Gayle hits 300 in the IPL!

Two batsman enter the 5,000-run club in the IPL, and how Gayle got to 300 sixes. Plus, your queries answered.

Chris Gayle is the first batsman in the IPL to hit that 300 sixes. No other batsman has managed to cross 200!

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The number of batsmen who have now aggregated 5,000 runs in Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket. In this edition, first Suresh Raina achieved the landmark, followed by Virat Kohli five days later.

The IPL’s 5,000-run club

 

How they reached each landmark

300

The number of sixes hit by Chris Gayle in the IPL. The West Indian is the first batsman in this tournament to hit that many. No other batsman has managed to cross 200! The next best is A. B. de Villiers’ 193.

Most sixes in the IPL

 

Landmark sixes for Chris Gayle in the IPL

 

Gayle’s IPL sixes for each team

 

Gayle’s IPL sixes against each opponent

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The number of batsmen who have scores of 99 in IPL cricket. The latest, Prithvi Shaw of Delhi Capitals, missed his century by one run against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi.

The IPL’s 99-run club

 

Note: All figures above are updated as on March 31, 2019.