Seasoned opener Shikhar Dhawan became just the second player after Virat Kohli to amass 6,000 runs in the Indian Premier League.
He made it a big one too on the night, finishing unbeaten on 88 off 59 balls. He was adjudged player of the match for his efforts as PBKS won the contest by 11 runs.
The 36-year-old left-hander got to the landmark during the clash between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, in what was his 200th IPL match. Dhawan even ended up crossing 9,000 T20 runs during the match, the third Indian to do so after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
For another milestone, Dhawan crossed 1000 runs against CSK in the IPL too, becoming the first batter to do so against the men in yellow.
Punjab is the fifth team that Dhawan is playing for in his IPL career. Before that, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad (scoring 2,518 runs for the franchise), Delhi Capitals (2,066 runs), Deccan Chargers (969 runs) and Mumbai Indians (233 runs).
Here’s a look at some batting records from the IPL:
Most runs in IPL
Player | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V Kohli | 207 | 6402 | 113 | 36.58 | 129.80 | 5 | 42 | 555 | 212 |
S Dhawan | 199* | 6086 | 106* | 35.17 | 126.92 | 2 | 46 | 684 | 132 |
RG Sharma | 216 | 5764 | 109* | 30.65 | 130.28 | 1 | 40 | 508 | 234 |
DA Warner | 155 | 5668 | 126 | 41.98 | 140.57 | 4 | 53 | 550 | 210 |
SK Raina | 200 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 136.73 | 1 | 39 | 506 | 203 |
AB de Villiers | 170 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 | 413 | 251 |
CH Gayle | 141 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 148.96 | 6 | 31 | 404 | 357 |
RV Uthappa | 193 | 4949 | 88 | 28.11 | 130.85 | 0 | 27 | 481 | 182 |
MS Dhoni | 199 | 4866 | 84* | 39.88 | 135.73 | 0 | 24 | 338 | 223 |
KD Karthik | 200 | 4256 | 97* | 26.76 | 132.00 | 0 | 20 | 417 | 127 |
Shikhar Dhawan in the IPL over the years
Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 200 | 6086 | 106* | 35.18 | 126.92 | 2 | 46 | 684 | 132 |
2022 | 8 | 302 | 88* | 43.14 | 132.46 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 |
2021 | 16 | 587 | 92 | 39.13 | 124.62 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 16 |
2020 | 17 | 618 | 106* | 44.14 | 144.73 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 12 |
2019 | 16 | 521 | 97* | 34.73 | 135.67 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 11 |
2018 | 16 | 497 | 92* | 38.23 | 136.91 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 14 |
2017 | 14 | 479 | 77 | 36.84 | 127.39 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 9 |
2016 | 17 | 501 | 82* | 38.53 | 116.78 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 8 |
2015 | 14 | 353 | 54 | 27.15 | 123.42 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 6 |
2014 | 14 | 377 | 64* | 29.00 | 118.18 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 7 |
2013 | 10 | 311 | 73* | 38.87 | 122.92 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 5 |
2012 | 15 | 569 | 84 | 40.64 | 129.61 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 18 |
2011 | 14 | 400 | 95* | 33.33 | 129.03 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 7 |
2010 | 10 | 191 | 56 | 19.10 | 112.35 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
2009 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 10.00 | 88.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2008 | 14 | 340 | 68* | 37.77 | 115.25 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 8 |