Sai Sudharsan entered the Indian Premier League (IPL) record books on Friday by becoming the fastest batter to complete 2,000 runs in the tournament. The Gujarat Titans opener achieved this milestone during the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Record-Breaking Achievement
The left-handed batter reached the landmark in just 47 innings, surpassing the previous record held by Chris Gayle, who had taken 48 innings to get to 2,000 IPL runs. Sudharsan came into the match needing 72 runs to break the record, and with his knock, he took his overall tally beyond 2,000 runs.
Fewest Innings to 2000 IPL Runs
- 47 - Sai Sudharsan*
- 48 - Chris Gayle
- 52 - Shaun Marsh
- 57 - Ruturaj Gaikwad
- 60 - KL Rahul
Fewest Balls Taken for 2000 IPL Runs (Indians)
- 1193 - Abhishek Sharma
- 1211 - Virender Sehwag
- 1306 - Rishabh Pant
- 1326 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
- 1353 - Yusuf Pathan
- 1361 - Sai Sudharsan*
Before this game, Sudharsan had scored 1,928 runs from 46 matches and 46 innings at an average of 45.90 and a strike rate of 145.83, with two centuries and 13 fifties.
Match Context
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against Gujarat Titans in their IPL clash here on Friday. English batter Jacob Bethell was set for his first match of the season after being picked in place of an injured Phil Salt in the only change to the lineup for RCB.
Shubman Gill-led GT made a couple of changes, handing a debut to West Indies pace bowling allrounder Jason Holder while Manav Suthar also returned to the XI.
Teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
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