MS Dhoni achieves a rare feat in the history of Twenty20 Internationals
MS Dhoni achieved a rare feat in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to face 1000 deliveries in T20Is. Prior to the start of the first T20I against New Zealand at Delhi on 01 Nov 2017 he had faced 999 deliveries. He faced two deliveries in this game and faced 1001 deliveries at the end of the game. He became the third wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to face 1000 plus deliveries. Others are – Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan {1289} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {1156}
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Mohammad Shahzad | Afg | 57 | 57 | 3 | 1761 | 118* | 32.61 | 1289 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 196 | 66 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | Srl | 56 | 53 | 9 | 1382 | 78 | 31.40 | 1156 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 139 | 20 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 81 | 70 | 35 | 1232 | 56 | 35.20 | 1001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 37 |