During the final of the IPL 2020, the record four-time IPL winning captain Rohit Sharma has reached another milestone as he becomes the second player to appear in 200 IPL matches.
On Tuesday (10th November) evening, Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians are defending their IPL title against the first time IPL finalist Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2020 final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai). While it is also Rohit’s 200th IPL match, he becomes the second cricketer to play 200 IPL matches.
However, in this IPL 2020 final, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first.
Before Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni played 200 IPL matches
Former Indian World T20 and World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni was the first cricketer to appear in 200 IPL matches and the veteran wicket-keeper batsman achieved this feat during the ongoing IPL 2020. The 39-year-old Dhoni played his 200th IPL match during the 37th match of this tournament where he led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to face Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium (Abu Dhabi) on 19th October 2020. While Dhoni-led CSK failed to qualify for the playoffs of this tournament, the most-capped IPL player Dhoni has appeared in 204 IPL matches.
Top 5 most capped IPL players
| Player | Matches |
| MS Dhoni | 204 |
| Rohit Sharma | 200 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 196 |
| Suresh Raina | 193 |
| Virat Kohli | 192 |
(Stats updated till the IPL 2020 final)
Before MS Dhoni played his 200th IPL match, Rohit Sharma became the second most-capped IPL player after surpassing Suresh Raina, who has played 193 IPL matches.
In the meantime, during this ongoing IPL 2020 final, Rohit Sharma is playing his 155th IPL match for Mumbai Indians. Before joining this team in 2011, Rohit played 45 IPL matches for now-defunct team Deccan Chargers between 2008 and 2010.