Suryakumar Yadav made history by being the 17th player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to reach the 4,000-run mark. In the IPL 2025 encounter between the Mumbai Indians and the Lucknow Super Giants, Suryakumar set a new record. With 2705 balls faced, he became the third-fastest to reach the milestone, only surpassed by AB de Villiers (2658) and Chris Gayle (2653).
During the MI vs LSG match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Suryakumar Yadav hit Prince Yadav for a six to attain the 4000 IPL runs milestone.
Fastest batters to reach 4000 IPL runs
Rank | Player | Runs |
---|---|---|
1 | Virat Kohli | 8396 |
2 | Rohit Sharma | 6868 |
3 | Shikhar Dhawan | 6769 |
4 | David Warner | 6565 |
5 | Suresh Raina | 5528 |
6 | MS Dhoni | 5383 |
7 | AB de Villiers | 5162 |
8 | KL Rahul | 5006 |
9 | Chris Gayle | 4965 |
10 | Robin Uthappa | 4952 |
11 | Ajinkya Rahane | 4913 |
12 | Dinesh Karthik | 4842 |
13 | Faf du Plessis | 4652 |
14 | Sanju Samson | 4643 |
15 | Ambati Rayudu | 4348 |
16 | Gautam Gambhir | 4217 |
17 | Suryakumar Yadav | 4021 |
Suryakumar Yadav IPL stats
Suryakumar’s IPL journey began in 2012 with Mumbai Indians, but he only played one match that season. His breakthrough came in 2014 when he joined Kolkata Knight Riders, where he played a key role in their title-winning campaign. After returning to Mumbai Indians in 2018, Yadav became an integral part of the team, accumulating 3319 runs in 104 matches, including 25 half-centuries and two centuries.
Year | Mat | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Career | 160 | 103* | 34.08 | 147.56 | 2 | 27 | 427 | 153 |
2025 | 10 | 68* | 61 | 169.44 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 23 |
2024 | 11 | 102* | 34.5 | 167.48 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 18 |
2023 | 16 | 103* | 43.21 | 181.14 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 28 |
2022 | 8 | 68* | 43.29 | 145.67 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 |
2021 | 14 | 82 | 22.64 | 143.43 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 10 |
2020 | 16 | 79* | 40 | 145.01 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 11 |
2019 | 16 | 71* | 32.61 | 130.86 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 10 |
2018 | 14 | 72 | 36.57 | 133.33 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 16 |
2017 | 10 | 31 | 17.5 | 119.31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
2016 | 15 | 60 | 26 | 127.27 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
2015 | 13 | 46* | 17.44 | 138.93 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
2014 | 16 | 34 | 32.8 | 140.17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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