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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition has started. In the first match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the toss and decided to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). SRH captain Ishan Kishan has achieved a special achievement in this match. As soon as he scored the second run of his innings, he completed 3,000 runs in his IPL career. Let’s take a look at his statistics.
29th batsman to score 3,000 runs in IPL
Ishaan is the 29th batsman to complete 3,000 runs in his IPL career. In this list, RCB’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli (8,661) is at the first position. Ishan has played 120 matches for three franchises including SRH and Mumbai Indians (MI). He has crossed the 3,000-run mark in 113 innings at an average of over 29 and a strike rate of over 137. His account includes one century and 17 half-centuries.
Sixth fastest batsman to score 3,000 runs in terms of balls
Ishan has become the sixth fastest batsman to complete 3,000 runs in terms of balls in IPL. He achieved this feat while facing 2,180 balls. Rishabh Pant is at the first position in this list, who touched this figure while facing only 2,028 balls. In this list, Yusuf Pathan (2,082) is second, Suryakumar Yadav (2,130) is third, Suresh Raina (2,135) is fourth and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2,152) is fifth.
How has Ishaan’s IPL career been?
Ishaan made his IPL debut with Gujarat Lions in 2016. He played 2 editions for Gujarat and managed to score 319 runs in 16 matches. After that in 2018, he made his debut with MI and managed to score 2,325 runs in 89 matches at an average of 29.80. He also won 2 titles with MI. In the 2025 auction, Ishaan was signed by SRH with a bid of Rs 11.25 crore.
How was Ishaan’s performance in IPL 2025?
Ishan was successful in scoring 354 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2025 at an average of 35.40 and strike rate of 152.58. In that edition he scored 1 century and 1 half-century. His best performance was 106 not out.
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