David Warner completes 6000 runs in IPL (Sportspix)
Meanwhile, David Warner is the only overseas batsman to cross the 6000-run mark in IPL
Delhi Capitals captain David Warner etched his name in the record books by becoming the fastest batsman to score 6000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League. Warner reached the milestone with a boundary off Trent Boult and became the third batsman to score 6000 runs in the cash-rich league.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s AB de Villiers, who has already announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, is the only overseas batsman to breach the mark, standing second with 5162 runs.
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The flamboyant Australian opener took just 165 innings to achieve the coveted feat, the fastest by any batsman
Fastest to 6000 runs in IPL (innings taken)
- David Warner – 165
- Virat Kohli – 189
- Shikhar Dhawan – 199
Warner has the best average (around 42.28) when it comes to batsmen who have scored more than 4000 IPL runs. The only batsman in IPL with an average of over 40 and over 4000. The southpaw also completed the 2000-run mark for the Delhi-based franchise in the cash-rich league.
Meanwhile, chasing a massive target of 200 on Saturday, Delhi Capitals used the impact player rule to get Prithvi Shaw in the middle and open the innings for him. He replaced Khaleel Ahmed in the XI. It didn’t end well for the Mumbaikar though as a ball from Trent Boult went away from him and Sanju Samson took a diving catch behind the stumps to cause more trouble for Shaw with one second left in his IPL season. Ball duck. While Manish Pandey fell in front of the wicket on the very next ball.
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The first two wickets once again put pressure on Warner, who was unable to play his natural attacking game. He tried to resurrect the target by sharing a 36-run partnership with Rilee Rossouw, but the Proteas batsman failed to get going as well and was dismissed for 14.
Warner managed to keep DC alive in the game with a crucial 64-run partnership with Lalit Yadav, but Boult returned to the attack and dismissed the latter to put the Capitals on the mat.
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