MS Dhoni's CSK will be facing Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on 11 April.
Chennai Super Kings have had a great start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 having lost only one match to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede.
CSK, with five wins from six matches, are on top of the IPL points table.
While the Yellow team has enjoyed success in their fortress in Chepauk, CSK will face some tests as they will be on the road over the next 10 days.
As the match is all set to begin, all eyes will be on MS Dhoni as the CSK captain is a win away from achieving a major landmark. Dhoni will become the first-ever captain in IPL cricket to win 100 matches, i.e if CSK wins in Jaipur.
This is not the first milestone the Thala will be achieving in the IPL.
Here is the list of records the Captain Cool has achieved:
1. Has won 99 matches as captain in the IPL
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MS Dhoni is the face of Chennai Super Kings. He led the team to two titles (2010 & 2011) and been into the Finals for a record six times(2008, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15).
MS Dhoni currently has 99 wins as captain from 165 matches at a staggering win percentage of 60.36. The skipper has won 28 more than Gautam Gambhir, who is second on the list with 71 wins (129 matches).
Dhoni, having played a few match-winning knocks, has collected 156 runs from six matches and has remained unbeaten on three of those occasions.
The wicketkeeper-batsman could achieve this milestone is CSK win against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on 11 April.
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2. Best batting average by an Indian batsman in IPL
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MS Dhoni has mostly batted in the lower middle-order, but despite that, the skipper has been able to maintain a good batting average.
He has the best average among all the Indian batsmen who have scored more than 500 runs in the IPL.
Dhoni averages more than 40 in the 175 games. He is ahead of the likes of KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and the legendary Sachin Tendulkar as well.
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3. Most number of stumpings in IPL
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The captain is best known for his quick stumpings. His techniques and skills make him dangerous behind the stumps.
Dhoni holds the record of most number of stumpings in the IPL history.
He has affected as many as 33 stumpings in the IPL. He is followed by Robin Uthappa with 32 stumpings and Dinesh Karthik with 30 stumpings.
Dhoni is also second in the list of wicket-keepers with the most number of dismissals in IPL - with 116 dismissals in 175 games. Here, Dinesh Karthik leads with 124 dismissals in 168 matches.
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4. Most runs by a Captain in IPL
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The wicket-keeper batsman has been the leading batsman of his side.
Apart from captaining CSK, Dhoni also captained Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 when his former team was banned due to spot-fixing. He has scored 3725 runs in 159 IPL games while leading his side.
Following Dhoni is current Indian skipper Virat Kohli with 3546 runs from 96 matches. Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and David Warner are 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.
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5. Most sixes by an Indian in IPL
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Dhoni holds the record of scoring most number of runs as a captain in IPL. He has scored 3725 runs in 159 IPL games. The skipper's 'helicopter shot' has gained him the title of the finisher.
Though being a little cautious, the man in yellow makes sure he sends the ball out of the boundary line with every chance he gets.
While batsmen like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina have been leading the run charts over the years, they are not close to Dhoni when it comes to hitting sixes.
The 37-year-old has hit 186 sixes so far in the IPL. CSK teammate Suresh Raina follows him with 185 sixes and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma with 184 sixes. Virat Kohli and the Yusuf Pathan are ranking 4th and 5th respectively.
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