IPL 2021 Final LIVE, CSK vs KKR: MS Dhoni vs Eoin Morgan– 2011 World Cup captain MS Dhoni will face off recently-concluded 2019 World Cup skipper Eoin Morgan in a mouth-watering IPL 2021 Final. While the only captain to win all ICC titles Dhoni will be aiming to rewrite history, Eoin Morgan will have to pass the litmus test of his captaincy in the world’s biggest T20 league. Follow IPL 2021 Final live updates on insidesport.in
While MS Dhoni & Co are a force to reckon in IPL with a record 9th IPL Final, stats are in favour of KKR as Eoin Morgan & Co faces yellow army for the ultimate prize—IPL 2021 trophy. KKR has never lost an IPL Final.
IPL 2021 Final LIVE, CSK vs KKR: MS Dhoni vs Eoin Morgan- Who has the edge? Check stats/ records
IPL 2021 Final: MS Dhoni guides CSK to record 9th IPL final
- MS Dhoni has led IPL teams (CSK, now-defunct RPS) in 203 matches with wins 120 games. His success rate in IPL is 59.40. His competitor Eoin Morgan has captained KKR in 23 matches with wins in 11 fixtures, including a tie. His win percentage is 50.
| Most matches as captain | |||||||
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
| MS Dhoni | 2008-2021 | 203 | 120 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 59.40 |
| EJG Morgan | 2020-2021 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
- In international cricket, Dhoni holds the record of most matches as captain with 72 caps. He has won 41 matches at a win percentage of 59.28. On the other hand, England has played under the leadership of Morgan in 64 games, registering 37 victories at a win rate of 60.31
| Most matches as captain | |||||||
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
| MS Dhoni (INDIA) | 2007-2016 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 59.28 |
| EJG Morgan (ENG) | 2012-2021 | 64 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 60.31 |
- Eoin Morgan has won only ICC’s ODI World Cup but MS Dhoni has won T20 World Cup, 50-over World Cup and Champions Trophy. He is hailed as the most successful captain in limited-overs cricket.
- Besides T20s, MS Dhoni has led India in 332 ODIs with a success rate of 53.61 while Morgan has so far captained England in 188 matches with win a percentage of 59.04.
- When it comes to IPL 2021 batting performance, the duo has been disappointing barring Dhoni’s 6-ball 18 against Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 1.
| POS | PLAYER | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 52 | MS Dhoni | 15 | 11 | 4 | 114 | 18* | 16.28 | 107 | 106.54 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 48 | Eoin Morgan | 16 | 15 | 4 | 129 | 47* | 11.72 | 131 | 98.47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
- A win could remove question marks from Eoin Morgan’s captaincy under whom England won a questionable super-over tie on boundary count. His victory could boost England’s hopes in the upcoming T20 World Cup. On the other end, ‘mentor’ MS Dhoni victory could further add to the spirits of Virat Kohli-led team India who will have him as a mentor for the T20 WC.
IPL 2021 Final LIVE, CSK vs KKR- World Cup-winning captains MS Dhoni vs Eoin Morgan- Who has the edge? Check stats/ records
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