MS Dhoni to Create History with 400th T20 Game in IPL 2025

MS Dhoni is going to achieve a massive feat in his cricketing career as he is going to play his 400th T20 match. He will be achieving this milestone during the Indian Premier League 2025 game between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chepauk Stadium. This moment makes Dhoni only the fourth Indian cricketer to play 400 T20 games. He now joins the elite list that includes Virat Kohli Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma. It is a proud moment for Dhoni fans as their cricketing icon continues to add records to his name even after years of playing top level cricket.

During all these years Dhoni has played for India Chennai Super Kings Rising Pune Supergiant and his home state Jharkhand in T20 cricket. Throughout these 399 games he has made 7566 runs at an average of 38.02. His highest score continues to be 84 not out and he has also made 28 half centuries in the process. Other than batting Dhoni has also been great behind the stumps and has achieved 318 dismissals in T20 matches which indicates how reliable he is as a wicketkeeper.

In the history of IPL Dhoni is the sixth-highest run scorer. He has scored 5377 runs in 272 matches and 237 innings. His IPL average is 38.96 and he has 24 half-centuries to his credit. His highest score in the tournament is also 84 not out which supporters still recall for his composed finisher's approach. This year in IPL 2025 he has assumed the finisher's role and has played some good cameos. In eight games he has scored 134 runs with an average of 33.50 and a strike rate of 152.27. His season's best is 30 not out and he remains a consistent figure in the lower middle order.

Despite Chennai Super Kings' poor performance this season Dhoni's personal performances have remained good. The team has won just two matches in eight games and is at the bottom of the points table. Sunrisers Hyderabad is not far ahead either as they have six losses from their eight matches. The upcoming clash between CSK and SRH is not just important for the teams but also special because of Dhoni’s historic appearance. The team that loses will likely face elimination so there is a lot on the line.

Dhoni's impressive tally of triumphs also encompasses guiding India to win the first-ever T20 World Cup in 2007. He has also been crowned with five IPL trophies with Chennai Super Kings and two Champions League T20 titles with the same team. His composed captaincy and keen cricketing intellect have won him admiration from followers and teammates globally. As he stands to play his 400th T20 match many fans around the world will be looking for him to help his team claim another victory and increase his stature.

Worldwide Dhoni stands as the 24th cricketer in the T20 format to score 400 games. The largest number of games played in T20 is that of West Indian Kieron Pollard who has played 695 games. He is surpassed by Dwayne Bravo with 582 games and Pakistan's Shoaib Malik with 557 matches. While Dhoni cannot head this list the fact that he has made it so far as an Indian player speaks a lot of about his consistency fitness and dedication towards the game.

The Chennai Super Kings team of this season have players such as Rachin Ravindra Shaik Rasheed Ravindra Jadeja Shivam Dube Jamie Overton Noor Ahmad Khaleel Ahmed Matheesha Pathirana and Sam Curran among others. MS Dhoni is captaining the team along with keeping the wickets and fans are eagerly waiting for the team to turnaround with his experience. On the opposite side Sunrisers Hyderabad possesses players such as Travis Head Ishan Kishan Pat Cummins Abhishek Sharma Harshal Patel Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Shami. It will be a fierce fight between two teams who are in dire need of a victory.

As Dhoni takes to the field for his 400th T20 match it is more than a figure. It is a party to how far the boy who grew up playing cricket in Ranchi has come to become a world cricket legend. Cricket fans everywhere will be wishing him and hoping to witness a classic Dhoni knock that reminds all of us why he remains one of the most revered and favorite cricketers in the world. This is a huge milestone not only for Dhoni but for Indian cricket as well and it indicates the lasting legacy he still has in the game.