Follow UsIn Match 45 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 27 (Sunday), Suryakumar Yadav became the third-fastest to 4,000 runs in terms of balls faced in the tournament.
SKY needed 33 runs to reach the 4,000-run mark, and the right-hander got there with a four off Avesh Khan. Suryakumar got to 4,000 IPL runs off 2,714 deliveries, only behind AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle (both 2,658 deliveries).
2658 balls - AB de Villiers
2658 balls - Chris Gayle
2714 balls - Suryakumar Yadav
2809 balls - David Warner
2881 balls - Suresh Raina
That’s not it, among Indians with at least 4,000 runs in the IPL, SKY has the best strike rate (147). No other Indian batter has a strike rate of more than 140.
147 - Suryakumar Yadav
139 - Sanju Samson
138 - MS Dhoni
137 - Suresh Raina
136 - KL Rahul
Against LSG, SKY smashed 54 off 28 deliveries, studded with four sixes and as many fours, before falling to Avesh in the 18th over.
SKY has been in outstanding form in the IPL 2025, and with this knock, he is now the leading run-scorer in the competition. In 10 innings, Suryakumar has scored 421 runs at an average of 70.17 and a strike rate of 170.12, and now owns the Orange Cup.