New Delhi: Gujarat Titans’ (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya reached his personal milestone as he completed 2,000 Indian Premier League’s (IPL) runs and took 50 wickets on Sunday, April 16 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Prolific Pandya 🔥 @gujarat_titans' skipper becomes only the ✌️nd Indian to complete the #TATAIPL double of 2⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ runs and 5⃣0⃣ wickets 🙌#GTvRR #IPLonJioCinema #IPL2023 | @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/RFXiwbXMiT
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Pandya only second Indian after Jadeja to achieve this feat
Hardik Pandya is only second Indian all-rounder after Chennai Super Kings’s (CSK) southpaw Ravindra Jadeja to achieved this feat.
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Milestone 🚨
2⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ IPL runs & going strong 💪 💪
Well done, @hardikpandya7! 👏 👏
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2023
Gill-Pandya partnership
GT’s captain targeted mostly RR’s spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Adam Zampa as he scored 28 runs. He with Shubman Gill stitched together 50-run stand before Yuzvendra Chahal bagged his wicket.
Players with a double of 2,000 runs and 50 wickets in the IPL
- Shane Watson (3874 runs, 92 wickets) | 32y, 330 days
- Kieron Pollard (3412 runs, 69 wickets) | 29y, 332 days
- Ravindra Jadeja (2531 runs, 138 wickets) | 31y, 301 days
- Jacques Kallis (2427 runs, 65 wickets) | 37y, 177 days
- Andre Russell (2074 runs, 92 wickets) | 34y, 15 days
- Hardik Pandya (2003 runs, 50 wickets) | 29 years, 187 days
GT’s batting highlights
Gujarat Titans posted 177/7 against Rajasthan Royals in match number 23 of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat.
Shubman Gill (45) and David Miller (46) shone with 40+ scores, while Hardik Pandya (28) and Abhinav Manohar (27) couldn’t capitalize.GT skipper Pandya recorded the double of 2,000 runs and 50 wickets in the tournament.
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Playing XI
GT XI: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
RR XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
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