Sai Sudharsan from Gujarat Titans has just broken Sachin Tendulkar’s record, becoming the fastest Indian to reach 2000 runs in T20 cricket. He hit this milestone in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring 48 runs off just 23 balls with 9 fours before getting out. The overall record for the fastest T20 runs is held by Shaun Marsh, who did it in 53 innings, while Tendulkar set his record in 59 innings.
Here’s a quick look at the fewest innings taken to reach 2000 runs in T20s:
- 53 – Shaun Marsh
- 54 – Sai Sudharsan
- 58 – Brad Hodge / Marcus Trescothick / Muhammad Waseem
- 59 – Sachin Tendulkar / D’Arcy Short
In Match 51 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium, the Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. So far this season, no team has chosen to bat first at this venue in the five matches played.
The Sunrisers are close to being eliminated, and if they lose this match, they would join Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in that boat. Captain Pat Cummins mentioned, We’ll bowl first. You never really know how things will go. Sometimes it’s better to bat later. We won our first game at CSK’s ground, so we’re hoping for a repeat here. If we win all our games, there’s still a shot for us. We’re still trying to find our rhythm as a team, but we’ve improved in the last couple of matches.
The Titans have had a bit of a rough patch recently, suffering a heavy loss to the Rajasthan Royals after starting strong with four wins. They’ve made one change to their lineup, bringing in Gerald Coetzee for Karim Janat. Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill said, We would’ve bowled first too. Looks like a solid pitch. In our last match here against Mumbai, we batted first. Overall, the season’s been good for us. We focus on each game as it comes. We’ve made one change, with Gerald coming in for Karim.