the 194th time in his IPL career to become the most-capped player in the history of the tournament.

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Hyderabad captain David Warner opted to bat first after winning toss against Chennai in 14th match of ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. high-profile ‘Sourn Derby’ affair is being played out at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Interestingly, ongoing Hyderabad vs Chennai match is 194th IPL game of MS Dhoni’s career, thus making him most capped player in history of tournament.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Chennai captain MS Dhoni surpasses Suresh Raina as most capped IPL player

MS Dhoni made his debut for Chennai in inaugural edition of tournament back in 2008. Since n, he has represented franchise in 164 matches, including ongoing Hyderabad vs Chennai game. legendary wicketkeeper-batsman has played an additional 30 matches for Pune, when he was part of w-defunct franchise between 2016 and 2017.

Suresh Raina, who decided to skip ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season back in September, has 193 IPL matches to his name. He is followed by Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma (192 matches), Kolkata captain Dinesh Karthik (185 matches) and Bangalore’s Virat Kohli (180 matches) as next on list of most capped IPL players of all time. While Suresh Raina headed list for a long time, MS Dhoni is likely to extend his lead furr through remainder of tournament due to former’s absence from this year’s event.

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At time of publishing, Hyderabad batsmen had reached 60 after nine overs of play. Opening batsman Jonny Bairstow departed early and was followed Manish Pandey (29 runs off 21 balls) after Indian batsman std a rescue effort. Captain David Warner (21*) and his deputy Kane Williamson (7*) are currently at crease with an unfazed 13-run partnership, with 11 overs still left in innings.

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20:31 IST, October 2nd 2020