Follow UsGujarat Titans (GT) opener Sai Sudharsan becomes the fastest Indian to get to 2,000 T20 runs, getting to the milestone in just 54th innings, in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Ahmedabad on May 2 (Friday). By doing so, he has broken Sachin Tendulkar's record, who got to the landmark in his 59th innings back in 2011.
54 innings - Sai Sudharsan
59 innings - Sachin Tendulkar
60 innings - Ruturaj Gaikwad
61 innings - Devdutt Padikkal
61 innings - Rajat Patidar
Overall, Sai Sudharsan is the second fastest to the landmark after Shaun Marsh, who achieved it in just 53 innings.
53 innings - Shaun Marsh
54 innings - Sai Sudharsan
58 innings - Brad Hodge
58 innings - Muhammad Waseem
Sai Sudharsan has been in terrific form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, and is currently on top of the run-scorers list. Moreover, he has put up more than 600 runs for the first wicket with Shubman Gill in IPL 2025, over 200 more than the next pair, which has been key to their success this season.
In his last five innings before this match, Sai Sudharsan has slammed 39, 52, 36, 56 and 82. He has been dismissed in single digits just once.
He is all set to go past the 527 runs he scored last season. He has scored over 1,500 runs for GT, and also managed 478 runs for Tamil Nadu in the Syde Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Riding on Sudharsan's excellent show this season, GT are currently fourth on the IPL 2025 points table, with 12 points from nine matches. A win today will take them at least to the second place, if not higher.