Hardik Pandya became the most successful captain in IPL
Hardik most successful captain: Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya posted his 15th win as captain of the side with a 55-run victory over Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2023 match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Pandya currently has the best success rate among captains in IPL ahead of Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni.
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Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has become the most successful captain in IPL history
Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has become the most successful captain in IPL history after a thrilling win over five-time champions Mumbai Indians. In fact, defending champions Gujarat Titans thrashed Mumbai by a massive 55 runs last night. Broadcasters came up with the list of captains with the highest win percentages. This comparison was done on players who captained a minimum of 20 matches. Hardik Pandya tops the list with 15 wins, five losses, and a 75% winning margin in 21 matches.
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Dhoni at number two
MS Dhoni won 128 matches in 217 matches and lost 88 matches. He has a winning percentage of 58.99 and is second only to Hardik. You will be surprised to know that Rohit Sharma, the captain of Mumbai Indians, the team that has won the most five trophies, does not even come in the top-5. He is at number eight in 149 matches with 83 wins, 65 losses, and a winning percentage of 56.08. Above Hitman are legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Smith, Anil Kumble, Rishabh Pant, and Shane Warne.
Mumbai’s poor bowling
Mumbai Indians, while bowling tightly, had allowed Gujarat Titans to reach 103 for four in 13 overs despite Shubman Gill’s (56 runs, 34 balls) quick innings. But thanks to their power hitting, Gujarat Titans finally took the total to 207/6, which was their highest total in IPL so far.
