Sai breaks Sachin’s record and becomes the fastest batsman to score 1000 IPL runs

Gujarat Titans batsman Sai Sudharsan became the fastest Indian batsman to score 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League on May 10, 2024. He leapfrogged Sachin Tendulkar, who needed 31 innings to complete 1000 runs in IPL. The 22-year-old Sudharsan needed just 25 innings to reach 1000 IPL runs.

Sudharsan achieved the milestone during GT’s match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad crossed 1000 runs in 31 innings.

Sudharsan played 25 matches and 21 innings, where he scored 1034 runs at a strike rate of 139.17. His highest score of the T20 tournament came against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium when he played a knock of 103 runs off 51 balls.

On Friday, the Gujarat-based franchise registered the second-highest team totals against CSK. GT scored 231/3 in Ahmedabad against Ruturaj Gaikwad’s side.

In the 2014 season of the IPL, Punjab Kings (PBKS) scored 231/4 against CSK, who hold the record of highest team totals against franchisee India Cements.

Sai Sudharsan vs CSK

• Hostels: 4

• Editions: 250

• Average: 64.5

• SR: 176.7

• 100s/50s: 1/1

Records made during the GT-CSK competition

Highest team totals for GT

• 233/3 vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023

• 231/3 v CSK, Ahmedabad, 2024

• 227/2 v LSG, Ahmedabad, 2023

First print: May 11, 2024 | 12:17 pm IST