MS Dhoni Vs Virat Kohli Head to Head Record: MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are two of the biggest players in the history of the IPL. The two have had very successful careers in the league, have been great players and captains, and might just be two names bigger than the league itself.
But how have these two fared against one another in the Indian Premier League? Not only have these two been the two players who have played the vast majority of their careers at the same franchise to the point that their names are synonymous with it, but the two have also been the most successful players and captains of their franchises.
MS Dhoni came into the inaugural 2008 season of the IPL as the first-ever T20 World Cup-winning captain. He was picked by the Chennai Super Kings and named the franchise captain. In that first season, he took his team to the final. CSK’s first title win came in 2010; they also won in 2011, becoming the first team to win the league twice in a row. Since then, he has been a five-time league winner and a five-time league-winning captain. He has made it to the final a further six times, five of them as captain.
The two seasons MS didn’t spend at the Super Kings were when the team was suspended for two seasons in 2016 and 2017, at which time he played for Rising Pune Supergiants. Dhoni has played the most IPL matches in history and is the second-highest run scorer for CSK.
As for Kohli, he came into IPL 2008 as the U-19 World Cup-winning captain. He was picked by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the longest-running player-team saga in the Indian Premier League. The two have now played together for 17 straight seasons. In this time, not only has Kohli become the highest run scorer for the Royal Challengers, but he is also the highest run scorer in IPL history, scoring a staggering 8063 runs in 253 games, over 1200 more runs than the second-placed Shikhar Dhawan.
From 2013 to 2021, he was also the team captain, an era that coincided with the time when RCB became one of the most popular teams in the league. However, Kohli is also the most successful IPL player not to have won the league. He has played in three finals and countless playoff appearances but no titles.
MS Dhoni Vs Virat Kohli Head to Head Record in IPL
So, how have Dhoni and Kohli fared against one another in the IPL? First of all, MS Dhoni Vs Virat Kohli Head to Head record in the IPL. These two have played in all CSK vs RCB matches in the IPL. So, here is Dhoni Vs Kohli’s head-to-head record in the IPL.
- Total Matches: 37
- MS Dhoni Wins: 23
- Virat Kohli Wins: 13
- No Result: 01
- First Match: April 28, 2008 (Dhoni won)
- Last Match: May 18, 2024 (Kohli won)
MS Dhoni Vs Virat Kohli Head to Head Batting Records
Now, let’s see MS Dhoni’s record against Virat Kohli’s team, which has always been the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Dhoni has better batting against RCB 33 times, scoring 864 runs at an average of 39.27 and a strike rate of 141.87. The veteran wicketkeeper has hit four 50s against Kohli’s team in the IPL, with his highest score being 84*.
Now we come to Virat Kohli’s record against MS Dhoni’s teams. This team, for 15 seasons, has been the Chennai Super Kings. However, for two seasons, Dhoni played for the Rising Pune Supergiants. Virat’s record against CSK is brilliant, as he scored 1053 runs in 32 innings at an average of 37.61 and a strike rate of 126.26, with nine 50s and a high score of 90*.
However, the two seasons he played against RPS, Virat was in the form of his life. In four matches in two seasons, he scored 271 runs at an average of 90.33 and a strike rate of 144.15. In these matches, he scored a century and two 50s. This puts Virat Kohli’s total amount of runs scored against MS Dhoni in the IPL at 1334 in 36 innings, with an average of 42.7 and a strike rate of 129.55.
MS Dhoni Vs Virat Kohli Head to Head Record in IPL As Captains
Finally, we come upon how these two behemoths have done against one another in the IPL as captains. Dhoni was the full-time captain of the Chennai Super Kings from 2008 to 2021. In 2022, he was replaced by Ravindra Jadeja but was brought back as the skipper mid-season, being the captain for the entire 2023 and finally vacating the post in 2024. He was also the captain of RPS in 2016 but not in 2017.
As for Kohli, he became the full-time captain in 2013 and left the post after 2021. He was the skipper for a few matches in 2011, 2012, 2023, and 2024, but never against CSK. So, here is the MS Dhoni Vs Virat Kohli Head to Head record in the IPL as captains.
- Total Matches: 19
- MS Dhoni Wins: 12
- Virat Kohli Wins: 07
- No Result: 00
- First Match: April 12, 2012 (Dhoni won)
- Last Match: May 04, 2022 (Kohli won)
The Chennai Super Kings will take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the first time in IPL 2025. CSK vs RCB will be Match 9 of IPL 2025, to be played in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, April 28, at 7:30 pm IST.
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