Stats: Most consecutive Twenty20 matches as captain

Gautam Gambhir overtook MS Dhoni to lead in most consective T20 matches when he took field against Perth Scorchers on Wednesday.

The two-time IPL winner Gautam Gambhir, in yesterday’s match against Perth Scorchers, eclipsed MS Dhoni as the captain to lead in most number of consecutive T20 matches. The left-handed opener has now led his team in 60 consecutive matches.

The previous record was 59, held by Dhoni, who decided to play as a non-captain in a dead-rubber of CLT20, 2012 that ended his streak.

The CSK captain is currently on an active streak of 41 consecutive matches as skipper. However, William Porterfield (Ireland) and Daryl Mtchell (Worcestershire) with 45* and 44* matches have a better chance of overhauling Gambhir, in case the 32-year-old decides to relinquish his duties as captain anytime soon.

Notably, Porterfield is the only one to have led his country in more than 30 T20Is consecutively.

Most consecutive matches as captain in T20s

#	Captain	Team	Matches	Span
1	Gautam Gambhir (Ind)	Kolkata Knight Riders	60*	2011-2014
2	MS Dhoni (Ind)	Chennai Super Kings	59	2010-2012
3	William Porterfield (Ire)	Ireland	45*	2010-2014
4	Daryl Mtchell (Eng)	Worcestershire	44*	2011-2014
5	Shane Warne (Aus)	Rajasthan Royals	43	2008-2011
6	Chris Adams (Eng)	Sussex	42	2003-2008
7	Adam Gilchrist (Aus)	Deccan Chargers	42	2008-2010
8	MS Dhoni (Ind)	Chennai Super Kings	41*	2013-2014
9	Rahul Dravid (Ind)	Rajasthan Royals	40	2010-2013
10	Gareth Hopkins (NZ)	Auckland	39	2010-2014

*Ongoing run

Just like the blink and miss style of the Twenty20s, there aren’t many captains who continued to be at the helm for long durations. However, there are some strong leaders who were trusted with the role for a longer period of time.

Not surprisingly, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has led his team in more Twenty20 matches than any other player and almost in twice the number of matches in comparison to his countryman and second in the list, Gautam Gambhir.

The wicket-keeper captain has led in a record 182 T20 matches while Gambhir is about to play his 100th match as skipper in the upcoming fixture involving Kolkata Knight Riders and Dolphins on the 29th of this month as part of the ongoing Champions League T20.

Most number of matches as captain in T20s”

#	Captain	Team(s)	Span	Matches
1	MS Dhoni	Chennai Super Kings, India, Indians	2007-2014	182
2	Gautam Gambhir	Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders	2009-2014	99
3	Adam Gilchrist	Australia, Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, Middlesex	2007-2013	83
4	Rob Key	England Lions, Kent	2006-2014	93
5	Darren Sammy	St Lucia, St Lucia Zouks, Sunrisers Hyderabad, West Indians, West Indies, West Indies XI, Windward Islands	2006-2014	82
6	Kumar Sangakkara	Deccan Chargers, Kandurata, Kings XI Punjab, Sri Lanka, Sunrisers Hyderabad	2009-2013	80
7	George Bailey	Australia, Australia A, Hobart Hurricanes, Kings XI Punjab, Tasmania	2007-2014	70
8	Shoaib Malik	Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Sialkot Stallions	2005-2014	70
9	Cameron White	Australia, Australia A, Deccan Chargers, Melbourne Stars, Somerset, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Victoria	2006-2014	70
10	Shane Warne	Hampshire, Melbourne Stars, Rajasthan Royals	2004-2013	64

**Stats updated till September 24, 2014