5 IPL teams MS Dhoni loves playing against

The 13th edition of the world’s biggest T20 league, IPL 2020 is just a few weeks away as the cricket universe is getting ready to witness yet another exciting season of the cricket carnival. Mumbai Indians has been the most successful team in IPL history with 4 title wins in 12 seasons. They are followed by Chennai Super Kings who have captured the championship on three occasions.

It is worth noting that the Chennai-based franchise has never changed its captain in the 12 years of IPL. India’s only T20 World Cup-winning captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni started his journey as the CSK skipper in 2008 and he is all set to lead the franchise in 2020 as well. The right-handed batsman has been instrumental in his team’s success. Not only has Dhoni done well as a captain but he has also shone as a batsman.

Here are the 5 teams MS Dhoni loves playing against in the IPL:

1. Rajasthan Royals

The inaugural IPL champions, Rajasthan Royals have not enjoyed playing against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. CSK have got RR’s number on many occasions and the Yellow Brigade‘s captain has led his team from the front against the Jaipur-based IPL franchise. Dhoni has played a total of 19 innings against RR.

In those 19 innings, he has remained unbeaten 9 times which itself showcases that the Rajasthan bowlers have not been much successful against Thala. He has registered two half-centuries versus Rajasthan and his highest score in 75*.

The right-handed batsman has aggregated 420 runs at an average of 42.00 playing against Rajasthan Royals. His strike rate in those matches has been 131.52 while he has also taken 14 catches and executed 2 stumpings, keeping the wickets against RR batsmen.