IPL facts: Players to play 100 IPL matches for each team

Suryakumar Yadav completed a special half century for Mumbai Indians on Friday. After this, he became just the eighth player to play 100 IPL games for the Mumbai Indians. The other players to achieve the feat are Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Ambati Rayudu. 

To mark the occasion, SKY was presented with a special customized jersey before the match. A two-time winner of the IPL with Mumbai Indians in 2019 and 2020, Suryakumar is one of only three batters to score 3000 runs for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

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As Suryakumar Yadav has played his 100th game in the IPL, we take a look at some of the other names who have played 100 IPL Matches for each team.

100 IPL Matches for Each Team

Mumbai Indians

• Kieron Pollard
• Rohit Sharma
• Harbhajan Singh
• Lasith Malinga
• Ambati Rayudu
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Hardik Pandya 
• Suryakumar Yadav

While some franchises do not have any players with 100+ appearances, Mumbai Indians already have eight players.

Former captain Rohit Sharma has played 224 games since swapping Hyderabad for Mumbai. Kieron Pollard has been with the Mumbai Indians since 2010 and has played the second most games with the franchise (211). 

Legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh is third with 158 games to his name.

Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah have played 139 and 136 games respectively for the Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav round out the top eight, having played 109 and 102 games respectively for the franchise.

Chennai Super Kings

• MS Dhoni
• Suresh Raina
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Dwayne Bravo
• Ravichandran Ashwin

Five players have made more than 100 IPL appearances for the Chennai Super Kings. MS Dhoni is a name who has been synonymous with CSK over the years. He leads the way with 262 appearances. Suresh Raina comes after MSD. He has played a total of 200 games for the team in yellow.

Ravindra Jadeja is third with 190 IPL games to his name with the Super Kings. Dwayne Bravo also joins the list for the Chennai Super Kings with his 130 appearances. Ravichandran Ashwin is fourth with 125 IPL games to his name with CSK.

Kolkata Knight Riders

• Gautam Gambhir
• Sunil Narine
• Yusuf Pathan
• Andre Russell

Four players have managed to reach the 100 game mark for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Sunil Narine, who has been with the Knight Riders for almost a decade now, has the most appearances with 189. Andre Russell comes second with 130 appearances.

Gautam Gambhir, who led KKR to two IPL titles, is third with 122 matches to his name. Swashbuckling all-rounder Yusuf Pathan also played a total of 122 games for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Virat Kohli
• AB de Villiers
• Yuzvendra Chahal

Three players who have been with the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a long time are on their list of 100+ appearance makers.

Former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has made 270 appearances for his IPL franchise. Meanwhile AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal have made 157 and 113 appearances respectively.

Rajasthan Royals

• Sanju Samson
• Ajinkya Rahane

Only two players have reached a century of games with the Rajasthan Royals. They are Ajinkya Rahane and captain Sanju Samson. 

RR skipper Sanju Samson made 149 appearances for his franchise. While Rahane was with the team from 2011 to 2019. He played 106 games for the Royals.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Only one player have played 100 IPL games for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. That is Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made 145 appearances for SRH.

Delhi Capitals

• Rishabh Pant
• Amit Mishra

Two players have reached the century mark for the Delhi Capitals in terms of matches. 

Former skipper Rishabh Pant made 111 appearances for Delhi. While veteran spinner Amit Mishra played a total of 103 games for the Capitals since joining them in 2008.

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Punjab Kings

The Punjab Kings haven't had any players reach a century of games with them either, and it does not look like that will change any time soon. Piyush Chawla is their leading appearance maker, having played 87 games for them.