25 The number of innings Sai Sudharsan needed to reach a career milestone of 1000 runs in IPL cricket. During his maiden century against CSK in Ahmedabad on 10 May 2024, he became the joint third-quickest batter to achieve this. His feat, however, is the fastest by an Indian player in IPL cricket.
Fewest innings to reach 1000 career runs in IPL cricket
Inn | M | Batter | Achieved on | Runs | Ave. | HS | 100 | 50 | Then playing for |
21 | 22 | Shaun Marsh | 2 May 2011 | 1008 | 56.00 | 115 | 1 | 10 | PK |
23 | 23 | Lendl Simmons | 6 May 2017 | 1008 | 48.00 | 100* | 1 | 10 | MI |
25 | 25 | Matthew Hayden | 3 Apr 2010 | 1022 | 44.43 | 93 | 0 | 8 | CSK |
25 | 25 | Sai Sudharshan | 10 May 2024 | 1034 | 47.00 | 103 | 1 | 6 | GT |
26 | 26 | Jonny Bairstow | 25 Apr 2021 | 1001 | 43.52 | 114 | 1 | 7 | SRH |
Fewest innings to reach 1000 career runs in IPL cricket (among Indian players)
Inns | M | Batter | Achieved on | Runs | Ave. | HS | 100 | 50 | Then playing for |
25 | 25 | Sai Sudharshan | 10 May 2024 | 1034 | 47.00 | 103 | 1 | 6 | GT |
31 | 31 | Sachin Tendulkar | 11 Apr 2010 | 1064 | 40.92 | 89* | 0 | 8 | MI |
31 | 31 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 1 May 2022 | 1076 | 39.85 | 101* | 1 | 9 | CSK |
24 Shubman Gill’s age when he recorded his first century as an IPL captain. During his 102 in Ahmedabad against CSK on 10 May 2024, he etched his name in IPL history by becoming the youngest captain to register a three-figure score.
Youngest to register maiden IPL century as captain
Age | Captain (Runs) | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
24y-245d | Shubman Gill (104) | GT | CSK | Ahmedabad | 10 May 2024 | Won |
26y-152d | Sanju Samson (119) | RR | PK | Mumbai WS | 12 Apr 2021 | Lost |
27y-83d | Ruturaj Gaikwad (108*) | CSK | LSG | Chennai | 23 Apr 2024 | Lost |
27y-171d | Virat Kohli (100*) | RCB | GL | Rajkot | 24 Apr 2016 | Lost |
28-159d | KL Rahul (132*) | PK | RCB | Dubai | 24 Sep 2020 | Won |
Note:Kohli had made three more centuries at a younger age than K. L. Rahul.
3 The number of occasions when two batters registered centuries in the same innings of an IPL match. The latest to join this exclusive group are Gujarat Titans openers Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill, who registered three-figure scores in the same innings in Ahmedabad on 10 May 2024.
Two three-figure scores in the same innings of an IPL match
Batter1 (Bat#) | Runs | Batter2 (Bat#) | Runs | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
Virat Kohli (#3) | 109 | AB de Villiers (#4) | 129* | RCB (248/3) | GL | Bengaluru | 14 May 2016 | Won |
Jonny Bairstow (#1) | 114 | David Warner (#2) | 100* | SRH (231/2) | RCB | Hyderabad | 31 Mar 2019 | Won |
Sai Sudharsan (#1) | 103 | Shubman Gill (#2) | 104 | GT (231/3) | CSK | Ahmedabad | 10 May 2024 | Won |
Note: Kohli & Gill were captaining their respective sides, while Bairstow was the wicket-keeper.
5 The number of batters who have amassed 1500 IPL runs at a single ground. Among these players, Virat Kohli stands tall. His IPL home ground, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, has witnessed his cricketing prowess as he has now accumulated a staggering 3040 runs in 86 innings since his debut IPL game on 18 April 2008. In the match against CSK on 18 May 2024, his knock of 47 propelled his run aggregate to over 3000 runs in Bengaluru, a feat no other batter has achieved. His Team India colleague, Rohit Sharma, is a distant second in the ground-aggregate with 2295 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.
Batters aggregating maximum IPL career runs at a single ground
Runs | Batter (for) | Ground | M | Inn | Ave. | 100 | 50 | HS | Span |
3040 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | Bengaluru | 89 | 86 | 40.53 | 4 | 22 | 113 | 2008-2024 |
2295 | Rohit Sharma (MI) | Mumbai WS | 80 | 79 | 34.25 | 1 | 16 | 105* | 2011-2024 |
1960 | AB de Villiers (DC/RCB) | Bengaluru | 61 | 58 | 43.56 | 1 | 15 | 129* | 2008-2019 |
1623 | David Warner (DC/SRH) | Hyderabad | 32 | 32 | 64.92 | 3 | 15 | 126 | 2012-2023 |
1561 | Chris Gayle (KKR/RCB/PK) | Bengaluru | 45 | 44 | 41.08 | 3 | 8 | 175* | 2010-2019 |
9000 The T20 runs aggregated by Virat Kohli on Indian soil. His run-aggregate is now the most by any batter in a particular country in T20 cricket history. During his knock of 47 against CSK in Bengaluru on 18 May 2024, Kohli became the first to cross 9000 runs in a single country. A day earlier, on 17 May at the Wankhede, Mumbai, Rohit Sharma became the second batter to cross 8000 T20 runs at home. The table below lists the top five players to make the most runs in a single country in T20 history, all of whom incidentally were made on Indian soil. For the record, the most career runs aggregated other than in India is 6155 runs by James Vince on English soil.
Batters aggregating maximum T20 career runs in a country
Runs | Batter (for) | M | Inn | Ave. | 100 | 50 | HS | Span | Country |
9047 | Virat Kohli (Ind/Del/RCB) | 269 | 263 | 41.69 | 8 | 66 | 113* | 2007-2024 | India |
8008 | Rohit Sharma (Ind/Mum/DCh/MI) | 300 | 294 | 30.91 | 7 | 46 | 121* | 2007-2024 | India |
7626 | Shikhar Dhawan(Ind/Dch/Del/DC/MI/SRH/PK) | 253 | 252 | 34.35 | 0 | 59 | 99* | 2007-2024 | India |
6553 | Suresh Raina (Ind/UP/CSK/GL) | 244 | 237 | 32.92 | 3 | 43 | 126* | 2008-2021 | India |
6434 | Robin Uthappa(Ind/Kar/Ker/Sau/CSK/KKR/MI/PWI/RCB) | 239 | 233 | 30.06 | 0 | 38 | 92 | 2007-2022 | India |
8004 On May 22, 2024, during the Eliminator match in Ahmedabad against Rajasthan, playing for Bengaluru, Kohli became the first player in IPL history to score over 8000 runs. Notably, Kohli is also the first to reach the milestones of 4000, 6000, 7000, and 8000 runs in IPL cricket. Shikhar Dhawan is next with 6769 runs, the second highest aggregate in IPL.
First to reach the run landmarks in IPL history
Runs | Batter | For+ | M | Inn | Achieved on | Number of batters who achieved this milestone |
1000 | Adam Gilchrist | DeccanChg | 32 | 32 | 14 March 2010 | 96 |
2000 | Suresh Raina | CSK | 72 | 69 | 30 April 2012 | 52 |
3000 | Suresh Raina | CSK | 107 | 103 | 7 May 2014 | 26 |
4000 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 136 | 128 | 18 May 2016 | 16 |
5000 | Suresh Raina | CSK | 177 | 173 | 23 Mar 2019 | 7 |
6000 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 196 | 188 | 22 April 2021 | 4 |
7000 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 233 | 225 | 6 May 2023 | 1 |
8000 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 252 | 244 | 22 May 2024 | 1 |
+ while playing for that team
2 The number of batters who have registered three or more consecutive fifties during the IPL playoff stage. KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer has set a new record by becoming the first IPL batter to achieve four successive fifty-plus scores during the playoffs.
Batters with three or more consecutive fifty-plus scores during the playoff stage
4 Venkatesh Iyer (for KKR)
Runs | Opp | Venue | Date | Result | Playoff Stage |
55 | DC | Sharjah | 13 Oct 2021 | Won | Qualifier1 |
50 | CSK | Dubai | 15 Oct 2021 | Lost | Final |
51* | SRH | Ahmedabad | 21 May 2024 | Won | Qualifier1 |
52* | SRH | Chennai | 26 May 2024 | Won | Grand Final |
3 Lendl Simmins (for MI)
Runs | Opp | Venue | Date | Result | Playoff Stage |
67 | CSK | Mumbai BS | 28 May 2014 | Lost | Eliminator |
65 | CSK | Mumbai WS | 19 May 2015 | Won | Qualifer1 |
68 | CSK | Kolkata | 24 May 2015 | Won | Grand Final |
5 The number of batters to have registered four or more fifty-plus scores during the IPL playoff stage. KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer became the latest to achieve this in this year’s IPL playoffs. His 50-plus run at the playoff stage began way back in October 2021. Meanwhile, Suresh Raina is the only one in the list below with a maximum of seven fifty-plus scores during the playoff stage.
Batters with four or more fifty-plus scores during the playoff stage in their career
50+ | Batter | For | From | To | Fifty-plus scores…. |
7 | Suresh Raina | CSK | 31 May 2008 | 12 May 2019 | 55* (2008), 57* (2010), 73* (2011), 73 (2012), 82* (2013), 54* (2014), 87 (2014) |
4 | Michael Hussey | CSK | 24 May 2011 | 24 May 2015 | 63 (2011), 54 (2012), 86* (2013), 56 (2015) |
4 | Dwayne Smith | MI/CSK/GL | 24 Apr 2010 | 27 May 2016 | 68 (2013), 62 (2013), 57 (2015), 73 (2016) |
4 | Shane Watson | RR/CSK | 30 May 2008 | 12 May 2019 | 52 (2008), 117* (2018), 50 (2019), 80 (2019) |
4 | Venkatesh Iyer | KKR | 11 Oct 2021 | 26 May 2024 | 55 (2021), 50 (2021), 51* (2024), 52* (2024) |
24 The number of balls KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer needed to reach his individual fifty in the 2024 IPL Grand Final in Chennai against SRH. This is now the joint-quickest by any individual to register a fifty in an IPL final, shared with two other players.
Fewest balls to reach an individual fifty in an IPL Grand Final
Balls | Batter (runs) | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
24 | Suresh Raina (57*) | CSK | MI | Navi Mumbai | 25 Apr 2010 | Won |
24 | David Warner (69) | SRH | RCB | Bengaluru | 29 May 2016 | Won |
24 | Venkatesh Iyer (52*) | KKR | SRH | Chennai | 26 May 2024 | Won |
25 | Rohit Sharma (50) | MI | CSK | Kolkata | 24 May 2015 | Won |
25 | Chris Gayle (76) | RCB | SRH | Bengaluru | 29 May 2016 | Lost |
178 The number of sixes Sunrisers Hyderabad hit in this edition of the IPL. This is the maximum by any side in a season in the history of T20 cricket. Earlier this season, Royal Challenger Bengaluru became the first side in T20 cricket history to score 150 sixes in a tournament. It eventually finished the season with 165 sixes, the second most after SRH.
Most sixes hit by a side in a T20 tournament
6s | Team | M | Balls/6 | Tournament | Top six hitter of the side |
178 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 16 | 10.31 | IPL 2024 | Abhishek Sharma 42+ |
165 | Royal Challenger Bengaluru (RCB) | 15 | 10.51 | IPL 2024 | Virat Kohli 38 |
145 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 16 | 13.01 | IPL 2018 | Shane Watson 35 |
144 | Surrey | 16 | 13.21 | Vitality Blast 2023 | Will Jacks 31+ |
143 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 14 | 11.41 | IPL 2019 | Andre Russell 52+ |
+ was also the leading six-hitter of the tournament
1260 Sixes hit during this edition of the IPL tournament, making it the highest number ever in a single IPL edition. This translates to a six being hit approximately every 13 balls and nearly nine sixes coming on average in each innings.
Most sixes hit in an IPL tournament
6s | Year | M | Inn | Balls | Balls/6 | 6s/inns | 6s/match |
1260 | 2024 | 71+ | 142 | 16373 | 12.99 | 8.87 | 17.75 |
1124 | 2023 | 74 | 147 | 17237 | 15.34 | 7.65 | 15.19 |
1062 | 2022 | 74 | 148 | 17210 | 16.21 | 7.18 | 14.35 |
872 | 2018 | 60 | 120 | 13847 | 15.88 | 7.27 | 14.53 |
784 | 2019 | 60 | 120 | 13895 | 17.72 | 6.53 | 13.07 |
+ one match abandoned after toss has been excluded from the above table
All records are correct and updated until 1 June 2024.
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