IPL 2022, PBKS vs CSK: MS Dhoni Just 3 Sixes Away From Sensational T20 Feat For Chennai Super Kings

Former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni is just three sixes away from entering the list of top five players with maximum sixes for a single franchise in T20 cricket.

MS Dhoni, Pic Courtesy: IPL / BCCI

New Delhi: The 11th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PNKS) at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai from 7.30 pm IST today.

Former CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play the 350th match of his T20 career today. As soon as MS Dhoni takes the field against Punjab, he'll become the only second Indian player to do so.

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Till now, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is the only player who has played more than 350 T20 matches. The senior opener tops the list with 372 T20 matches.

Indian players who played most T20 matches

1. Rohit Sharma - 372
2. MS Dhoni - 349*
3. Suresh Raina - 336
4. Dinesh Karthik - 329
5. Virat Kohli - 328

CSK legend Dhoni is just 3 sixes away from attaining a massive feat

The wicketkeeper batter has so far fired 217 sixes in IPL, 191 sixes of these were scored in IPLfor Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni is just three sixes away from entering the list of top five players with maximum sixes for a single franchise in T20 cricket.

1. Chris Gayle - 263 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
2. Kieron Pollard - 249 sixes for Mumbai Indians (MI)
3. AB de Villiers - 240  sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
4. Virat Kohli - 226 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
5. Suresh Raina -  219 sixes for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
6. MS Dhoni - 217 sixes for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)