Sai Sudarshan created history, became the fastest batsman to complete 3000 runs, also broke the record of Hardik Pandya

By Samira Vishwas On May 17, 2026

Sai Sudharsan Record: Sai Sudarshan once again created a new history in the 60th match of IPL 2026. On Saturday, the match was being played between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders, in which Gujarat Titans lost to KKR by 29 runs. Despite playing a brilliant match at Eden Gardens, Sai Sudarshan could not win his team. But he definitely created history with his half-century innings.

In the match played against Kolkata, Sudarshan has become the fastest batsman to complete 3000 runs in T20 cricket. He created this record in just his 78th innings. Before Sudarshan, this record was in the name of former Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, who had completed 3000 runs in 85 innings in T20, the shortest format of cricket. His record has been surpassed by Sai Sudarshan in only his 78th innings.

Shubman Gill equalized

Sai Sudarshan played a brilliant inning of 53 runs in 28 balls against KKR. Sudarshan had to leave the field after being hit by a ball in the elbow, but he returned and tried his best to win against KKR.

Let us inform you that Sai Sudarshan played a half-century innings for the 7th time during this period. If we talk about scoring most half-centuries and more than 50 runs in a season, then Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan have the same record.

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Hardik Pandya breaks record

With this match, Sai Sudarshan has become the first batsman to play half-century innings in 4 consecutive matches. Sudarshan hit a total of 6 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. During this period he also broke the record of Hardik Pandya. Earlier, while playing for Gujarat Titans, Hardik had scored half-centuries in 3 consecutive matches.

Also read – Gujarat Titans could not top the points table due to mountain of runs, Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 29 runs

gujarat giants vs kkr

Talking about the match, captain Shubman Gill also batted well for Gujarat Titans. Shubhman Gill played a explosive inning of 85 runs in 49 balls. During this, Shubman Gill hit 5 fours and 7 sixes in his innings. Apart from this, Joel Butler contributed by scoring 57 runs in 35 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. However, despite this, Gujarat Titans could not win this match and while chasing the target of 248 runs, they were able to score only 218 runs after losing 4 wickets.

Gujarat Titans won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, KKR scored 247 runs on the scoreboard at the loss of only 2 wickets in 20 overs. Finn Allen from KKR batted brilliantly and played a explosive inning of 93 runs in just 35 runs. So, Angkrish Raghuvanshi played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in 44 balls with 4 fours and 7 sixes. Cameron Green also supported him and remained unbeaten after scoring 52 runs in 28 balls.