New Delhi: Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan scripted history on Friday after becoming the fastest-ever player to reach 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League. Sudharsan reached the landmark during the IPL 2026 clash between GT and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium.
After the Titans were put into bat first by the defending champions, Sudharsan along with skipper Shubman Gill got the team off to a flying start crossing the 100-run mark in the 10th over without losing any wicket. In the 9th over of the innings being bowled by Krunal Pandya, the left-handed batter was batting on 66 when he struck a huge maximum on the last ball to reach the big milestone.
Sudharsan surpassed Chris Gayle’s record who had got to the 200-run mark in his 48 IPL inning while the Titans player achieved the record in his 47th IPL inning.
Fewest innings to 2000 IPL runs
47 – Sai Sudharsan*
48 – Chris Gayle
52 – Shaun Marsh
57 – Ruturaj Gaikwad
60 – KL Rahul
He also joined another elite list of Indian batters with fewest balls taken to reach 2000 runs in the cash-rich league.
Fewest balls taken for 2000 IPL runs (Indians)
1193 – Abhishek Sharma
1211 – Virender Sehwag
1306 – Rishabh Pant
1326 – Yashasvi Jaiswal
1353 – Yusuf Pathan
1361 – Sai Sudharsan*
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