On Thursday, Kolkata Knight Riders faced Delhi Capitals in the 41st match of the Indian Premier League 2022 where KKR’s Nitish Rana became achieved the Milestone of 2000 runs in IPL.
Over the years, Some batters have had the natural ability to score runs and showcased their arrival in stellar fashion from the first game itself. Indian Premier League had been witnessed by a lot of such batsmen for many years.
Such rare kind batters made an instant impact on the game. Cricket analysts have often been taken by surprise with their ability to score runs compatible with their respective teams. Players like this don’t take much time to score 2000 runs in IPL.
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Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders Nitish Rana became the 46th batter in the Indian Premier League in IPL history to score the 2000 runs.
Nitish Rana achieved this milestone against the Delhi Capitals wherein Nitish Rana scored 57 runs off 34 deliveries which includes three 4’s and five 6’s.
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In the list of players scoring 2000 runs, Nitish Rana is on the list of elite batters like JP Duminy (2029), Kane Williamson (2033), Adam Gilchrist (2069), and Aaron Finch (2073).
Overall, the top five run-getter in the IPL history are Virat Kohli (6411), Shikhar Dhawan (6086), Rohit Sharma (5764), David Warner (5710), and Suresh Raina (5528).
In the following match, KKR decided to bat first and score 146 runs in 20 overs, Opening pair of KKR went early to dug-out but the middle-order batsman like Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, and Rinku Singh help their side to score a respectable target.
Delhi Capitals successfully chased the given target and won by 4 wickets over struggling Kolkata Knight Riders. Now as per the IPL points table, Delhi Capitals sit in sixth place meanwhile Kolkata’s poor form continues as losing their 5th straight match of IPL 2022.
Full List of Players to score 2000 runs in IPL
POS | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
1 | Virat Kohli | 216 | 208 | 32 | 6411 | 113 | 36.43 | 4942 | 129.72 | 5 | 42 | 557 | 212 |
2 |
Shikhar Dhawan |
200 | 199 | 26 | 6086 | 106* | 35.18 | 4795 | 126.92 | 2 | 46 | 684 | 132 |
3 |
Rohit Sharma |
221 | 216 | 28 | 5764 | 109* | 30.66 | 4424 | 130.29 | 1 | 40 | 508 | 234 |
4 |
David Warner |
156 | 156 | 20 | 5710 | 126 | 41.99 | 4058 | 140.71 | 4 | 52 | 542 | 205 |
5 |
Suresh Raina |
205 | 200 | 30 | 5528 | 100* | 32.52 | 4042 | 136.76 | 1 | 39 | 506 | 203 |
6 |
AB de Villiers |
184 | 170 | 40 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 | 3403 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 | 413 | 251 |
7 |
Chris Gayle |
142 | 141 | 16 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 3333 | 148.96 | 6 | 31 | 405 | 357 |
8 |
Robin Uthappa |
201 | 194 | 17 | 4950 | 88 | 27.97 | 3789 | 130.64 | 0 | 27 | 481 | 182 |
9 |
MS Dhoni |
228 | 200 | 77 | 4878 | 84* | 39.66 | 3593 | 135.76 | 0 | 24 | 339 | 224 |
10 |
Dinesh Karthik |
222 | 201 | 41 | 4262 | 97* | 26.64 | 3228 | 132.03 | 0 | 19 | 398 | 118 |
11 |
Gautam Gambhir |
154 | 152 | 16 | 4217 | 93 | 31.00 | 3404 | 123.88 | 0 | 36 | 492 | 59 |
12 |
Ambati Rayudu |
183 | 171 | 31 | 4162 | 100* | 29.73 | 3262 | 127.59 | 1 | 22 | 346 | 163 |
13 |
Ajinkya Rahane |
156 | 146 | 16 | 4021 | 105* | 30.93 | 3328 | 120.82 | 2 | 28 | 428 | 77 |
14 |
Shane Watson |
145 | 141 | 16 | 3874 | 117* | 30.99 | 2809 | 137.91 | 4 | 21 | 376 | 190 |
15 |
Manish Pandey |
160 | 149 | 27 | 3648 | 114* | 29.90 | 3002 | 121.52 | 1 | 21 | 318 | 105 |
16 |
KL Rahul |
102 | 93 | 18 | 3641 | 132* | 48.55 | 2649 | 137.45 | 4 | 28 | 315 | 149 |
17 |
Kieron Pollard |
186 | 168 | 52 | 3383 | 87* | 29.16 | 2272 | 148.90 | 0 | 16 | 218 | 222 |
18 |
Sanju Samson |
129 | 125 | 13 | 3296 | 119 | 29.43 | 2424 | 135.97 | 3 | 16 | 251 | 150 |
19 |
Faf du Plessis |
109 | 102 | 9 | 3213 | 96 | 34.55 | 2456 | 130.82 | 0 | 24 | 292 | 106 |
20 |
Yusuf Pathan |
174 | 154 | 44 | 3204 | 100 | 29.13 | 2241 | 142.97 | 1 | 13 | 262 | 158 |
21 |
Brendon McCullum |
109 | 109 | 5 | 2880 | 158* | 27.69 | 2186 | 131.75 | 2 | 13 | 293 | 130 |
22 |
Parthiv Patel |
139 | 137 | 11 | 2848 | 81 | 22.60 | 2358 | 120.78 | 0 | 13 | 365 | 49 |
23 |
Yuvraj Singh |
132 | 126 | 15 | 2750 | 83 | 24.77 | 2120 | 129.72 | 0 | 13 | 217 | 149 |
24 |
Virender Sehwag |
104 | 104 | 5 | 2728 | 122 | 27.55 | 1755 | 155.44 | 2 | 16 | 334 | 106 |
25 |
Rishabh Pant |
92 | 91 | 14 | 2688 | 128* | 34.91 | 1821 | 147.61 | 1 | 15 | 244 | 121 |
26 |
Shreyas Iyer |
96 | 96 | 13 | 2665 | 96 | 32.11 | 2127 | 125.29 | 0 | 18 | 226 | 95 |
27 |
Murali Vijay |
106 | 106 | 5 | 2619 | 127 | 25.93 | 2149 | 121.87 | 2 | 13 | 247 | 91 |
28 |
Suryakumar Yadav |
121 | 105 | 20 | 2580 | 82 | 30.35 | 1883 | 137.02 | 0 | 15 | 279 | 81 |
29 |
Ravindra Jadeja |
208 | 159 | 66 | 2498 | 62* | 26.86 | 1955 | 127.77 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 90 |
30 |
Steve Smith |
103 | 93 | 21 | 2485 | 101 | 34.51 | 1940 | 128.09 | 1 | 11 | 225 | 60 |
31 |
Quinton de Kock |
85 | 85 | 5 | 2481 | 108 | 31.01 | 1892 | 131.13 | 1 | 18 | 255 | 88 |
32 |
Shaun Marsh |
71 | 69 | 7 | 2477 | 115 | 39.95 | 1866 | 132.74 | 1 | 20 | 266 | 78 |
33 |
Jos Buttler |
73 | 72 | 9 | 2467 | 124 | 39.16 | 1625 | 151.82 | 4 | 13 | 236 | 122 |
34 |
Jacques Kallis |
98 | 96 | 11 | 2427 | 89 | 28.55 | 2222 | 109.23 | 0 | 17 | 255 | 44 |
35 |
Dwayne Smith |
91 | 89 | 5 | 2385 | 87 | 28.39 | 1764 | 135.20 | 0 | 17 | 245 | 117 |
36 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
78 | 78 | 11 | 2334 | 100* | 34.84 | 1948 | 119.82 | 1 | 13 | 295 | 29 |
37 |
Mayank Agarwal |
107 | 102 | 4 | 2267 | 106 | 23.13 | 1681 | 134.86 | 1 | 12 | 219 | 89 |
38 |
Wriddhiman Saha |
136 | 111 | 22 | 2214 | 115* | 24.88 | 1720 | 128.72 | 1 | 9 | 204 | 71 |
39 |
David Miller |
97 | 93 | 30 | 2211 | 101* | 35.10 | 1605 | 137.76 | 1 | 11 | 156 | 101 |
40 |
Rahul Dravid |
89 | 82 | 5 | 2174 | 75 | 28.23 | 1882 | 115.52 | 0 | 11 | 269 | 28 |
41 |
Glenn Maxwell |
103 | 99 | 14 | 2142 | 95 | 25.20 | 1399 | 153.11 | 0 | 13 | 182 | 117 |
42 |
Aaron Finch |
90 | 88 | 7 | 2073 | 88* | 25.59 | 1610 | 128.76 | 0 | 15 | 213 | 78 |
43 |
Adam Gilchrist |
80 | 80 | 4 | 2069 | 109 | 27.22 | 1495 | 138.39 | 2 | 11 | 239 | 92 |
44 |
Kane Williamson |
71 | 70 | 16 | 2033 | 89 | 37.65 | 1595 | 127.46 | 0 | 18 | 177 | 62 |
45 |
JP Duminy |
83 | 77 | 26 | 2029 | 78 | 39.78 | 1636 | 124.02 | 0 | 14 | 126 | 79 |
46 |
Nitish Rana |
86 | 80 | 7 | 2020 | 87 | 27.67 | 1513 | 133.51 | 0 | 15 | 174 | 102 |