Abu dhabi: Australian starter David Warner has broken Indian hitter Virat Kohli’s record for scoring the fastest 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Warner accomplished the feat during SunRisers Hyderabad’s game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday that his team lost in the Super Over at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.
Warner, who is just the fourth player in IPL history to score 5,000 runs in the tournament, reached the milestone in his 135 innings, while Kohli had done so in 157 innings. Third on the list is Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina, who reached 5,000 IPL runs in 173 innings, followed by Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma (187 innings)
The Australian left-handed starter has so far scored 5,037 runs, including four hundred and 46 half centuries, in 135 IPL innings.
His team, SRH, is currently in fifth place in the current tournament, having won three games of the nine they have played so far. They are scheduled to face the Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
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