RCB vs GT IPL 2026: Sai Sudharsan was going through a rough patch before the IPL match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but on Friday, the left-handed batter finally broke the shackles as he tormented the defending champions with his sumptuous batting at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
He had blown hot and cold throughout the tournament, but a player of Sudharsan’s class needed a few good overs to get back amongst the run-scorers, and RCB became his victim. He started slowly against the home team, but after a couple of overs, the Gujarat Titans opener showed his class.
Sudharsan becomes the fastest IPL batter to 2000 runs
On a Chinnaswamy wicket that suited the stroke-makers, Sudharsan hardly gave a strike to his partner, Shubman Gill, as the left-handed star found the gaps at will, and also managed to clear the boundary ropes whenever required.
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Batting at 66, he smacked a humongous six off Krunal Pandya, and in the process, Sudharsan attained a huge milestone to sit at the top of the pile. With a six, he reached 2000 IPL runs, becoming the fastest batter to do so (47 innings).
Fastest to 2000 IPL Runs (By Innings)
47 - Sai Sudharsan*
48 - Chris Gayle
52 - Shaun Marsh
Sudharsan surpassed Chris Gayle, who had attained the 2000 IPL runs milestone in just 48 innings, while former Punjab Kings opener Shaun Marsh had reached the milestone in 52 matches.
Despite not being at his best in IPL 2026, the Titans opener shattered the long-standing record to eclipse some of the best in the league.
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Fastest to 2000 IPL Runs by Indians (By Balls)
1193 - Abhishek Sharma
1211 - Virender Sehwag
1306 - Rishabh Pant
1326 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
1353 - Yusuf Pathan
1361 - Sai Sudharsan
Interestingly, Sudharsan sits last when it comes to fastest to 2000 IPL runs by Indians (in terms of balls). Maverick SRH opener, Abhishek Sharma, tops the charts with 2000 runs in just 1193 balls, followed by Virender Sehwag, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Yusuf Pathan.
In terms of balls faced by Indians to attain the feat, Sudharsan occupies the last place, having played 1361 deliveries in his IPL career.
Most 100s for GT in IPL
4 - Shubman Gill
3* - Sai Sudharsan
Only Shubman Gill stands ahead of Sudharsan in terms of IPL centuries scored by a GT player. Captain Gill has slammed 4 tons, and Sudharsan now has 3 hundreds.
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