Suryakumar Yadav etched his name in the history books |Courtesy - BCCI/IPL
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Suryakumar Yadav created history in the MI-LSG clash
- Suraykumar hit his third half-century of the season
- Suryakumar is the orange cap holder in IPL 2025
Suryakumar Yadav etched his name in the history books of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after completing 4000 runs in the competition during the vital clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday (April 27).
After Rishabh Pant won the toss and chose to bat first, Ryan Rickleton gave MI a quick start with a quick-fire half-century. Suryakumar walked out to bat in the 9th over after the South African opener was dismissed and put on a show to remember to ensure the home team maintain a healthy run-rate despite wickets falling around as Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya were dismissed for single-digit scores.
Suryakumar Yadav Enters the League Of Chris Gayle and Ab de Villiers
Through the course of his innings, the Indian T20I skipper completed 4000 runs in his IPL career during what is his 145th innings in the IPL to continue his rapid rise as one of the greatest players to play the shortest format of the game. Suryakumar etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Indian to complete the milestone with a strike-rate above 140 and only the third player after Chris Gayle and Ab de Villiers.
Best Strike-rate Among Players With More Than 4000 IPL Runs
| Players |
Runs |
Strike-Rate |
Average |
| Ab de Villiers |
5162 |
151.68 |
39.70 |
| Chris Gayle |
4965 |
148.98 |
39.72 |
| Suryakumar Yadav |
4021 |
147.55 |
33.78 |
| David Warner |
6565 |
139.77 |
40.52 |
| Sanju Samson |
4643 |
139.17 |
30.95 |
Suryakumar is also the third-quickest player to reach the milestone in terms of balls faced behind Gayle and de Villiers. He is the fastest Indian to complete 4000 runs by the same criteria, breaking a long-standing record of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) legend Suresh Raina.
Fastest To 4000 IPL Runs (By Balls Faced)
| Player |
Balls Faced |
| Chris Gayle |
2653 |
| Ab de Villiers |
2658 |
| Suryakumar Yadav |
2705 |
| David Warner |
2809 |
| Suresh Raina |
2881 |
| MS Dhoni |
2887 |
Talking about the match, Suryakumar made a quick-fire 26-ball 54 and became the top-scorer of the 2025 IPL season so far as MI posted a massive total of
Suryakumar started his IPL career in 2012, and after two seasons with the franchise, in he played just one match. Post that he spent four seasons at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and was a regular starter and eventually the vice-captain of the team but batted lower down the order and did not leave a significant mark despite being part of the 2014 title-winning team
His career turned order after re-joining MI in 2018 when he was given a top-order role. He is now widely regarded as the world's best batter in T20 cricket.
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