CSK vs RR: MS Dhoni nears massive T20 landmark; set to join Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav in elite list

Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni is only one hit shy of turning into the fourth Indian to achieve the landmark of 350 T20 sixes. The five-time IPL-winning captain can attain the milestone on Tuesday when CSK tackle Rajasthan Royals on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

With 349 sixes to his identify in 403 T20 matches, Dhoni is at present sitting within the thirty fourth spot total. Among the many Indians, Rohit Sharma (542), Virat Kohli (434) and Suryakumar Yadav (364) are forward of Dhoni.

Chris Gayle holds the document for many sixes in T20s with 1056 maximums in 463 matches. In IPL, Gayle as soon as once more leads the chart with 357 runs in 242 matches. Rohit is second with 297 sixes, adopted by Kohli and Dhoni on 290 and 263 sixes respectively.

So far as Dhoni is anxious, the wicketkeeper-batter scored 180 runs thus far in 12 matches at a mean of 25.71 and a strike-rate of 140.62. It was additionally the primary time, CSK did not qualify for the playoffs in two consecutive IPL seasons. 

Rajasthan Royals choose to bat

In the meantime, Rajasthan Royals have opted to bat first of their ultimate IPL 2025 sport after Sanju Samson gained the toss. Whereas CSK are taking part in with an unchanged workforce, Rajasthan Royals went with a few modifications. Notably, each CSK and Rajasthan Royals have already been eradicated from the race to the playoffs.

CSK vs RR taking part in XIs

Chennai Tremendous Kings: Ayush Mhatre, Devon Conway, Urvil Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal

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