MS Dhoni has one more feather in his cap – leads India in fifty T20I games – most by any captain in the history of T20Is
MS Dhoni became the first captain ever to lead a team on fifty occasions in the history of T20 Internationals. He led India for the 50th occasion against South Africa at Dharamsala on 02.10.15 which India lost. He has won 26 games, lost 22 games, one game was tied and one ended in no result. His 26 wins and 22 losses are also records in its own category. No Captain has won 26 T20I games and also no captain has lost 22 T20I games in the annals of Twenty20 Internationals. The following table lists the fifty captaincy assignments of MS Dhoni
| No | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | v Scotland | Durban | 13 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | v Pakistan | Durban | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 16 Sep 2007 |
| 4 | v England | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 5 | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Sep 2007 |
| 6 | v Australia | Durban | 22 Sep 2007 |
| 7 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 24 Sep 2007 |
| 8 | v Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 9 | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Feb 2008 |
| 10 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Feb 2009 |
| 11 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2009 |
| 12 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 27 Feb 2009 |
| 13 | v Bangladesh | Nottingham | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 14 | v Ireland | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 15 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
| 16 | v England | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
| 17 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 16 Jun 2009 |
| 18 | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 09 Dec 2009 |
| 19 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 12 Dec 2009 |
| 20 | v Afghanistan | Gros Islet | 01 May 2010 |
| 21 | v South Africa | Gros Islet | 02 May 2010 |
| 22 | v Australia | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 23 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 09 May 2010 |
| 24 | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 11 May 2010 |
| 25 | v South Africa | Durban | 09 Jan 2011 |
| 26 | v England | Manchester | 31 Aug 2011 |
| 27 | v England | Kolkata | 29 Oct 2011 |
| 28 | v Australia | Sydney | 01 Feb 2012 |
| 29 | v Australia | Melbourne | 03 Feb 2012 |
| 30 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2012 |
| 31 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 07 Aug 2012 |
| 32 | v New Zealand | Chennai | 11 Sep 2012 |
| 33 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Sep 2012 |
| 34 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 23 Sep 2012 |
| 35 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Sep 2012 |
| 36 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 37 | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Oct 2012 |
| 38 | v England | Pune | 20 Dec 2012 |
| 39 | v England | Mumbai | 22 Dec 2012 |
| 40 | v Pakistan | Bangalore | 25 Dec 2012 |
| 41 | v Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 28 Dec 2012 |
| 42 | v Australia | Rajkot | 10 Oct 2013 |
| 43 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 21 Mar 2014 |
| 44 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2014 |
| 45 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
| 46 | v Australia | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 47 | v South Africa | Dhaka | 04 Apr 2014 |
| 48 | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 06 Apr 2014 |
| 49 | v England | Birmingham | 07 Sep 2014 |
| 50 | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |