Sai Sudarshan becomes the world’s ‘number-1’ batsman! Which even Chris Gayle could not touch till date; Made that world record

Sai Sudarshan World Record: The 60th match of IPL 2026 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans (KKR vs GT) in Kolkata on Saturday, May 16. In this match, Gujarat team had to face defeat by 29 runs. Although GT team failed to win against KKR in this match, but opener Sai Sudarshan once again showed the magic of his bat. Opening the innings for his team, he played an unbeaten half-century of 53 runs. During this innings, he also achieved a big achievement. He became the fastest player in the world to score 3,000 runs in the T20 format. Before Sudarshan, this world record was in the name of former Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, who had touched the mark of 3,000 runs in 85 innings in the T20 format. However, by scoring 3,000 runs in just 78 innings, Sudarshan has now made this special record in his name.

These giants dominate the top 5

While Sai Sudarshan has now reached the top position in the top-5 rankings, Shaun Marsh has slipped one place to second place. Darcy Short occupies the third place. Short had touched the milestone of 3,000 runs in 86 innings in the T20 format. Devon Conway and Chris Gayle are at fourth and fifth position respectively. Conway touched the mark of 3,000 runs in 86 innings in the T20 format, while Gayle achieved this feat in 87 innings.

Top 5 batsmen who completed 3,000 runs in the shortest innings in T20 format

• Sai Sudarshan (India) – 78 innings
• Shaun Marsh (Australia) – 85 innings
• D’Arcy Short (Australia) – 86 innings
• Devon Conway (New Zealand) – 86 innings
• Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 87 innings

Sudarshan’s bat against KKR

Talking about Sudarshan’s performance in the last match, he started the innings for his team and faced a total of 28 balls. During this, he scored unbeaten 53 runs at a strike rate of 189.28. In this entire innings, cricket fans saw six fours and three sixes coming from his bat.

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